Hornet

News Summary:

On August 11, 2026, Hornet's Head of Pipeline, Gareth Porter, focused on syncing storage across its on-premises and AWS environments, enabling artists within its hybrid workforce to access work files and initiate renders without infrastructure delays. This development followed Hornet's launch of Perfect Stranger, a full-stack sister creative company, on June 30, 2026. Perfect Stranger offers an integrated approach to brand strategy, design, and advertising production, combining agency-level strategic thinking with Hornet's 25 years of production expertise. The new entity, created to meet demand for agile creative partners, expands on Hornet's established client base, which includes Tiffany, Meta, Amazon, and Estee Lauder. Earlier, on June 9, 2026, Hornet faced challenges with its on-premises creative machine, which utilized a basic AWS render account as a supplemental resource but lacked cloud storage syncing, resulting in a VPN bottleneck for file transfers.