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Legend3D meets storage needs with EMC Isilon

 

Legend3D meets storage needs with EMC Isilon

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By StorageAsia Editors | Aug 14, 2012

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Legend3D has upgraded its storage environment as upcoming 2D-3D conversion projects meant the firm's current storage environment was inadequate.
 
As a result of the firm's own R&D program, efficiency was improved that required greater thoroughput. As a result, storage and access to data rapidly became a rate limiting step and downloads to the artist’s desktop computers over the network were sometimes too slow, impeding the artist’s accelerated productivity. 
 
Legend3D needed to control the pace at which it scaled to ensure that its storage platform adapted to its existing and future high volume workflows. The firm standardized all of its visual entertainment assets in EMC Isilon scale-out storage to better handle the exploding data centric 3D conversion market.
 
After considering other NAS solutions, Legend3D’s selection of Isilon was based on the platform’s ability to scale beyond 500 artists and manage a 100-node render farm. The company deployed Isilon X-Series systems for its production digital assets and Isilon NL-Series systems for nearline storage of less frequently accessed data.
 
IT staff were charged with clearing out unused data, which always carries the risk of inadvertently deleting important files.
 
Today, the Isilon infrastructure supports Legend 3D’s regular production space of 600 terabytes of digital images and video, VMware virtual machines, intranet servers and their robust production asset management system. 
 
To boost performance in data synchronization between different environments, the company also relies on Isilon IQ Accelerator nodes. With Isilon, Legend3D has improved storage scalability and performance, enabling dramatic business growth and innovation.
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