Piranha Bar Customer of Tyrell CCT

Tyrell CCT, provider of digital media solutions, has provided
Dublin facility, Piranha Bar with a
complete storage infrastructure consisting of Object Matrix Limited‘s secure MatrixStore and Avid Technology. Inc.‘s shared
storage solution, ISIS 5000.

The investment was driven by Piranha Bar’s need to
effectively manage its ever-increasing volume of tapeless media, ensure fast
access to data and facilitate collaboration throughout the facility. The new
archive and storage solutions have resulted in an improvement in
capacity and increased workflow efficiencies for the prominent
post house.

Object Matrix’s nearline storage solution was
selected as a secure repository for the Piranha Bar’s multitude of media assets
and stores all files including Quicktimes, Avid project overruns, RED raw files
and digital archive for clients. The MatrixStore requires
minimal administrative input, is  easy to use and scalable.
It is designed as a near-line disk platform to securely protect content and has
the added benefit of being able to tag items with metadata allowing the
repository to be fully searchable by editors. This node based clustered storage
array will initially provide Piranha Bar with 36 TB of nearline storage and
combined with the object-based architecture of MatrixStore, it provides
a secure environment to build Piranha Bar’s digital archive.

"We needed a secure, scalable and
self-managing solution that could handle large volumes of client media, and
allow simple and immediate retrieval from any location in the facility,"
commented Dave Berry, Executive Producer, Piranha Bar. "Tyrell CCT introduced us to The MatrixStore
and amazingly it ticked all of the boxes while remaining the most
cost-effective solution that is out there. We now have more streamlined
processes, reduced overheads and our team are able to fully focus on their
creative endeavours."

Having experienced the benefits of multi-client connective
storage, Piranha Bar wanted to have the same ease of access to data on their SAN
system. To achieve this they upgraded their existing Avid Unity system to
Avid’s Ethernet based ISIS 5000. The addition of Avid’s ISIS 5000 high
performance shared storage system allows Piranha Bar to handle its
often intensive round-the-clock post production requirements. The ISIS 5000
storage solution provides flexibility, interoperability, and scalability
necessary to grow with the facility’s needs. With up to 90 client connections
and 144TB of useable capacity the ISIS investment has doubled the capacity of
Piranha Bar’s SAN storage.

"Tyrell CCT
worked through a detailed consultation process with Piranha Bar to understand
their exact requirements and determine the solution that would best fit the
facility," commented Bryan Malone, Managing Director, Tyrell CCT.
"It doesn’t make any sense to load
everything that comes into the facility straight onto the premium Avid storage.
Piranha Bar has now got the best of both worlds; the Object Matrix takes the
strain and the SAN is allowed to do what it does best -super fast uncluttered
access to data."

He added: "Protecting
digital assets is now at the top of the priority list for post-production
companies and it needs to be a painless process that allows staff to focus on
the creative tasks that ultimately generate the revenue. Investment in the
right solutions will guarantee security and integrity of media assets, making
the data available on-demand and creating efficient workflows throughout the
facility."

"Object Matrix is
very pleased to grow our customer base in Ireland with our flagship product,
the MatrixStore," commented Nick Pearce-Tomenius, Object Matrix.
"Piranha Bar’s choice to use our
resilient disk based solution will no doubt give them and their customers piece
of mind that their creative assets are being securely protected."