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Cumulus VFX

Cumulus VFX Supports Demands of Global VFX Clients

VFX company uses Pure Storage® to create an integrated data storage platform that increases performance and uptime while minimizing carbon emissions.

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Summary

Cumulus VFX needs enterprise-level data storage to meet the demands of global VFX studio clients. Pure Storage FlashBlade® supports the entire production environment with strong performance and high availability, allowing the studio to run massive VFX simulations more reliably.

Industry

Media and Entertainment

GEO

Use Cases

Accelerate Core Applications

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Challenges

Complex VFX simulations require large amounts of data. As Cumulus VFX grows, taking on more clients and more complicated demands, the company needs a high-performance data platform with high availability to keep up with simulations, and strong security to keep client information private.

Results

Business Transformation

Supports company growth into a global VFX provider
Enables number of rendering artists from 20 to 60
Meets Cumulus' commitment to ESG practices through providing a green data centre

IT Transformation

Meets enterprise-level SLAs with global VFX studio clients
Achieves six-nines availability for less impact on massive simulations
Reduces physical footprint through higher density and performance

“Pure is solid. They've got the redundancy and performance we need to free up storage bottlenecks and better support global clients.”

Nicky Lada

Chief Technologist, Cumulus VFX

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