Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) have become a core part of any modern video production, including films, commercials, or online videos. Visual effects include the various processes to integrate realistic computer-generated imagery with live-action footage. Visual effects and computer generated scenes are usually created (rendered) through multiple iterations from mathematical models.
Overland Storage’s new SnapScale clustered NAS solution is built on Overland’s RAINcloud OS, which can unify up to 512 petabytes under one global namespace. SnapScale is designed to compete on price with other rapid scaling solutions while offering redundancy, snapshots, automatic failover, replication, and flexible provisioning functionality.
The iXsystems Titan iX-316J is a 3U storage expansion shelf (JBOD). The iX-316J features 16 hot swappable 3.5" SAS/SATA drive bays across the front, capable of supporting up to 64TB of raw storage with 4TB hard drives. The unit also includes a pair of high-efficiency 1200W power supplies (1+1) and offers fault tolerance via redundant
Iomega has announced the worldwide availability of the latest line of products in their network storage solutions: the new Iomega StorCenter px2-300d Network Storage, a high performance, Intel Atom powered double-drive desktop network storage device with up to 6TB of storage, and the new Iomega StorCenter ix4-300d Network Storage, which is Iomega’s next-gen StorCenter ix
Dell has announced an update to their Quickstart Data Warehouse Appliance line – the QSDW2000 supports up to 12TB, doubling the prior QSDF1000 offering that was announced earlier this year in July. The appliance is a converged offering that’s based around Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge servers, coupled with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Data Warehouse Appliance
Patriot Memory, provider of high-performance memory, NAND flash, storage, and enthusiast computer products, has announced that it is expanding its Gauntlet external storage line with the launch of the new Gauntlet 320 portable wireless external HD. The Gauntlet 320 has a capacity of 320GB of onboard storage, which makes it a handy all-in-one wireless storage
CA Technologies has announced enhancements to its ARCserve solutions to better extend data protection across IT environments with both virtual and physical systems, including systems on-premise, off premise, or in the cloud. ARCserve offers backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities via integrated solutions with a new licensing scheme.
QLogic has announced its next-generation line of FlexSuite 2600 Series adapters, which are now available through authorized QLogic channel partners. QLogic FlexSuite "dual-personality" adapters can easily fit into current installations as a 16GB Fibre Channel adapter and will provide end-user field upgradeability to a 10GBE-based converged network adapter (CNA) in the future.
Seagate Technology has announced three new enterprise-class HDD families for data center and cloud applications that will cover a broad range of capacity-to-performance and price-per-GB points. The Seagate Enterprise Value HDD provides up to 3TB of storage with a low-power architecture; the Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD will be offered in 1, 2, 3, and 4TB
Our full review of the Micron P320h as both a single drive and with two in RAID0 will be forthcoming later this week after many weeks of immersive testing. To whet the appetite a bit, we’ve created a short video highlighting the performance of the drives in our high-performance interconnect testing platform which is centered
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