Storage Independence

Each customer knows best which storage type to use for any specific workflow, and today, most are using a wide mix of storage. Signiant is committed to storage independence, meaning we never bundle or resell storage. Assets always flow directly into and out of our customer’s storage, whether file or object storage, on-prem or in the cloud.

The Signiant Platform works with on-prem file storage, on-prem object storage, and cloud object storage from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Simply connect your storage to the Signiant Platform, and you’re good to go.

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On-prem storage

When using on-prem storage, Signiant provides a piece of software, called an SDCX Server. This software runs on Windows or Linux and is deployed on your hardware in your data center. The software runs in close proximity to the storage to optimize transfer efficiency and is connected to the Signiant multi-tenant cloud control plane.

Cloud object storage

When working with cloud object storage, Signiant runs the SDCX Server software for you. Customers just connect their cloud storage tenancy to our infrastructure, and the Signiant Platform can then move assets into and out of your buckets or blob storage. With cloud storage, there is nothing to install, and you can be up and running in minutes.

Each Signiant subscription allows you to connect to as many storage locations as you like. This flexibility allows media companies to seamlessly integrate with diverse storage systems, optimizing for cost and efficiency. With this approach, Signiant acts as an abstraction layer so teams have fast, seamless access to media regardless of storage type or location.

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Why Storage Independence Matters

Use the Right Storage for the Situation

Different media assets need specific storage strategies. In data-intensive operations, choosing the right storage is crucial. Cloud storage may be perfect for certain workflows but can be cost prohibitive for others. On-prem storage remains widely used when performance is mission-critical and in situations where cost predictability can be a challenge. Most media companies rely on a mix which is why storage independence is a must have in this industry.

Remain Agile

With Signiant’s commitment to storage independence, customers can easily move workflows to different storage types. For example, during the pandemic, many companies moved workloads to the cloud out of necessity and Signiant made that simple. Once people returned to the office, many workloads moved back to on-prem infrastructure to optimize costs. Signiant made this seamless.

Keep Assets Under Your Control

Signiant doesn’t resell or bundle storage so that assets always remain 100% in your control in your choice of storage. Signiant never takes custody of your assets not even temporarily.

Avoid Vendor Lock-in

Signiant’s storage independence allows media companies to avoid vendor lock by enabling them to choose and switch between different storage providers. This flexibility reduces dependency on a single vendor, ensuring resilience and innovation without constraints.

Storage Abstraction

End-users shouldn’t need to know or care where or how assets are stored. They simply need fast, secure access no matter where they are. With the Signiant Platform, IT can choose the right storage for any workflow and the end-user experience is identical no matter what they choose.

File and Object Storage

File and object storage are fundamentally different and moving assets between file and object storage introduces a whole new set of complexities. Signiant simplifies this making it easy to move assets between file and object storage without losing metadata or modifying the data.

Signiant Products Enable Storage Independence

Storage independence is built into all of Signiant’s products, and together, they support nearly every file transfer use case.

Media Shuttle

Media Shuttle is the easiest and most reliable way for people to send any size of file, anywhere, fast.

With Shuttle, end-users can securely access and share media assets from any storage, on-premises or in the cloud.

With more than 1,000,000 global end-users, Media Shuttle is the de facto industry standard for person-initiated file transfers.

Jet

Signiant Jet is a powerfully simple solution for automated file transfers between locations, between partners, and to and from the cloud.

Backed by Signiant’s patented intelligent transport, Jet is capable of multi-Gbps transfer speeds, supports hot folders and scheduled jobs, and can be easily incorporated into more complex operations with Jet’s API.

Flight Deck

Flight Deck unites the feature-rich functionality of Manager+Agents and the powerful cloud I/O capabilities of Signiant Flight — which together form the core transport backbone for most of the world’s largest media companies.

Flight Deck’s cloud-connected features, including visibility from the same Signiant console used by Media Shuttle and Jet, bring the gold standard in advanced automated file movement into the SaaS era.

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