ngenea: Global Collaboration & Data Orchestration Solution
Born to address global data challenges, ngenea empowers media and entertainment organizations to streamline their global workflow, data, and infrastructure environments without compromising existing or future performance.
Move data based on business needs.
ngenea wraps existing file, Cloud and object storage in a global namespace with a single view of the data – retaining the full path and filename wherever that may be. Integrated with pixstor’s powerful enhanced Search capabilities, users and applications can find, read and access migrated data directly across distinct storage tiers – all in a seamless unified workflow.
With ngenea, you can quickly and securely transport data to and from globally distributed cloud, object storage, traditional NAS files and tape resources – automatically moving data into the ‘right cost’ resource according to value and usage as your work teams and business needs demand.
Benefits of ngenea
Unify Data Silos
Transparently tier to remote filesystems, object, and cloud within a single namespace
Deploy Anywhere
Utilize different storage resources based on business needs
Integrate Seamlessly
Migrate and recall from existing file & object stores as well as legacy storage
Accelerated Storage
Huge performance gains when moving large amounts of data
Simplify Control, Increase Utilization
Integrated with pixstor Search to find & recall assets seamlessly from across all storage tiers
Protect Valuable Data
Ensure data integrity & protection to the highest industry-standards
Your data. Your terms.
Wherever your data is or needs to be, ngenea is there to remove the complexity and overhead of data movement.
ngenea Features
Extend your capacity at exactly the right time and place
Efficiently deliver the data you need to your cloud compute – wherever you need it, whenever you need it. ngenea enables data to be orchestrated between on-premise and pixstor running in Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure without the need for additional third-party tools or unnecessary data duplication.
- Deliver the data you need to move your render jobs to cloud compute
- Manage egress costs efficiently by only shifting the data you need back home
- Integrate with major render managers for efficient burst render on a job-by-job basis
Enable hybrid workflows with reduced egress costs and without unnecessary data replication
ngenea unites teams globally by making data available in multiple locations. By presenting a single namespace and only moving data when needed, ngenea maintains a consistent unified view of project assets, enabling seamless collaboration.
- Minimize your on-premise infrastructure requirements
- Enables your organization to utilize pixstor on Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure seamlessly
- Our APIs enable tight integration with creative Project Management systems such as Projective Strawberry
Deliver assets to object storage, allowing consumption directly by end-users or applications
ngenea moves data in an entirely open manner, meaning no decryption or proprietary software is required to read it from the destination it is written to. This enables you to send and receive into cloud object storage with all the security benefits, such as IAM and Encryption at Rest.
- Compatible with AWS S3 and Glacier, GCP GCS, Azure Blob, Wasabi, and many more
- Data is never locked-in, so can be used for incoming or outgoing file deliveries
- Enables organizations to leverage AI, Machine Learning, and other cloud services
A clear view of the data, across a single global namespace
ngenea wraps existing file, cloud and object storage into a global namespace within a single view of the data, retaining the full path and filename. Integrated with pixstor’s powerful enhanced search capabilities, users and applications can find, read, and access migrated data directly across distinct storage pools, all in a seamless unified workflow.
- Reduce the complexity of data and asset management toolchains
- Embed ngenea directly into existing asset, project, and job management platforms with Python and REST APIs
- Consolidate existing islands of storage into a single usable area with no interruption to service
Move data easily based on business need
With ngenea, you can quickly and securely transport data to and from globally distributed cloud, object storage, traditional NAS filers, and tape resource. Automatically moving data into the ‘right cost’ resource according to value and usage as teams and business needs demand.
- Files are directly accessed from high-speed pixstor storage as needed
Smarter Archiving
Move data to archive storage, whilst preserving ease of access and data management capabilities. Our powerful search tool, pixstor search allows you to retain visibility of the assets no matter their archive status.
- Migrate and recall from existing file & object stores as well as legacy storage
- Significantly reduce the overheads associated with long haul data transfer for disaster recovery and backup
Supported Platforms
IBM COS, NetApp Storage Grid, HGST Active Archive, Dell EMC ECS, Ceph, SwiftStack, Amazon S3/Glacier, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Spectra Logic Black Pearl, NFS-based storage shares including EMC Isilon, Nexenta, NetApp FAS, and Qumulo.
