Abu Dhabi-Based M for Media Chooses GB Labs FastNAS

GB Labs Limited, in storage solutions for the M&E industries, announced that M for Media, an Abu Dhabi-based media production house that produces TV shows and adapts international formats for the GCC and MENA region, has installed its FastNAS shared storage system.

M for Media’s Andre Aouad said: “I first heard about GB Labs from the creator of MIMIQ for Avid systems, who forwarded some information that he thought would interest me. It did, particularly because, at the time, we had no existing storage and it was rapidly becoming a problem because of the volume of work we were taking in. You can’t keep running back and forth with arms full of HDDs. It’s unproductive, and it was beginning to show. However,GB Labs soon came up with the ideal solution.“

Supplied and installed by partner, MediaCast LLC, the FastNAS F-16 Nitro system installed can be accessed by up to 10 users of Avid Media Composer simultaneously, if required.

GB Labs introduced more acceleration for FastNAS storage systems with the introduction of new 25 GbE connectivity.

GB Labs CEO-CTO Dominic Harland said: “Ultimately, the engine of the newly 25 GbE-enabled FastNAS is our powerful CORE.4 OS, an ultra-high-performance OS that serves media files with intelligence layers that deliver high stability and unparalleled QoS. We are delighted to have been referred to M for Media by acknowledged experts, which is further evidence of our growing reputation for excellence.“

Aouad added: “Recognising that we needed to make a change, we had made numerous inquiries for recommendations for a shared storage system and felt that GB Labs offered the best value and highest performance ratio vs. any other solution on the market. Once we had taken the decision, we were up and running with FastNAS very quickly and the benefits we expected were almost instantly felt. “We have had a very positive experience with FastNAS and are already looking forward to working with GB Labs on future projects.“

FastNAS media production storage systems are available in configurations, including FastNAS F-8 Nitro Studio; FastNAS F-8 Nitro; FastNAS F-16; FastNAS F.16 Nitro and FastNAS F-16 Nitro MAX.