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What is Edge Storage?

An overview of edge storage, including what is it, its business case, and what it can do for filmmakers and others generating data at the edge.

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Jim Donnelly

Mar 22, 2023

Understanding the Differences between Online Storage, Nearline Storage, and Offline Storage

Many different terms exist when describing the array of available digital storage options. But all storage options and technologies for video production fall under one of three basic categories: Online storage, nearline storage, or offline storage.

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Jim Donnelly

Mar 9, 2023

Why Are Most Cloud File Transfer Services So Slow?

It is a poorly-known fact that internet speed does not correlate to high performance in cloud applications. Not enough internet or network congestion can influence your speed but it’s likely that your cloud file transfer service is intentionally throttling your speeds to save on costs and balance other requests.

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Jim Donnelly

Jun 1, 2022

Streamline Post-Production with a Single Data Ingestion Tool

Consolidate all your data ingestion steps from multiple data sources into diverse storage services, types, and destinations with a single, easy-to-use data ingestion tool. Here's how to do it.

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Marc Paquette

Jul 19, 2024

Cloud Archive: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

What is a cloud archive, how is it different from traditional methods of archiving data, and what are some of the top cloud archive best practices? We’ve got you covered.

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Jim Donnelly

Jul 15, 2024

Managing Multi-Cloud: Building a Successful Multi-Cloud Strategy For Media Workflows

Managing multi-cloud infrastructure is an indispensable part of modern media workflows. Here's how to optimize your multi-cloud strategy.

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Jonny Elwyn

Jul 8, 2024

Why Post-Production Pros Need Automated File Transfer

Tips from a professional video editor on how automated file transfer helps reduce errors while improving reliability, performance, scalability, security, and productivity.

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Jonny Elwyn

Jun 11, 2024

How to Solve Large File Transfer Challenges

Video and other data assets just keep getting bigger, which can make transferring those files a challenge. But your large file transfer challenges can be solved.

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Jim Donnelly

May 28, 2024

Amazon Retires the Snowmobile: What’s Next?

Amazon recently announced the retirement of AWS Snowmobile. What should companies do now to transfer huge files from the edge to the cloud?

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Marc Paquette

Apr 25, 2024

What is Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)?

Is there a stark difference between SFTP and FTP? Which one is better for your specific use case and are there better, more modern options for secure file transfer?

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Jim Donnelly

Mar 18, 2024

MFT vs FTP: What’s the Difference?

While many companies have traditionally relied on the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) as a file transfer solution, managed file transfer (MFT) has become increasingly popular thanks to its ease of use, greater security, and better performance and reliability.

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Jim Donnelly

Feb 2, 2024

Metadata Management Best Practices for Media & Entertainment

If there’s one thing that the media and entertainment industry has to excel at, it’s metadata management. There has never been more media created, distributed, analyzed, and engaged with than today, and it all needs to be tagged, tracked, shared, and searched instantaneously.

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Jonny Elwyn

Sep 11, 2023

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