Kansas State Upgrades Control Rooms with Expanded EditShare Storage
K-State returns to EditShare based on stability and reliability
Boston, MA, August 30, 2023 – EditShare®, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, has upgraded the existing storage network at K-State Athletics, Inc. with more facilities and cloud synchronization. The installation was completed in association with US channel partner, Alpha.
K-State Athletics, as part of Kansas State University, has become one of the forefront collegiate athletic programs in the country, coming off a 2022 Big 12 Football Championship and an Elite Eight NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament appearance. K-StateHD.TV, the official video department of K-State Athletics, provides comprehensive linear, web, and social coverage of all 16 men’s and women’s sports activities, as well as providing elements and production for third-party media companies from across the nation.
Since 2016, K-StateHD.TV’s broadcast and video board control rooms have used shared storage from EditShare. Now, as part of a major expansion of its capabilities, K-State Athletics has greatly expanded and upgraded the server network for K-StateHD.TV.
“We have been very pleased with the stability of the EditShare servers we have been using since 2013,” said Andy Liebsch, Director of Video Services at K-State Athletics. “As we looked to the future, we wanted to make sure our servers were equipped to handle our increasing storage needs. We also wanted to provide a more robust solution for legacy content and backup. Alpha and EditShare provided the solution, and a seamless integration and transition program.”
The new installation adds both online and nearline storage on site, and it now provides for storage and backup in the cloud, using EditShare FLEX Cloud Sync. Also installed as part of the upgrade were additional servers for the EditShare FLOW asset management database, which has opened up automated ingest and media acquisition.
Darren Whitten, senior account executive at Alpha, added “This is a long-standing and growing relationship. The people at K-State have benefited from the flexibility and stability of EditShare over a period of many years, and we have kept them informed about the continuing developments, including the ease of adding cloud for backup and archiving through FLEX. Downtime is also a challenge in the crowded college sports calendar, so the fact that we could get in at the right time and install the new hardware quickly was also a great selling point.”
Said Bacho, CRO at EditShare said “As well as showing how our products fit seamlessly into modern workflows, this project also shows the benefits of our comprehensive distribution channel. Darren and his colleagues at Alpha stay in close touch with the team at K-State, so they understand what the college needs to achieve. That means we can roll out the right solution at the right time.”
The upgraded and enhanced storage network went online in August 2023.
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EditShare is a technology leader that enables collaborative media workflows on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration. With customer and partner success at the heart of EditShare’s core values, our open software solutions and robust APIs improve workflow collaboration and third-party integrations across the entire production chain, ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none. The high-performance software lineup includes media optimized shared storage management, archiving and backup, and media management, all supported with open APIs for extensible integration.
EditShare’s cloud-enabled remote editing and project management technology was recently recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) with a prestigious 2021 Emmy® Award for Technology and Engineering.
Boston, MA – October 21, 2020 – EditShare®, a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, has been selected as a winner in the 2020 NAB Show Product of the Year Award competition. EditShare’s EFSv cloud platform has been recognized in the Cloud Computing and Virtualization category for its seamless proxy editing capabilities, which have transformed the economics and user experience of editing in the cloud.
The NAB Show Product of the Year Awards recognizes the most significant and promising new products and technologies being showcased by exhibitors at the Show; this year’s show, while digital, was no different. Enabling true seamless proxy editing – EFSv is the first cost-effective cloud editing platform, overcoming one of the primary objections of migrating media workflows to the cloud.
“EditShare is honored to be recognized by NAB for our innovations in the cloud and the impact it has in moving our industry forward,” states Tracy Geist, CMO, EditShare. “EFSv seamless proxy editing brings the user experience, economics, and business continuity that our customers need to be successful working in the cloud. Our open platform is designed to enable our customers to stay focused on creative production, while enhancing workflows and growing their business. EFSv is how we win together.”
About Seamless Proxy Editing in the Cloud EFSv optimizes the use of both object and block storage located in the cloud to allow for savings up to 75% compared to the existing costs of cloud storage and workstations, enabling cloud editing for any size project.
A solution that solves the work arounds associated with proxy editing and conforming, EFSv facilitates a true seamless proxy editing experience for all editors including Adobe, Avid, Blackmagic Design and Grass Valley. Costs savings through better cloud storage management allows facilities to keep production content and archives online and available at all times.
About EFSv Cloud Platform
The EFSv platform supports industry-standard third-party creative tools for editing, audio mixing, and grading with best-in-class security capabilities such as file auditing to propel secure, end-to-end editorial workflows in the cloud. EFSv native drivers eliminate traditional IT bottlenecks and deliver superior performance in virtual environments. The RESTful API lets customers and technology partners easily automate advanced storage management workflows.
About EditShare EditShare is a technology leader in networked shared storage and smart workflow solutions for the production, post-production, new media, sports, and education markets. Whether you need on-prem, cloud, or hybrid solutions, our products improve efficiency and workflow collaboration every step of the way. They include media optimized high-performance shared storage, archiving and backup software, a suite of media management tools and a robust set of open APIs that enable integration throughout the workflow. Customer and partner success are at the heart of EditShare’s core values ensuring a world-class experience that is second to none.
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Part 5 of a 5 Part Series introducing EditShare’s FLOW Asset Management and Remote Video Collaboration.
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