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TVBEurope 27 Forum Archiving & Storage
true for network topologies where customers tend to mix different one like SAN/Fibre Channel, IP/NAS or Infiniband. Gallen: My impression is that spinning disk is still more popular. Herzog: By far, spinning disk
has remained king to date within the majority of shared storage systems. While there are limited applications where SSD raids can make sense, such as high stream count audio editing from shared storage, it’s hard to beat the
solid-state memory, but the smartest vendors and customers are finding targeted uses within a large system. Here, solid-state memory can be used to accelerate some tasks while the bulk of storage remains spinning disk. In this way, they realise the best balance of performance and cost. Taylor: In the operations that
we are currently dealing with spinning disk is by far the predominant technology. As
“In our experience, cloud storage related to archive is still a promise not a reality” Benoit Février, EVS
price/capacity/performance ratio of traditional spinning disks for media storage. Hoggarth: We focus on the cost per terabyte and in this respect, spinning disk technology still has a big advantage. When it comes to sheer capacity we believe that disks will prevail for many years. Rehrer: Everyone likes the performance implications of
capacity increases and cost reduces it will continue to be a major element in the storage environment. However, solid- state memory will inevitably reduce in price so will become more popular for high performance needs over the coming years. Weigner: Both. Spinning disks
for the bulk, SSDs for caching and the index as well DB files.
Has the cloud influenced storage solutions?
Février: In our experience, cloud storage related to archive is still a promise not a reality. OPEX vs CAPEX business models make sense for customers, but the quality of service and security of exchange are still challenges that need to be tackled. Some customers already have their own ‘cloud’ infrastructure, but still need to think about redundant storage. Gallen: Clients are beginning
to recognise the flexibility and simplicity of cloud storage. But security and cost are still issues for long term preservation. Herzog: Though it is still not
very practical to store and edit with full resolution media files on the cloud, customers do want cloud access to proxy versions of their content. Airflow, EditShare’s new web- based view into our media asset
management system, makes this possible. Hoggarth: Cloud storage is
extremely effective for storing very large numbers of very small files, so for media companies, cloud storage is not a universal panacea, but it has its place. Pearce: Yes. Initially the finance departments inside large organisations saw the cloud as a quick way to get kit off the
Tony Taylor, TMD
books. Increasingly, they are realising their core value lies in digital assets and are turning to a mixture of local storage and remote hosted storage. Many of our clients are creating ‘private’ clouds using MatrixStore technology. Taylor: I think that the cloud
is influencing thinking around storage. I am not convinced that it is currently influencing
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