Performance Enhancements for Archion EditStor Omni and Velo Collaborative Storage Solutions

Archion Technologies, Inc. is announcing upgrades to both its pace-setting EditStor Omni and Velo shared media storage solutions.

EditStor Omni system

These upgrades boost the performance of EditStor Omni up to to 8,000MB/s and EditStor Velo up to 5,000MB/s. Previously available with multiple expansion chassis, these speeds are now accomplished with the addition of only a single expansion chassis.

The company will be showcasing these products and other significant soon-to-be-announced enhancements, as well as important industry partner developments,  at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, NV..

“Our latest product enhancements for Editstor Omni and Velo illustrate Archion’s continued commitment to the growth of 4K DPX/UHD and its demanding requirements in both throughput and scale at a price/performance ratio unmatched by any other company,” said Reuben Lima, CEO, Archion. “We continue to develop the best technology with a focus on cost-effective solutions that offer scalability and increased performance at a fraction of the cost of our competitors’ products.“

“Today, through our unified, ultra-fast platform, our customers can choose the size and speed that best fits their needs and at a price that fits their budget,” said Daniel Stern, VP, business development, Archion. “We remain committed to providing the broadest collaborative storage options for our end users, resellers, integrators and technical solution partners.”

EditStor Omni
With its unprecedented bandwidth through a single 24-bay NAS media server to handle 4K DPX/UHD demands, EditStor Omni enables creative professionals to finally avoid over-priced and complicated SAN technology. By eliminating SAN servers and SAN software, Omni outperforms all other shared storage solutions and delivers on the best of NAS technology.

“NAS systems have so far exceeded SAN technology that SAN infrastructure gets in the way,” said James Tucci, CTO, Archion. “Investing in solutions that include both SAN and NAS infrastructure only complicates matters, adds unnecessary expense and lowers performance. EditStor Omni is the only shared storage you need and is designed to make 4K DPX/UHD workflows easy.

“With the Omni engine moving streams at 4,000MB/s, creating and editing can be done at full resolution, which really speeds up the finishing process,” he added. “Also, as a facility grows and needs more storage and bandwidth, adding a chassis not only expands storage, but the new technology in our expansion server now delivers twice the speed at up to 8,000MB/s.“

The Omni expansion system increases overall throughput to 8,000MB/s. to allow more streams of 4K DPX/UHD and more simultaneous captures of 4K DPX/UHD video. It decreases latency by as much as 20%. These incredible NAS bandwidth figures are best achieved with a dual 40GbE option, delivering up to 65 streams of Ultra HD for 4K workflows. With the growing bandwidth requirements within content creation environments using Blackmagic Resolve, Foundry Nuke, Autodesk Smoke/Flame, RED, FCPX, Adobe CC and more, the bandwidth, scalability and simplicity of Omni is essential.

“We are strategically focused on developing greater performance and avoiding the development of inexpensive, low-performing systems that cannot scale in throughput and size,” said Lima. “Those systems will likely require replacement within 12-18 months due to the demands of 4K DPX/UHD workflows. At Archion, we are continually committed to ensuring that our many worldwide customers all have practical and affordable upgrade paths when they are ready.”

EditStor Velo System

EditStor Velo
The EditStor Velo media storage server delivers true 4K DPX/UHD performance at a affordable price point and with the ultimate in collaboration. Fast, secure and easy to install and operate, Velo combines the power of 12G in a 16-bay chassis to deliver the fastest 16-bay digital video storage with throughput of up to 2,500MB/s. Adding just a single hot pluggable expansion chassis boosts the performance of Velo to 5,000MB/s, and latency is improved by 20%.

A 40GbE card is available to optimize performance to 5,000MB/s, enabling facility owners to provide their creative teams with up to 40 streams of Ultra HD for their 4K workflows.

As a multi-protocol NAS for digital video, EditStor Velo connects to every system via standards-based Internet protocols. It is optimized for the leading creative applications, including Adobe Creative cloud and Anywhere/Collaboration Hub (project sharing), Final Cut Pro X Libraries and Events, Avid Media Composer (with transparent project sharing), Blackmagic Resolve and more.

Velo provides on-the-fly expansion of shares, full support for and compatibility with several user authentication methods, including LDAP workgroup, Windows Active Directory, Apple Open Directory and much more. LTO and backup storage software is included.