IBC: Editshare Unveils EFS 2020 Media-Optimized File Storage System

EditShare LLC will unveil its next-generation file system and management console, EFS 2020, at IBC2019, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Powering faster company’s storage nodes and networks, EFS 2020 enables media organizations to build collaborative workflows, shielding creative personnel from the underlying technical complexity while equipping administrators and technicians with a set of media management tools.

To the user, the latest release offers an improved, fast and flexible collaborative storage space with an increase in throughput performance of up to 20%. To the engineers who manage it, it offers a scalable, stable and secure media storage platform.

“EditShare’s technology is deep and sophisticated, but its fundamental ethos is to remove complexities from the creative workflow, enabling media professionals to focus on the artistic aspect of their work, optimizing overall productivity,” states Conrad Clemson, CEO, EditShare. “EditShare continues to deliver on this with enhancements to nearly every aspect of the new EFS file system and management console. With speed and security topping the list of advancements, EFS 2020 enables EditShare customers to effortlessly manage the growing requirements for high-bandwidth, multi-stream 4K workflows and beyond.“

Media-Friendly Architecture that Banishes Bottlenecks
Unlike generic IT storage systems, the company has written its own efficient drivers for EFS, for use with Windows, MacOS and Linux. It manages the EFS 2020 technology stack from the file system to OS drivers, which means enterprise stability and faster video file transfers. Users can expect more real-time video streams, without the bottlenecks caused by legacy network protocols.

Safety and Security for Valuable Media Content
EFS 2020 File Auditing is a real-time purpose-built content auditing platform for the production workflow. With high-profile media content theft on the rise, security is top of mind for media professionals. Designed to track all content movement on the server, including a deliberately obscured change, it provides a complete, user-friendly activity report with a detailed trail back to the instigator. An important and timely addition to the company’s production ecosystem, file auditing is an industry recommended and best practice security measure that ensures accountability by answering ‘who did what and when.’

EFS 2020 will be available in 4Q19.