Autodesk to Resell Quantum’s StorNext

The leader in design and entertainment software, Autodesk will begin offering Quantum’s open
file system to enable Autodesk’s media and entertainment customers to
more effectively share digital content across Autodesk visual effects,
editing, finishing and color-grading technologies. By enhancing this
workflow collaboration, Autodesk can help customers drive down costs,
reduce the amount of duplicate data hosted on direct-attached storage
and simplify integration into digital intermediate pipelines, post
production and visual effects.

“Customers
taking advantage of the combined Autodesk applications and StorNext
software are able to greatly reduce project times, while dramatically
increasing workflow collaboration,” said Billy Russell, manager,
solutions architects for Autodesk Global Services. “Before forging this
relationship with Quantum, a team of Autodesk engineers thoroughly
tested the StorNext File System in real-world environments and were
pleased with the superior performance and resiliency of the high-speed
data sharing workflow solution.”

Leveraging Quantum’s StorNext software with Autodesk’s suite of media and entertainment systems, customers gain high-performance and resilient connectivity from SAN and
LAN workstations, creating a consolidated storage pool which
applications can access over highly scalable, low-latency data paths.
This enables digital artists to simplify complicated distributed
environments, reduce capacity requirements and create content loaded
with visual effects, finishing, color grading and animation.

“By
joining forces, Quantum and Autodesk help customers reduce the amount
of duplicate data hosted on direct attached storage,” said Shawn Klein,
director of software partner development for Quantum. “The bottom line
is that customers not only save money but are able to simplify their
workflow and increase collaboration across 3D workstations, graphic
stations and more.”

In addition to delivering high-performance
content, Autodesk’s suite of media and entertainment products, along
with StorNext’s data sharing capability, can help reduce the overall
time required to create, finalize and distribute content. For customers
that need to retain finished products cost-effectively, StorNext
Storage Manager offers an optional data movement component that
transparently moves and protects content on lower-cost tiers of storage.

Quantum
Corp.

Autodesk, Inc.