NAB Show: Avid Nexis | F2 SSD Up to 307TB 2U Storage Engine for High-Resolution Video Workflows

Complementing the Avid NEXIS family of media production storage solutions, Avid Technology, Inc. unveiled the next-gen of its shared solutions with the NEXIS | F2 SSD flash storage engine.

Available for order, NEXIS | F2 SSD accelerates media workflows, empowering post-production teams to create and deliver higher-quality finished content faster.

Performance and media protection
NEXIS | F2 SSD storage tackles media’s most demanding workflows, including finishing of 4K, 8K and HDR content, color grading, VFX and animation. Users enjoy more space and enhanced performance while simultaneously lowering TCO, with capacity to scale from 38.4 to 307.2TB per engine. The NEXIS | F2 SSD is equipped with NEXIS media packs that deliver in excess of 6GB/s. Media protection and high availability are achieved with a redundant storage controller and hot spare SSDs.

Heightened focus on delivering higher-quality content faster
With the increased speed provided by NEXIS | F2 SSD, post-production teams can work with superior collaborative performance that reduces the amount of time spent on projects. Testing and support of media creation tools, including Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools and 3rd-party creative applications, open more possibilities for creative teams to deliver larger volumes of premium content faster.

Scale cost-effectively to match business needs
The NEXIS | F2 SSD is a storage solution that allows businesses to scale as capacity and performance needs increase. Dual redundant 100GbE connections per storage controller are standard. The ability to right-size configurations ensures businesses pay only for what they need. With flexible updates to capacity, workflows and configuration, NEXIS | F2 SSD provides the flexibility post-production teams need to tap into increased performance, reliability and continuity that keep them competitive and current.

“Production teams continue to see growing demand for high-resolution original content amid increasing pressure to deliver projects faster and sharpen their competitive edge,” said Ed Harper, director, product management, creative product, clouds and storage. “Building on the proven and trusted Avid NEXIS storage platform used by thousands of media organizations, the Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD perfectly fits the performance requirements of today’s most demanding high-resolution workflows.”

The NEXIS | F2 SSD is compatible with all current NEXIS systems. When used with NEXIS online or nearline storage, its administrators can move a workspace between performance tiers, maintaining RW access while the media is moving. With the addition of NEXIS | F2 SSD to the NEXIS family, teams have even more options for a tiered storage solution to fit any of their production workflows.

The company will be present at NAB Show, Las Vegas, NV, April 16-19.