Remote Access to Shared Storage: VPN vs. Remote Desktop

Connecting to network storage from off-site workstations and mobile devices

alt=two editors are connected remotely class=wp-image-10762 data-lazy-src=/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/remote_access_to_shared_storage_1.jpg/> There have been a lot of changes to production workflows since 2020. Creative teams had to adjust to working from home, and in many cases this was done by spinning up (sometimes hastily) remote desktop utilities or a VPN server with little time for due diligence on how it would affect the team's workflow.

For teams that are used to working in close proximity with shared resources, fast and sweeping workflow changes can make collaborating more difficult and create a disconnect between teams. While remote technologies should bridge those gaps and make collaboration easier, many unfortunately missed the mark.

It's not all bad though. Far from it. Remote connectivity solutions were lifesavers for studios that would otherwise have shut down entirely. And these technologies have improved rapidly to meet the needs of the exponentially larger work-from-home community.

If you haven't explored remote workflow tools for your creative media team yet, or if you jumped in a bit early and are rethinking your remote workers' workflow, here are some key details about remote video editing with VPN services like SNS Cloud VPN, remote desktop software, and mobile devices.

alt=an editor working from home class=wp-image-10763 data-lazy-src=/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/remote_access_to_shared_storage_2.jpg/> Virtual Private Network (VPN) A VPN, or virtual private network, can connect your team and collaborators to a device (or multiple devices) on the studio's network from wherever they are, regardless of the server's location. They can be online at home, hooked up to the airport WiFi, or working on a film set halfway around the globe. They simply log into the VPN from their off-site machine and they can access the media they need as if they were physically in the studio.

VPN technology has been around for many years, and it is a trusted tool in IT infrastructure planning. But when your creative team only needs access to their shared storage server, setting up a company-wide VPN can be a costly (and unnecessary) undertaking.

SNS Cloud VPN To facilitate multi-location access to an in-studio EVO shared storage server without requiring weeks of IT resources, we created SNS Cloud VPN, the cloud-hosted virtual private network solution exclusively for EVO. We built the SNS Cloud VPN service to provide clients with remote access to EVO, as well as to connect to each other despite their physical location.

A key feature of SNS Cloud VPN is that it only connects team members to the EVO video editing server. This enables additional workflow benefits-like file transfers directly to a local or remote workstation-without exposing the entirety of the company's network to off-site users. Less exposure means less risk.

alt=an editor using sharebrowser with sns cloud vpn class=wp-image-10764 data-lazy-src=/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/remote_access_to_shared_storage_3.jpg/>SNS Cloud VPN enables remote access to the EVO suite of software tools, including ShareBrowser media asset manager.

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