SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced that Barry-Wehmiller, a $2.4 billion global provider of technology and
engineering services for industries involved in packing,
corrugation, sheeting and paper conversion, has deployed StorNext
Pro™ Studio as the storage foundation of its corporate video
production workflow. Recommended by 1303 Systems, an integrator
specializing in storage and management tools for video production,
the StorNext® solution has enabled faster creation of 4K
and other video content and more efficient, cost-effective
collaboration in support of Barry-Wehmiller's unique culture.
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Commitment to Communication Puts Pressure on Video Storage
System
Barry-Wehmiller's corporate vision stresses the value
of team member contributions and the importance of creating a
culture of communication and personal fulfillment — a vision
articulated in a best-selling management book, "Everybody Matters:
The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family,"
co-authored by company CEO Bob
Chapman. Building and maintaining that culture across more
than 80 companies and 11,000 team members demands effective
communication, and the Barry-Wehmiller corporate video team plays a
key role by producing content ranging from short-form documentaries
and training materials to speeches and longer productions featuring
the CEO for global distribution.
As the number of video projects increased and the size of files
involved grew ever larger, the video team struggled with an aging
corporate-IT-supplied NAS system that had difficulty supporting all
the traffic on a busy network. The system lacked the power and
capacity needed for a high-resolution, multi-stream, edit-in-place
video production workflow.
"The performance limitations made it feel like our team was
running through molasses — and to collaborate on projects, we ended
up passing hard drives around," said Chad
Harris, Barry-Wehmiller producer.
The video team's leadership, with the support of corporate IT,
decided the company needed a solution designed for media workflows
and turned to 1303 Systems to help guide the project.
StorNext Performance Is Key to Collaborative High-Resolution
Workflow
Based on the advice of 1303 Systems,
Barry-Wehmiller replaced its aging NAS system with a Quantum
StorNext Pro Studio solution, which is optimized for collaborative
workflows, enabling faster and more cost-effective creation,
management, processing and delivery of content. Powered by
Quantum's StorNext 5 platform, the media workflow solution includes
the company's new Xcellis™ Workflow Director and 48TB of
high-performance QXS storage connected to dedicated Fibre Channel
fabric.
"StorNext is the standard in the media workflow world, and we
knew StorNext Pro Studio would be perfect for Barry-Wehmiller's
needs," said Thad Vaughn, vice
president of operations and infrastructure at 1303 Systems. "It's
easy to install and maintain, with no negative impact on the rest
of the corporate network or storage resources. Because the system
scales easily, the Barry-Wehmiller team has room to expand, as well
as the option of setting up automated archive to offline
storage."
With the high-speed file sharing provided by Quantum workflow
storage, multiple editors on the video production team can view and
work on the same files at the same time at full resolution —
including multiple streams of 4K footage — dramatically decreasing
the time required to complete projects. Typical projects that
previously took 60 days are now often finished in only 25-30
days.
"Since we put the Quantum system in, we've been able to produce
super-high-quality content with a very fast turnaround while
showing management how important video is," said Elias Huch, video production leader at
Barry-Wehmiller. "Equally important, we've been able to show a
significant return on investment."
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Additional Resources
- Watch a video to hear more about Barry-Wehmiller's selection of
Quantum: www.quantum.com/barry-wehmiller-video
- Check out StorNext Pro Studio:
www.stornext.com/solutions/stornextpro/studio
- Read about Xcellis:
www.quantum.com/products/scale-out-storage/stornext-primary-storage/index.aspx
- See the benefits of QXS hybrid storage:
www.quantum.com/products/hybrid-storage/index.aspx
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out
storage, archive and data protection. The company's StorNext 5
platform powers modern high-performance workflows, enabling
seamless, real-time collaboration and keeping content readily
accessible for future use and re-monetization. More than 100,000
customers have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding
content workflow needs, including large government agencies,
broadcasters, research institutions and commercial enterprises.
With Quantum, customers have the end-to-end storage platform they
need to manage assets from ingest through finishing and into
delivery and long-term preservation. See how at
www.quantum.com/customerstories-mediaent.
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Corporation and its affiliates in the
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