Case Study
"Demand-Driven" Storage Lets Sony Pictures Imageworks Connect remote Artists for Visual Effects and Digital Animation
"Demand-Driven" Storage Lets Sony Pictures Imageworks Connect remote Artists for Visual Effects and Digital Animation
With headquarters in Culver City, in the heart of Los Angeles, and many remote sites, Sony Pictures Imageworks relies on the talents of as many as 800 people depending on the time of year and the work- load. A whopping petabyte of capacity of total data includes a few hundred terabytes that are considered mission critical. Imageworks employs replication and backup to tape to protect its content. The highly specialized work of creating “phot