|
Out of This World BlueArc Storage Solution Enables "Planet 51" to Take Off
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/23/09 --
BlueArc® Corporation, a leader in scalable,
high-performance unified network storage, today announced that Ilion, the
largest animation studio in Spain, relied on a BlueArc storage solution in
the production of the animated science fiction family comedy "Planet 51."
Now in theaters worldwide, the film debuted at number four in the box
office last week, and chronicles an astronaut's zany invasion of a peaceful
alien planet.
With "Planet 51" being the first full-length, animated feature film for
Ilion, technical staff knew they needed to upgrade their IT infrastructure
to manage the production of such a large project. After an exhaustive
search, Ilion chose BlueArc not only for the ease of management and
performance of the technology, but also for the industry expertise BlueArc
offered.
"When we were researching storage solutions, BlueArc's expertise in the
entertainment industry made them a top choice," said Gonzalo Rueda, chief
technology officer and director of technology for Ilion. "Throughout the
development of 'Planet 51,' BlueArc provided us with an added level of
service. They understood how we work within our environment and were able
to take a consultative role in ensuring the solution met the exceptional
demands of our animators."
During the development of "Planet 51," Ilion had 300 artists working on
more than 300 dedicated rendering stations. Two clustered BlueArc Titans
stored 90 terabytes of data for "Planet 51," and allowed Ilion to maximize
data access and user loads with low latency. Even as artists worked around
the clock, placing constant demands on the storage system, BlueArc
delivered consistent performance, allowing Ilion to keep production on
track without the burden of downtime or aborted jobs.
Ilion leveraged BlueArc's Data Migrator software, allowing them to automate
data movement between storage tiers. By setting up unique policies, Ilion
was able to transparently move sequences to a second tier of storage when
they were completed or out of production.
"Data Migrator allowed us to reduce the strain on the Fibre Channel
dramatically by transparently moving data between the Fibre Channel and
SATA drives," said Rueda. "We were able to access metadata quickly on
Fibre Channel, even if a portion of the data was on SATA, improving our
overall performance and decreasing our dependency on a large Fiber Channel
tier, which reduced our costs tremendously."
About BlueArc
BlueArc partners with customers to solve their storage and data
management-related business challenges. BlueArc's best-of-breed,
high-performance, highly scalable and cost-effective storage solutions help
to accelerate our customers' success. Information about BlueArc solutions
and services can be found at http://www.bluearc.com/.
About Ilion Animation Studios
Ilion Animation Studios was founded in 2002 to create state-of-the-art
computer animated movies for worldwide theatrical release using its own
purpose-built cutting-edge technology. Ilion Animation Studios and
companies Zed and Pyro Studios, were founded and are run by Ignacio Perez
Dolset (CEO of Ilion and Pyro) and Javier Perez Dolset (CEO of Zed). Zed
develops and markets entertainment and community products and services for
mobile and the Internet. The company is the leading mobile value-added
services (MVAS) player in the world in terms of revenue and geographical
footprint, operating in 53 countries across 5 continents. Pyro Studios,
creator of the international best-seller video game saga "Commandos" is
dedicated to latest generation video game development for the international
market.
Contact:
Kort van Bronkhorst
BlueArc Corporation
(408) 576-6684
kvanbronkhorst@bluearc.com
[ Back To dark-fiber.tmcnet.com's Homepage ]
|
TMCnet LOGIN
Webinars
