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"We
have over 300 artists working on powerful
work stations, and we generate and process
almost 100 GB of digital data a day in real
time," said MEL EVP and business head
(services) Jai Natarajan.
"Besides, there is a continuous collaboration
between multiple artists on a superfast
computer network. The work has to be shared
seamlessly between our Mumbai and Delhi
studios," added Natarajan.
From
the data storage perspective, Natrajan spoke
of the major challenges that animation studios
face today, some of which include: (1) increasing
complexity of projects and types of data
that needed to be handled – this included
high-definition (HD) video, stereoscopy,
etc; (2) stiff client deadlines for which
data must be available continuously for
nonstop work; (3) stringent client requirements
for maintaining data backup and security;
(4) longer archival times are required so
that content can be reused. Content reuse
is the key to delivering projects on time,
and hence, data lifecycle is becoming longer,
informed Natarajan.
"For
the animation industry scalability of technical
infrastructure is one of the most important
factors. Technology assets must be utilised
most effectively and efficiently, especially
the data storage infrastructure. Data back-up
and security processes are going to be essential
for this industry," said Natarajan.
"While
we utilise a combination of online and nearline
storage, our critical data is served from
the NetApp storage system across a high-speed
data network. So far, performance and scalability
of the NetApp storage systems have been
up to our expectations," added Natarajan.
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