Proven in the world’s most-demanding video environments, MediaGrid is an ideal fit for digital media applications requiring shared, real-time storage, such as ingest, playout, archive, edit-in-place, collaborative editing, transcoding and over-the-top (OTT) adaptive bitrate streaming. Simple to deploy, manage and scale, MediaGrid storage accelerates file-based workflows and provides the ability to manage the entire asset lifecycle. The system reduces the cost of storing media nearline, making it practical to economically deploy multi-petabyte digital media libraries and archives for video on demand (VOD) and other applications.
MediaGrid is purpose-built from the ground up to deliver high bandwidth and consistent low latency for video. Its exceptional performance is enabled by a distributed file system and the installation of the MediaGrid file system driver (FSD) on each client server. Unlike competing clustered NAS systems, which can only access data through one path at a time, the Harmonic FSD enables MediaGrid to deliver maximum performance through true parallel access across many storage nodes and network connections.
MediaGrid systems can be built in a variety of configurations to meet the exacting requirements of diverse use cases. Media operations can start with smaller MediaGrid systems - as little as 24 TB of usable capacity - and seamlessly scale to petabytes of capacity and tens of gigabytes per second of throughput. An industry-leading, high-density storage option - up to 504 TB of raw capacity in 5 RU - can reduce rack space by up to 60% and lower storage-related costs by up to 30%, minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO) through its exceptional price/performance capabilities.