HongKong Post-Production Studio Digit Digit Chose Rohde & Schwarz DVS 288TB Storage Systems

Hong Kong-based post production studio Digit
Digit Ltd chose Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH
when building up the core infrastructure of its new facility in Beijing in
2012.

After an update of its storage architecture in its headquarters in 2010
with four DVS SpycerBoxes, Digit Digit decided to invest in the technology
again when opening up its new studio, the first site outside of Hong Kong.

The SpycerBoxes from DVS form 288TB of central storage in a single namespace –
aggregating all content processed on the third-party clients. Connected via
low-latency FC, the compositing and VFX departments benefit from the performance of the SpycerBox storage network.

DVS’s content control software Spycer is a
core component in the new setup. It allows facility-wide, cross-platform data
management and speeds up the data flow: operators at Digit Digit can
search the entire network for video assets and their metadata and move the
content within the post production chain. As a result, organizing becomes
faster and more transparent. The stand-alone Mephisto data manager handles
defragmenting and descattering and thus guarantees performance.

An Asian post-production
house, Digit Digit counts on expertise combined with equipment. With a
focus on premium commercial post accounts, data integrity and zero-downtime
operation are the key aspects for the storage architecture. Secure access is
granted even with high speed connectivity – protecting the customers’ assets
against unauthorized modifications.

Nicky Ng, executive director at Digit Digit,
said: "For our very first setup
outside of Hong Kong, our main criteria for choosing DVS’ storage solutions
were their reliability and performance stability. With our A-list international
clients, data integrity and security is essential for our business. We also
benefit from the strong support network with our local partner Altec in Beijing
as well the DVS team in Singapore."

Eric Augereau, APAC sales manager for DVS
at Rohde & Schwarz, said: "SpycerBox
is the ideal solution to suit Digit Digit’s demands for high performance and
reliability. The perfect communication between SpycerBox and the different
third-party clients leads to significant time savings in Digit Digit’s daily
workflow."