IBC2023: EditShare Demos Performance and Connectivity with Further Technology

EditShare will launch a raft of technology upgrades and new functionality at IBC2023.

In addition to the new user interface, EditShare One, announced in July, the company is adding NVMe capabilities to provide performance in intensive workloads, and Swift Link, bringing up to 10x improvement in performance between remote workstations and EFS systems that are located on-prem or in FLEX cloud environments.

Large and busy facilities place heavy demands on storage systems, particularly when content is in demand by multiple users. To provide a performance cache in this sort of environment, the company offers the ability to use NVMe solid-state storage.

Based on the latest Gen11 platform from HPE, the NVMe module has 24 drives/node, with user-selectable capacities. EFS supports multiple nodes, so users are free to construct the storage architecture that meets their business and productivity requirements. This platform gives systems architects high levels of performance, without sacrificing the protection and reliability that is central to the company’s approach.

Users now routinely expect EFS storage architectures that bridge multiple facilities and link to the cloud, but also provide access from remote locations and for creators working at home. Swift Link provides a speed boost for remote clients connecting over a VPN or other high latency connection – boosting throughput by as much as 10x.

Users at home or on a remote location connected via VPN can preview and edit both proxies and high-res media by using EditShare Connect, with built-in Swift Link and its automatic latency detection. EFS optimises the connection around the network latency, delivering much more flexibility for remote users without changing the equipment they use or the way they work. The user doesn’t need to know that they are on a high-latency connection, EditShare Connect will determine that for them and make adjustments accordingly.

The company continues to achieve the highest possible security levels. The release ships with Ubuntu 2020, and is beginning to introduce SAML (security assertion markup language) within the SSO (single sign-on) authentication for externally-facing Flow applications. Together, these provide practical and very effective protection against cyber-security attacks.

“Our goal is always to make it easy for creative people to produce their best work,” said Sunil Mudholkar, VP product management. “But alongside the practical tools, we recognize the ongoing need to enhance the underlying technology to ensure that we deliver industry-defining levels of performance, reliability, and security. Our rolling program of software upgrades allows us to consistently improve our offering, and at IBC we will showcase new functionality like NVMe and Swift Link, while also being available to discuss future enhancements and security boosts.”