Taiwan’s Public Television Chooses QSAN

Qsan Technology Inc. announces that The Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation) selected its Qsan XN series dual-controller unified storage solution.

PTS, a public foundation established with donations from the Taiwan government in 1988 operates Taiwan’s public television station. In addition to managing the public television station, PTS also leads the operations of the Taiwan Broadcasting System (TBS) and is the largest shareholder of the Chinese Television System (CTS).

Breaking Through Bandwidth, Performance, and Scalability Barriers in The High-Definition Era
PTS provides a professional, high-definition media platform for audiences both domestically and internationally. Since starting 4K signal broadcasts with the 2017 Universiade, high-definition video entered a new generation, offering superior audiovisual quality.

From a technical standpoint, this large-scale media workflow placed significant challenges on traditional IT infrastructure:

• Insufficient Network Bandwidth: The existing 1Gb Ethernet network struggled to provide smooth playback speeds, necessitating a comprehensive upgrade to 10G-100G.
• Inadequate Performance: The existing storage infrastructure could no longer cope with the demands of extensive video editing, access, and sharing, requiring hardware enhancements.
• Scalability Constraints: The exponential growth in data volume overwhelmed traditional storage solutions, whose inability to scale created significant limitations.

Implementing the XN Series to Overcome Massive Media Storage Bottlenecks

To address these media storage challenges, PTS selected the Qsan XN series dual-controller unified storage solution. This provided their IT department with a scalable storage environment. The solution features all-SSD storage and is equipped with 4x10GbE and 2×25 GbE high-speed ports, resolving previous performance bottlenecks. Its dual-controller architecture delivers a 99.9999% HA design with no single point of failure, boosting system stability and reliability while lowering hardware failure risks and maintenance costs. This establishes a storage platform with near-zero downtime. Additionally, the system’s support for up to 20 JBODs ensures ample capacity for massive video storage and backup requirements for the next 3-5 years, offering peace of mind for future backup strategies.

Embracing the Digital Era with Fast, Reliable Storage with 99.9999% HA

• Overall modular design ensures components can be easily replaced
• Active dual controller ensures non-single-point of failure
• Unique Cache-to-Flash module protects your precious data from potential power failure

Robust Performance

• XN series provides industry-leading performance, helping organizations build a suitable IT infrastructure
• With Qsan origin storage system, data transfer time can be shortened
• Compatible with high bandwidth connectivity, XN series can sustain heavy workload