GB Labs Delivering Modular Storage Systems to Support Studio On-Set Production Needs

Multiple film studios have chosen GB Labs’ robust and advanced storage solutions to manage the extensive demands of their on-set film production. A popular choice is this hybrid storage setup combining 1 petabyte (PB) of nearline spinning disk storage with 300 terabytes (TB) of ultrafast Solid-State Drives (SSDs), specifically designed to deliver the right balance of performance, security and cost for on-set film production needs.

Optimizations for Studio Production:

• The SSD layer ingests camera card data at high speed, up to 10GB/s, ideal for checksums and on-set proofing of videos.
• The spinning disk system operates at speeds up to 7GB/s and live replicates what’s on the SSD for data integrity.
• Multiple NIC ports allow users to connect directly to the system without need for network switches, streamlining equipment needs.
• The system has fully redundant dual power supplies and a mirrored OS (GB Labs’ own CORE OS) as well as multiple spare drives for operational continuity.
• The two systems are linked via a 100GB connection for fast, efficient backups.
• The system fits securely into flight cases, designed to be easily packed up and shipped globally.

Remote and Cloud Access with Unify Hub and NebulaNAS.

To support global workflows, GB Labs has designed all its storage system to offer secure remote access via Unify Hub, ideal for users to transfer files and key data in the background and make it instantly usable for the team back at base.

Customers can also add NebulaNAS cloud production storage as a satellite location option, giving remote and local users the benefits of secure, redundant cloud storage with significantly accelerated transfer speeds at a reasonable price.

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