FMS 2024: Graid Technology and Partners Wins Award

Graid Technology, Inc., alongside industry partners Solidigm, CheetahRAID, and Tuxera, Inc., announced that the collaboration has been awarded the Best of Show award at FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage, recognized as the world’s foremost conference highlighting the key advancements, trends, and industry figures shaping the high-speed memory, storage, and SSD markets.

The Best of Show award is given to the most outstanding product, service, or innovation showcased at FMS. The combined solution of SupremeRAID with Solidigm SSDs, CheetahRAID RAPTOR edge servers and Tuxera Fusion File Share received this honor for its innovation in media production and post-production workflows, recognized for unparalleled performance, massive storage capacity, rapid on-set data transport, and best-in-class offloading capabilities to streamline complex workflows.

“We are honored to once again receive the Best of Show award at FMS,” said Leander Yu, president and CEO, Graid Technology. “This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team, who are committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in high-performance environments. Performance, efficiency and reliability are our customers’ highest priorities, and that is exactly what this solution delivers.”

“We are honored to have received the Best in Show Award for Most Innovative Enterprise Business Application in M&E alongside our partners Graid, Tuxera, and CheetahRAID. Innovative solutions that enable high-capacity SSDs bring substantial benefits to the media and entertainment industries. Where speed and reliability are crucial for handling large files, the Solidigm 61.44TB D5-P5336 can handle the complexities that come with high-definition videos, intricate graphics, and extensive audio tracks,” said Greg Matson, SVP, strategic planning and marketing, Solidigm.

Doug Emby, VP, sales and business development, Cheetah RAID Storage, stated : “Cheetah has set itself apart in the industry by delivering cutting-edge solutions and is the only company offering hot-swap NVMe drive canisters, allowing for the fast transfer of very large amounts of data. This high performance would not have been possible without cutting-edge SupremeRAID GPU-based RAID, Solidigm’s high-performance/high-capacity NVMe SSDs, and Tuxera’s high-performance Fusion SMB software.“

“Today’s large production teams need technology that allows seamless collaboration to deliver brilliant productions on time and within budget. Fusion Fileshare by Tuxera ensures full saturation of the interface for market-leading performance with Solidigm SSDs, RAPTOR edge server, and SupremeRAID. This unique collaboration enables technology-driven magic while delivering scale-out capabilities that allow complex productions to move swiftly,” said Heather Goring, director, America sales, Tuxera.

“Media professionals dealing with film and TV workflows demand unparalleled speed along with the delivery of fully integrated and supported end-to-end storage solutions,” said Jay Kramer, chairman, awards program and president, Network Storage Advisors Inc. “We are proud to recognize the collaboration and combined solution of Graid Technology’s SupremeRAID with Solidigm SSDs, CheetahRAID Raptor edge servers and Tuxera’s Fusion File Share, resulting in a powerful, efficient, and reliable solution for the M&E industry.”

Resources:
Storage Innovation in Action: Transforming Film and TV Workflows    
How Cheetah RAID Used Solidigm to Support AI Use Cases – Anywhere, Anytime