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Media Production Team Migrating On-Prem S3 Storage to MinIO
Company Situation
The company operates within the media production sector, managing a small team of approximately five core members alongside contractors. Their workflow involves handling large volumes of digital assets, currently stored on-premises with S3-compatible storage solutions. Their storage needs are substantial and rapidly growing, currently around 75 terabytes with expectations to reach 100 terabytes in the near term.
Existing Workflow
The company uses an on-premises MinIO S3-compatible storage bucket to manage and store their media files. Their workflow involves accessing and collaborating on these large files locally, with an emphasis on avoiding cloud storage due to cost concerns and infrastructure preferences. They have previously tested cloud storage solutions but have preferred to maintain control over their data through on-premises storage.
Issues with the Existing Workflow
High storage growth leading to capacity and cost management concerns.
Limited ability to leverage cloud-based collaboration and AI-enhanced workflows due to exclusive reliance on on-premises storage.
Inefficient processes for review and approval, especially when dealing with archived or older assets.
Existing alternatives that offer cloud proxy models require downloading entire files, causing time delays.
Complexity in splitting storage across different systems and managing annual access to older folders, which hampers workflow efficiency.
Concerns around ongoing support and database infrastructure costs for integrating new platforms.
How Shade Would Change Their Workflow
Shade’s platform offers a “bring your own storage” model that integrates seamlessly with the company’s existing on-premises S3-compatible storage. This setup allows the company to leverage Shade as a service without migrating their data to the cloud, unlocking advanced AI functionalities, streamlined review and approval workflows, and cloud-enabled collaboration—all while maintaining control of their storage environment. Shade’s pricing model, based on terabytes used, would provide transparent cost structures aligned with their storage scale. By adopting Shade, the company can avoid the inefficiencies of downloading full files during reviews and reduce their dependence on complex, fragmented storage solutions.
Benefits
- Seamless integration with existing on-premises S3-compatible storage (MinIO).
- Access to AI-powered tools and enhanced review and approval workflows.
- Cloud-enabled collaboration without relinquishing data control.
- Transparent, scalable pricing based on storage usage.
- Elimination of time-consuming full-file downloads during proxy-based workflows.
- Potential operational cost savings by consolidating storage and collaboration tools.
Technologies Used
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