NAB Show 2026: Promise Technology to Unveil AI-Optimized Storage Solutions

Promise Technology, a active player in high-performance storage for media and entertainment, will showcase next-generation Thunderbolt 5 solutions and AI-optimized platforms at NAB Show 2026.“The Pegasus line has evolved with each generation of Thunderbolt to become a flagship storage system for Promise and a well-established brand within the creator community,” said Alice Chang, CMO, Promise. “As M&E production technology evolves, we continue to keep pace, not only with Thunderbolt but also with the leaps in performance required for AI optimized storage systems.”

“Promise customers demand top-tier performance,” said Ben Hacker, GM, client connectivity division, Intel. “With Thunderbolt 5, Promise adds industry leading connectivity to its storage solutions, achieving 80Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth to dramatically reduce transfer times for data-intensive creators.”

Demand is driven by ultra-high-resolution formats (4K-12K), generative AI, cloud collaboration, streaming growth, and long-term archiving. Promise brings over a decade of post-production expertise using Thunderbolt; as well as cutting edge NVMe-oF shared storage for AI-driven workflows requiring extreme throughput, low latency, and smart features like predictive optimization and anomaly detection.

Live Demonstrations at NAB 2026:

• Pegasus5 R12 Pro – Mac workflow: With Apple Mac (M5, macOS Tahoe), ~6,000 MB/s for Final Cut Pro using internal NVMe scratch
• Pegasus5 R12 – Windows workflow: With HP Fury G1i and Adobe Premiere, GPU-accelerated editing plus Promise plug-in
• Pegasus5 M8 – Compact Thunderbolt 5: Multi-GB/s via 8× NVMe on MacBook; ideal for AI plug-ins in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, Flame
• Pegasus5 N4 – Ultra-compact 4× NVMe with Thunderbolt 5 for mobile/on-location editing and AI tools
• VTrak 8206 – NVMe AI server: Low-latency, scalable for AI training/inference and 8K editing with HP ZGX Nano, NVMe-oF, VTrak J5960; app-agnostic
• Vess A8340 – Hybrid server: Intel Xeon 6, multi-GPU, NVMe/HDD; onboard AI for video indexing, tagging, subtitles to boost streaming/VOD