Size Meets Speed: GB Labs Launches Space+ at IBC

Size Meets Speed: GB Labs Launches Space at IBC 13 August 2015

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Size Meets Speed: GB Labs Launches Space at IBC

With GB Labs' new Space , a single 4K-ready tier 1 storage volume can now exceed 2 Petabytes. The company adopts high speed 8TB disks, dual 40Gb adapters and new processors in readiness for next generation workflows.

UK manufacturer GB Labs has announced the launch of a new very high specification tier 1 shared storage product that is designed to support the fastest possible file-based workflows. The arrival of Space with its very high capacity and superior performance will help prepare facilities for the roll-out of 4K and 8K networks. Innovations implemented by GB Labs include dual 40Gb Ethernet network adapters and massive 8TB disks, as well as the latest generation of ultra-high speed CPUs.

The net result of adopting these new technologies is a dramatic increases in networking speeds and higher capacity online and nearline storage. This tier 1 device now features a 128TB RAID storage; as such, a single nearline volume can now exceed 6 Petabytes. At the same time, advances in central processor units means that Space Plus can now deliver files to the network at 50% higher bitrates compared with its stablemate, Space. This enhanced performance and capacity allow for data rates suitable for online UHD editing.

Next generation video formats need faster shared storage, higher capacity central arrays and greater network bandwidth. Technologies like dual 40GbE adapters and 8TB disks are vital to give UltraHD workgroups the scope to share files and work on projects collaboratively, direct from storage. We are proud to be among the industry's leading innovators, with a reputation for deploying the very latest technologies and developing next-generation storage. Commented Ben Pearce, Sales & Marketing Director at GB Labs.

For customers planning the transition to 4K workflows, GB Labs supplies Dual 10GbE adapters as standard. This gives users the option to install Space onto existing Ethernet networks, ready to upgrade in stages to faster data rates.

The use of HyperSpace in tandem with Space enables workgroups to complete the move to a completely online 4K workflow. HyperSpace is an SSD acceleration unit for Space HDD tier 1 storage arrays. Delivering in excess of 3000MB/s data rates to client workstations, it facilitates 4K project sharing without the need to replace cost-effective HDD media with an expensive all-SSD array. The system has already been adopted by the likes of Technicolor and US commercials house Drive Thru for use in its Flame and DaVinci workgroups.

About GB Labs

GB Labs' range of Space products represents 15 years of storage innovation in the media industry. All of our solutions have been developed to solve real world' needs - designed with customers, for customers. The company empowers creative workflows worldwide for a number of sectors including broadcast, post production and film. Customers range from small to large enterprises, with the product range able to look after their needs from ingest to archive and everything in between.

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