SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
Stay informed! Sign up to get expert advice and insight delivered direct to your inbox
BBC Broadcast Installs SGI Solution For New Tapeless Environment
Silicon Graphics announced Monday that BBC Broadcast will use SGI InfiniteStorage NAS 3000 and Shared Filesystem CXFS as the foundation of a tapeless environment for nearly all its processes.
March 22, 2004
1 Min Read
Silicon Graphics announced Monday that BBC Broadcast will use SGI InfiniteStorage NAS 3000 and Shared Filesystem CXFS as the foundation of a tapeless environment for nearly all its processes. The system is expected to be in use within the next two months and includes 50 terabytes of storage with high-bandwidth capacity from SGI.
According to the companies, the system:
will supply the storage and bandwidth required by hundreds of concurrent 'desktop' browse video users;
will enable BBC Broadcast to build a sophisticated asset management system to manage the storage layer provided by this project;
will supply cost-effective mass storage for an editing workgroup.
The new storage system is designed to replace the previous tape-based structure, which required a large amount of duplication, effort and complex management of physical assets. Content providers now require core infrastructure to support evolving business models and consumer demands such as interactive programming, non-linear and broadband platforms.
ATG Broadcast was selected to integrate the new system's hardware. Other contributions include a datatape library from ADIC, a hierarchical storage manager (HSM) from Front Porch Digital and network connectivity supplied by Foundry Networks.
You May Also Like
More Insights
