IBC2022: DataCore Partners with Symply on Media Archive Appliance

DataCore Software Corporation joined forces with Symply, Inc., a developer of fast digital storage solutions, to release a new appliance-based product that streamlines media archiving.

The Symply Perifery, powered by DataCore’s next-gen object storage platform,is designed for appliances and edge devices. Integrated with powerful workflow and asset management tools, Perifery provides organizations in the M&E industry with a highly scalable, flexible, and secure archive appliance that integrates with workflows in production, post-production, studios, sports, and in-house creative.

“Working closely with Symply and an exclusive set of ecosystem partners, DataCore has developed Perifery, a solution that provides media organizations with unparalleled workflow archive capabilities,” said Dave Zabrowski, DataCore’s CEO. “The new Perifery offering gives DataCore partners and users the choice of a world-class, enterprise-grade, media-optimized appliance, in addition to the current Swarm software-only solution, on hardware of their choice.“

Perifery offers versatility for media asset preservation. Using the appliance, media companies can offload content from their primary online storage system (i.e., SAN or NAS) to a local archive for short- and long-term reuse and re-monetization. The cost-predictable solution enables content to be archived from shared cloud workflow environments, including Avid, StorNext, NAS, SAN, and more, offering endless scalability and flexibility.

“We chose DataCore Perifery as the engine for our new archive appliance because of its lineage to Swarm, DataCore’s award-winning object storage solution. Nothing else came close to offering the same capabilities, performance, scalability, and seamless integration,” said Keith Warburton, CEO, Symply. “We designed the Perifery appliance to support third-party, S3-enabled applications embedded directly from our cutting-edge stack. This combination is a game changer, providing the essential elements needed for asset preservation in a powerful, best-of-breed, all-in-one solution.“

The Perifery appliance utilizes DataCore Perifery software designed for appliances and edge devices. This next-gen software ensures growing content archives are continuously protected and instantly accessible. The appliance is also fueled by several software components, including axledit (Axle Ai, Inc.) for fast, easy, real-time editing in the cloud; StorageDNA to simplify data protection and archiving from shared workflows; and Tiger Bridge to manage private and public cloud resources.

“We are thrilled that StorageDNA is featured in the new SymplyPerifery appliance,” said Tridib Chakravarty, president and CEO, StorageDNA, Inc. “This appliance fulfills a critical industry need for a private and hybrid cloud media preservation solution.“

“This one-stop-shop media archiving solution is a simple, cost-predictable alternative to moving all media content into a long-term cloud,” said Sam Bogoch, CEO, axle.ai. “Using DataCore Perifery, axle.ai can take advantage of sophisticated metadata handling capabilities and provide a better media management experience to our customers.“

“The Symply Perifery appliance is an exciting new solution,” said Alexander Lefterov, CEO, Tiger Technology. “Embedded with Tiger Bridge data management software, it lets users seamlessly extend their primary storage into DataCore Perifery, providing a single performant and massively scalable workspace. No workflow changes are necessary.”

DataCore will demonstrate the Symply Perifery appliance at IBC2022, September 9-12 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Symply will also showcase the archive appliance on its IBC2022 Stand.