News Summary:
The University of St. Thomas previously used a combination of EditShare and other systems for media services, resulting in slow production, increased support costs, and IT silos that did not align with the school's strategy. Media workflows previously relied on manual tagging, folder hierarchies, and file naming conventions for organizing footage, with interns, editors, and producers involved in the process. Many creative organizations face challenges with storage infrastructure that has not kept pace with the increasing speed, collaboration, and complexity of media production, leading to a mix of cloud folders, portable drives, and aging on-premise servers. Many media organizations have unorganized storage, including LTO tapes, unlabeled drives, and folders in disconnected NAS units, potentially containing valuable footage. In many media environments, storage infrastructure accumulates rather than being designed, with content scattered across various silos, each having different access methods, metadata, and risk profiles.