Miami Marlins Opts for Cleversafe With Panzura Controller

Cleversafe, Inc., an object-based storage provider, announced that the Miami Marlins, L.P. selected its dsNet technology to address growing storage demands and provide more efficient, secure and reliable access to player media and other team files.

From spring training to the last game of season, the Miami Marlins’ IT department captures every pitch, hit and player on video to help improve player performance and guide overall team strategy. With large amounts of data to access and store, the team sought to deploy a scalable storage solution that would facilitate the secure sharing of video and large files between coaches and other authorized users without increasing costs or decreasing uptime. The Miami Marlins chose a private cloud solution that leverages Cleversafe object-storage technology on the back-end with a Panzura controller as the local interface to the global file system for data access.

“In the sports and entertainment field, our data is what defines us. Our video is not only our history and identity, but also it is a tool that is used to improve the overall product on the field,” said Osvaldo ‘Ozzy’ Macias, manager of IT, Miami Marlins. “Implementing this technology not only future-proofs our operation – ensuring that our systems can grow with our data – but also, it provides us with security and always-on access to assets that are critical to our success as a team and organization.“

The Miami Marlins worked with Syscom Technologies to find a cost-effective alternative to their traditional storage system. dsNet object-based storage solution – which uses a patented, geographically dispersed erasure coding and houses data as virtualized and encrypted ‘slices’ that are spread across devices and storage nodes – appealed to the team as it allows them to store and manage big data in a smaller footprint. Cleversafe’s technology eliminates the need for costly data replication and leverages All or Nothing Transform (AONT) to encrypt the information, further enhancing the system’s security.

With this technology, the baseball team’s IT department delivers the capacity and performance needed to access data from the ballpark or training facilities without requiring a data center build out. The solution improves overall system management, enabling one staff member to free up nearly 30% of the time he formerly spent on backup and focus on proactive IT initiatives that help move the organization forward.

“At the end of the day, the Miami Marlins wanted a reliable system that is easy to use, allows personnel to quickly access data from multiple locations and provides secure, persistent backup and recovery,” said Russ Kennedy, SVP of product strategy and customer solutions, Cleversafe. “By deploying a private cloud environment supported by Cleversafe, the team benefits from a system that is not only cost-effective and reliable right now, but also will grow with the Marlins through seasons to come.“