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Boutique Post-Production Adopting Hybrid Workflow with FacilIs SAN
Company Situation
The company is a boutique post-production house specializing in TV commercials, working primarily with advertising agencies. Their team includes producers, artists, editors, graphic designers, motion designers, and colorists. They operate from a recently moved physical office with a hybrid workflow that includes both on-premises and remote team members.
Existing Workflow
The company currently uses a mix of storage and collaboration tools including an on-premises SAN storage system called FacilIs, WireDrive for historical archiving and reel creation, Frame.io for company review and annotations, Massive and WeTransfer for sending large files, and some limited use of Dropbox. Producers and sales staff rely on WireDrive to quickly assemble reels from archived content to share with companies. Remote collaborators access the on-premises storage via a relatively fast remote connection, but the team does not localize or edit projects remotely.
Issues with the Existing Workflow
Fragmented toolset: multiple platforms for storage, sharing, archiving, and collaboration complicate workflows and asset management.
Storage costs: Frame.io storage is seen as costly, limiting its use for company-facing presentations.
Remote access challenges: Although remote access exists, there is no optimized system for remote users to work directly on shared NAS storage, impacting efficiency.
Collaboration limitations: Company feedback primarily comes through email rather than integrated annotation or note-taking tools, reducing collaborative productivity.
Resistance to change: The team is comfortable using WireDrive for archiving and reel creation, which creates inertia against adopting new platforms fully.
How Shade Would Change Their Workflow
Shade offers a unified, cloud-native platform that bridges the gap between on-premises NAS storage and remote workflows without requiring large file downloads or VPNs. By consolidating asset storage, collaboration, and company presentation into a single environment, Shade would reduce reliance on multiple disparate tools. Its integrated review and annotation features would streamline company feedback loops, while remote users could access and interact with high-resolution media instantly, improving productivity and reducing wait times. Shade's cost-effective storage model could also alleviate concerns around Frame.io storage expenses, enabling more flexible company-facing presentations.
Benefits
- Unified platform replacing multiple fragmented tools
- Seamless remote access to NAS storage without VPN or full downloads
- Integrated company review with annotations and note-taking
- Cost-effective storage enabling expanded company presentations
- Accelerated collaboration between internal teams and companies
- Reduced workflow complexity and increased operational efficiency
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