{"id":50917,"date":"2021-02-17T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.open-e.com\/?p=50917"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:01:47","slug":"best-data-storage-solutions-for-media-and-entertainment-industry-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/best-data-storage-solutions-for-media-and-entertainment-industry-purposes\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Data Storage Solutions for Media and Entertainment Industry Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe world has changed since 2014, when allegedly the <strong>North Korean hacker group leaked the copies of then-unreleased Sony Pictures\u2019 movie The Interview, and attempted to erase Sony&#8217;s IT infrastructure<\/strong>. Does anyone still remember this? We have been the spectators of a few big ransomware attacks since then, and it is not a hot topic anymore. It\u2019s not enough to mention, <strong>once CD Projekt, the best known for The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 video games, was hit with ransomware on February 8, 2021, refused to pay the ransom<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbeezer.com\/polandeng\/however-the-code-may-not-have-been-sold\/\">it seems to be the end of the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the pandemic and the closed movie theaters, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the production of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">media and entertainment industry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is still rapidly growing, as well as data generated and stored, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forrester\/2021\/06\/28\/post-pandemic-media-consumption-online-streaming-accelerates-a-new-content-experience\/\">streaming platforms like Netflix or HBO GO make a huge contribution to this<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonetheless, has the whole Media and Entertainment industry learned its lesson in terms of data<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> protection, as CD Projekt had to?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the demand for storing data is increasing, the industry needs to cope with the growing number of challenges to keep its secrets and business secure. Currently, there are several data storage, backup, and Business Continuity solutions on the market that help to answer the daily needs of media and entertainment companies in terms of the most urgent data challenges. Just to name a few, I have prepared a list below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media and Entertainment Data Storage Challenges:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extensive files and volumes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efficient video and graphic files for processing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efficient media file searching and browsing\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mac devices\u2019 compatibility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High storage capacity, performance, and safety<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will describe <\/span><b>the key factors that may be useful when selecting the best storage solution capable of handling even the most demanding tasks in the Media and Entertainment world.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybersecurity, ransomware, and so on<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Undoubtedly, the storage solution of your choice should be safe and resistant to all kinds of threats, such as human error or downtime. Also, it should protect you from hackers and ransomware, as we learned from Sony Pictures and CD Projekt cases. If you wish to read more about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/data-threats-and-countermeasures\/\"> data threats and the ways to avoid them<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">we&#8217;ve already written about how to prevent these kinds of issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flexible Solutions, a Fluid Scale<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a well-known fact that the digital space needed for the produced media is constantly growing. Thus, a storage solution that would encompass such a need is required. In this case, storage consisting of several Petabytes is required since the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchandmarkets.com\/reports\/5233737\/2020-digital-storage-for-media-and-entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creation, processing, and <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data archiving of media are resource-hungry related tasks. Since media resolution increases, so does the size of storage devices. In this case, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/zfs-essentials-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZFS-based storage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can be easily expanded, might be the right choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storing and Delivering Content\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital multimedia content produced, stored, and shared as a part of the production process, from the very beginning up till the streaming and data archiving requires a robust and secure storage device that will be capable of handling multiple operations at once. In this case, SSDs and NVMe drives will be the right choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-performance Required<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are making a full-length film, a short video, or several episodes like a long <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchandmarkets.com\/reports\/5233737\/2020-digital-storage-for-media-and-entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4K TV campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about a new product, you will definitely require a fast, high-performance storage solution that will help you to produce (and store) the top-notch content. The popularity of 4K content is growing, and so does the necessity to provide high-performance storage devices that will be capable of handling such resolutions. High-capacity SATA HDDs will be a good solution for predominantly static content. However, in other cases, SSDs and NVMe drives will be required.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating Backups and Retrieving Data<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t matter how big the data files of your multimedia production are. They all need to be consistently and regularly backed up in case of system failure or cyberattack. Therefore, one must ask a question:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many backups do I need to create?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What kind of backups do I need?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the optimal number, and frequency of backups to be made?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, it may occur that even the most frequent backups are not enough and other solutions are required, for example <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/products\/jovian-data-storage-software\/backup-and-disaster-recovery\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On- and Off-site Data Protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approach that will minimize the risk of unexpected events affecting your data. As well as your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zrzut-ekranu-2023-06-12-144757.png\" alt=\"High Availability Non-shared Cluster\" width=\"915\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Your Mac to the Fullest Extent of Its Possibilities<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Apple devices are popular in the media and entertainment industry, it\u2019s important to find the data storage operating system that helps to get the full advantage of them. No matter how fast and efficient your Mac is, don\u2019t lose it due to system incompatibility and or difficult access to your data storage. Check if the solution you want to use is ready to support you in this scenario.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay Safe and Backed Up\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having discussed the most important factors that are vital for the storage used in the Media and Entertainment industry, you must assume that not only the size of the storage is essential but also the way in which the media is being streamlined as well as backup and data retrieval method that is critical because of the industry&#8217;s exposure to the cyber threats.\u00a0<\/span>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world has changed since 2014, when allegedly the North Korean hacker group leaked the copies of then-unreleased Sony Pictures\u2019 movie The Interview, and attempted to erase Sony&#8217;s IT infrastructure.&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":55717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[802,27,796],"tags":[169,176,198,200,515,547,590,646],"class_list":["post-50917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-entertainment","category-open-e-joviandss","category-zfs-data-storage","tag-content","tag-cyberattack","tag-data-security","tag-data-storage","tag-protection","tag-ransomware","tag-security","tag-streaming"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55303,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50917\/revisions\/55303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open-e.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}