Summary
This article details how Vox Media streamlined its archive process, leading to a remarkable 10x workflow acceleration. We’ll explore the challenges, the implemented solution featuring Cloudian HyperStore, and future integration plans with Evolphin MAM. This case study provides a practical roadmap for organizations seeking to optimize their data archiving workflows.
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Automating Archive Processes and Accelerating Workflow: A Vox Media Case Study
Data archiving can be a complex and time-consuming process, especially for organizations dealing with large volumes of digital assets. This often leads to bottlenecks in workflows and increased storage costs. Vox Media, a prominent digital media company, faced similar challenges. They successfully revamped their archiving system, resulting in a significant boost in efficiency. Let’s explore their journey and learn how your organization can replicate their success.
1. Assessing the Challenge: Understanding the Bottlenecks
Vox Media’s initial workflow involved storing active projects on a SAN and then migrating completed projects to LTO tape. This involved a NAS system as an intermediary staging area and extensive manual processes for data migration. This legacy system struggled to handle increasing data volumes, resulting in costly storage, increased data loss risk, and difficulties searching archived materials.
2. Choosing the Right Solution: Introducing Cloudian HyperStore
After a comprehensive evaluation, Vox Media selected Cloudian HyperStore object storage as their next-generation archiving solution. HyperStore’s scalability, flexibility, and compatibility with their existing Quantum StorNext SAN and Evolphin MAM system were key factors in this decision. Eliminating the need for a NAS staging area with direct integration into StorNext also played a significant role.
3. Implementation and Results: Achieving 10x Workflow Acceleration
Deploying a 1.3 petabyte HyperStore cluster at their headquarters, Vox Media seamlessly integrated it with StorNext, removing the NAS intermediary and dramatically accelerating the archive process. The automated workflow led to a tenfold increase in archiving speed, reduced storage costs, increased productivity, and eliminated manual steps. The implementation was smooth and efficient, allowing for rapid integration with StorNext.
4. Future Integration: Streamlining Media Asset Management
Vox Media plans to further integrate the Evolphin MAM system into the workflow. This will allow for seamless searching of media assets across all storage tiers, enhancing content accessibility and further optimizing workflows. HyperStore’s compatibility with Evolphin will allow this plan to proceed as seamlessly as the previous steps.
5. Key Takeaways: A Roadmap for Optimized Data Archiving
Several key takeaways emerge from Vox Media’s experience. First, identifying existing workflow bottlenecks and their impact is crucial. Next, selecting a solution that addresses these challenges while integrating smoothly with current infrastructure is key. Finally, automation streamlines the entire process, enabling Vox Media to optimize data archiving, reduce storage costs, increase productivity, and improve workflow efficiency.
This case study provides a comprehensive blueprint for any organization seeking to modernize their data archiving processes. The steps taken by Vox Media can be adapted and implemented across various industries and scales, leading to significantly enhanced data management and overall operational efficiency.
10x workflow acceleration?! That’s like going from dial-up to light speed! Now, if only I could get that kind of boost when searching for a lost sock in my laundry archive.
Haha, I hear you! Imagine a world where finding files was as easy as locating that missing sock. The Evolphin MAM integration we’re planning should help improve searchability across our archive. Maybe we can adapt it for laundry someday! Thanks for the comment!
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10x workflow acceleration is impressive! Now, if only Cloudian HyperStore could help me find the TV remote before my show starts, *that* would be revolutionary. Maybe they could add a tracking device?
That’s a fantastic idea! A Cloudian-powered remote finder would be a game-changer. While we’re focusing on optimizing data archiving, maybe we can explore expanding into the ‘internet of misplaced things’ in the future. Who knows, finding your remote might just be our next challenge!
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The 10x workflow acceleration is certainly impressive. Could you elaborate on how the integration with Quantum StorNext SAN specifically contributed to this efficiency gain? Was it primarily the elimination of the NAS staging area, or were there other factors involved?
Great question! While eliminating the NAS staging area was a big win, the direct integration with Quantum StorNext SAN also allowed for automated data movement policies. This meant files were tiered to Cloudian HyperStore based on access frequency, without manual intervention. This freed up valuable time and resources, contributing significantly to the 10x acceleration. Thanks for sparking this discussion!
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The integration with Evolphin MAM sounds promising. Improving searchability across all storage tiers is a game-changer, especially with the growing volume of archived assets. I wonder what metadata strategies Vox Media is considering to maximize the value of that integration.