EditShare Shared Storage Solutions Leverages 40GbE for 4K Media Workflows …

EditShare LLC is leveraging 40GbE technology to optimize performance for 4K and other high-resolution workflows across its EditShare shared storage solutions.

“Since the very beginning, we have pushed the boundaries of Ethernet. EditShare was first in the industry to leverage standard GbE for post-production workflows. We were also the first to ship 10-GbE, supporting uncompressed HD over a TCP/IP network. We are breaking new ground once again with incredible performance using 40GbE to support 4K workflows. Visitors to our booth will see first-hand that 40GbE has the horsepower needed to support uncompressed 4K DPX as well as huge uncompressed HD stream counts,” comments Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare. “Depending on the application you use, we can see performance up to 1.6 GB/sec over SMB2. It’s perfect for UltraHD DPX at frame rates up to 30 fps and full-raster 4K DPX at frame rates up to 25 fps.“

The 40-GbE shared storage systems shown at NAB are powered by switch and network card technology from Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. as well as network cards from Chelsio Communications, Inc.

“Mellanox 40GbE network interface cards and switches deliver high-bandwidth and industry-leading connectivity for performance-driven server applications such as shared storage for video,” states Asaf Wachtel, senior director of business development, Mellanox. “We are pleased to partner with EditShare who has continually been on the cutting edge of Ethernet-based storage for the media and entertainment industry.“

EditShare Shared Storage
Tiered Storage Environment with Integrated Media Asset Management
Known for its project sharing capabilities for Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Lightworks and other non-linear editors, all collaborative storage systems also feature Flow media asset management as well as Ark backup and archiving capabilities. The EditShare Flow application integrates with the company’s shared storage, enhancing the workflow to include file ingest, scanning, logging, cataloging, automation, web-based access to clips, searching and much more. Ark provides near-line and offline backup and archiving to spinning disks and/or LTO tapes. With Flow at the front end of Ark, users can set backup and archive rules, search near-line and deep archives, and view proxy files before restoring full-resolution media to EditShare Media Spaces.

Performance
When working in uncompressed HD, 2K or 4K, a single 16-drive the shared storage system can sustain over 700MB/second in any combination of reading or writing. Optional SSD and 15,000rpm SAS drive configurations are available for greater performance.

Scalability
The shared storage systems can expand in two ways: ‘up’ via an expansion chassis and ‘out’ via additional storage servers. With EditShare’s Extreme Scalable Architecture (ESA), expanding into the petabytes is no more complicated than adding additional EditShare storage servers to the network.