Tandberg Data provides near instant access, increased performance and robust archiving for 20 editing suites.
Dortmund, Germany, (February 8th, 2010): Tandberg Data, the global supplier of data protection solutions, today announced that it has installed LTO-4 Fibre Channel tape drive solutions to provide lightning fast access and retrieval speeds to The-Mill’s 20 editing suites. The visual effects company has realized significant cost savings, increased performance and reduced downtime in its production environment.
One of the world’s leading visual effects companies, The-Mill has offices in the main advertising centres of the world: London, New York and Los Angeles. The company focuses on providing dramatic, award-winning and innovative visual production effects. The London Soho office specialises in the provision of ambient media supply, such as content for in-store advertising at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. This office also houses 20 editing suites that ad agencies use to create commercials for delivery by BEAM TV to the TV stations.
Cognitive Network Solutions, trusted storage advisor to The-Mill, decided that the best solution for their data growth was to install Tandberg Data LTO-4 tape drives in each editing studio, allowing each suite to operate independently to benefit from exceptionally fast archiving and restore operations.
Use of the Tandberg Data LTO-4 drives within each suite has produced significant time savings over capturing standard definition video – 2 or 3 times faster than previously, and the real time access has also improved significantly; cutting down costs for clients within the editing suites.
Each drive is essential to the running of the suite; failure of a drive negates the use of the suite. The Tandberg Data LTO-4 drives boast one of the best reliability and data integrity records in the industry with mean time between failures of 250,000 hours – and that’s if the suites are running at 100% capacity 24×7.
Speed and reliability to one side, Paul Crisp, Systems Software Manager at The-Mill, recognises there is also a significant cost savings to be utilized from installing the Tandberg Data tape drives. He notes, “One of the compelling benefits of the total system has to be that of cost. Each system carries a price tag of around £2000. Compare that with the initial disk-based quotes which came above £200,000 for similar functionality.”
Each system is backed up every night and archived daily by the operator with a final archive being stored offsite on tape. Each of the Tandberg Data LTO-4 tapes is capable of supporting 256 bit encryption and LTO WORM (write once, read many) for regulatory compliance. Training required for each operator was minimal and wizard driven as each drive features Symantec’s Backup Exec QuickStart software. The-Mill now is positioned for even more data growth as each LTO-4 tape drive has a native capacity of 800GB.
The installations in the UK have been so successful that the Los Angeles office of The-Mill now plans to adopt the same infrastructure. And with LTO technology as the defined industry standard in tape, the team knows that their investment is protected globally, whatever growth they face.
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For further information and a copy of the full case study please contact:
Susan Merriman
Global Corporate Marketing Manager
Tandberg Data
Tel. +1 (303) 417-7110
Email: smerriman@tandbergdata.com
Sharon Munday
Account Director KPR Global;
Tel: + 44 7787 566382
Email: smunday@kprglobal.com
About Tandberg Data
Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier of data protection solutions. Tandberg Data offers a wide selection of secondary storage solutions, ranging from disk-based appliances, such as the RDX® QuikStor™ and the Tandberg Data DPS1000 Series™ VTL, to automated tape solutions like the Tandberg Data StorageLoader™ and StorageLibrary™ Series. Tandberg Data also offers tape drives, based on the LTO™, DAT, SLR™, and VXA® tape technology platforms, and media. Tandberg Data solutions are supported by robust, easy to use software, such as the RDX® FileKeeper™, the continuous data protection solution for the RDX QuikStor. All solutions are supported through a worldwide service and support network, recognised globally for its outstanding levels of service. In addition to the standard warranty and support offerings, on-site service upgrades provide Tandberg Data customers with further peace of mind.
Tandberg Data products are supported by all major operating systems and software applications to successfully integrate and operate in heterogeneous storage environments. All solutions are designed to meet the growing storage requirements of small and medium-sized organizations with scalability, reliability, and backward compatibility features that ensure cost-effective operation and long-term investment protection.
Tandberg Data markets its solutions exclusively through a global channel of qualified resellers and distributors. This channel model is supported by OEM agreements with major server manufacturers including Apple, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, HP, Hitachi, IBM, and NEC.
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Tandberg Data StorageLibrary, StorageLoader, SecureService, DPS1000 Series, DPS1100, and DPS1200 are trademarks of Tandberg Data. RDX QuikStor and SLR are trademarks of Tandberg Data. VXA is a registered trademark of Tandberg Data. RDX is a registered trademark of ProStor Systems, Inc. LTO is a trademark of HP, IBM, and Quantum. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
– Sharon Munday 08-02-2010
