nStor SAN powered by Sanbolic at Siggraph

nStor and Sanbolic are demonstrating a shared storage area networking solution for non-linear editing and 3D graphic animation users at Siggraph '03, booth #2351.
nStor, an innovative developer of storage-network technologies, has teamed with Sanbolic, a developer and manufacturer of software and file systems for shared storage solutions, to use Sanbolic’s Melio FS to improve workflow for content creators by providing faster and more reliable access to shared data. Sanbolic’s software and file systems are compatible with a variety of NLE and graphic applications.
SAN solutions are used in content creation environments to keep all data in a central place, rather than using isolated direct attach storage. Consolidating the storage saves hardware cost and nStor’s Fibre RAID volume management allows users to access and share different parts of the storage simultaneously. Simultaneous access to data, improved workflow, and simplified management, are achieved via file and volume sharing software. Sanbolic’s Kayo volume sharing software works as a layer between the file system and the operating system to overcome the obstacles of a non SAN-aware file system. Sanbolic’s Melio FS, shown by nStor at Siggraph, is a shared file system that replaces or coexists with the native file system allowing multiple writers to work on a file and an unlimited number of readers to view changes to the file simultaneously in compliant applications over Fibre channel, Ethernet, or an IP network.
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