ELEMENT Productions Builds Out with Facilis Shared Storage
Davie, FL – April 4 2024 – In the heart of the vibrant Boston media community, one company stands out. A modern new facility with the best artists and workflow tools at their disposal, ELEMENT Productions (www.element.cc) produces compelling content in historic Back Bay under the shadow of the Hancock Tower.
With six to ten users on Mac workstations, connected through 10Gb Ethernet to the server, it was important to have a reliable and high-performance solution for their projects. ELEMENT moved from their initial Facilis system purchased in 2011 to a new 192TB HUB24.
“ELEMENT took advantage of the Facilis ‘Customer Loyalty Trade-in’ discount for the new system. They have been very happy with their existing system and were eager to utilize of some of the newer features/functionality.” Said Doug Hynes of Facilis reseller CIS Group, “The sales process was easy as the ELEMENT team knew what they wanted, but the timeline extended due to a new facility build-out, which was finally complete in June 2023.”
ELEMENT’s first system from 2011 was still in operation and working well but was unable to make use of all the new features and advancements that Facilis had made over the past several years.
“We needed more capacity to help with the increase in the quantity of projects coming in as well as for the increased resolution we are now working with.” Explains Kim Kelley, Head of Post at ELEMENT, “Our workflow requires having multiple editors and colorists handling the same footage at the same time. With many of our clients present for editing sessions, having a solution that is networked with hardware and out of the edit bay is important.”
Reliability is especially important for the ELEMENT team, as their customers are on hard deadlines and downtime can affect the bottom line.
“Before we knew about Facilis, we had a failure with a previous system that resulted in loss of data, which cost the company a lot, both financially and from a project perspective.” Kelley continues, “Since moving to Facilis, our system has been bullet-proof for over a decade. That was a welcome surprise and simply unheard-of in today’s world of fast-moving technology. It made the choice easy when we started planning for a replacement.”
ELEMENT plans to use many of the tools that Facilis offers on their HUB Shared Storage Servers, including Object LTO to replace an existing software backup solution, FastTracker Asset Management to easily search and process their assets, as well as control movement to LTO, and WANLink remote access features.
“We’d like to take advantage of Facilis WANLink feature to facilitate work from home capabilities for our staff. This will alleviate shipping drives around and dealing with two-hour round trip commute into the office.” comments Kelley, “We hope this will really improve the environment for our staff, give them work-from-home flexibility and improve efficiency in the timeline to get jobs out the door.”
About CIS Group
Since 1988, CIS Group has been a Media Technology solutions provider & systems integrator with core competencies across the professional services spectrum. Over the years our scope has evolved to include: Consulting & Workflow Design, Integration, Full System Commissioning & Installation, Technical & Operational Training, Maintenance & Support, DevOps, and Managed Services. Focused exclusively on the MediaTech space, CIS has delivered countless solutions aimed at a variety of use cases throughout the Content Supply Chain – including live production, post-production, archiving, and distribution. In relying on CIS’s expertise, our clients have been able to outsource a lot of their technical challenges, and focus their energy and resources on how the technology we implement ultimately delivers business value and creative value to their organizations. Enabling our customers to achieve their desired business goals and operational goals by effectively implementing our solutions is what we mean when we say that customer success is in our DNA. For more information visit us at www.cisgroup.tv
About ELEMENT
ELEMENT Productions is a full service video production company creating content for distribution across all media platforms. For nearly 25 years, they’ve brought together award-winning strategy, creative, design, casting, production and post-production talent to tell authentic stories and elevate brands by delivering premium quality video with unparalleled production value. Whether it’s documentary films, original television programs, broadcast commercials, web videos or social channel assets, ELEMENT brings ideas from the page to the screen. http://www.element.cc
About Facilis
Founded in 2003, Massachusetts-based Facilis Technology, Inc. designs and builds premium, turnkey shared storage solutions for collaborative media production across all content creation workflows. Their production-proven solutions are designed for use by the craft editor, facility engineer, and owner-operator alike. Flexible, scalable, and compatible with industry-standard creative tools, Facilis’ products blend seamlessly into any network environment. https://www.facilis.com
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