Guru Studio Enhances Production Capability With Exanet

Guru Studio, a Canadian animation house, has selected Exanet’s ExaStore clustered NAS solution to facilitate its ability to produce cutting-edge graphics for its partners.

 
“Guru Studio required a massive storage system that provided high performance, manageability and ease of use,” states Michael Chazot, Exanet’s Regional Vice President, Sales. “Guru’s business is expanding rapidly, and its needs matched perfectly with ExaStore’s scalability and virtual storage system, which provides invisible support, ensuring data is always immediately available.”
 
ExaStore’s open architecture allows multiple partners to work collaboratively from one centralized location within the Guru Studio facility. Meanwhile, ExaStore’s scalability allows Guru to grow performance and capacity to accommodate its needs today and in the future without replacing the initial hardware.
 
High-speed access to the virtualized file structure allows the Guru team to complete work faster, providing a clear competitive edge. Guru selected Exanet to consolidate its existing system and more easily manage the combination of its old and new infrastructure.
 
Guru will also benefit from future savings as it can take advantage of competitive pricing of more advanced technology because ExaStore can integrate any new hardware in a plug-and-play fashion, allowing for ‘growth on the fly.’
 
“The ease with which our system handles massive files with tons of graphics makes ExaStore integral to the M&E market,” concludes Chazot. “We’re very excited that several major studios across Canada, Europe, and the United States have recently ordered our clustered NAS and look forward to announcing these deals in the very near future.”