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Wasabi announced a partnership with premiere media systems integrator ALT Systems to resell and deliver cloud object storage to content creators nationwide. As the Media & Entertainment industry’s go-to technology solution provider, ALT Systems now offers Wasabi’s low cost, high performance cloud storage to post-production, VFX and broadcast customers so creative teams can remotely access content anywhere at any time.

ALT Systems’ Migration as a Service (MaaS) program, which leverages PixMoverTM media transfer technology from Pixspan, provides turnkey media migration for organizations with neither the required infrastructure, staff or expertise to manage moving large media volumes to the cloud.

Wasabi eliminates the complexity and unnecessary costs of other cloud storage services by offering a single tier of high-performance storage that is 80% less expensive than Amazon S3 with no ancillary charges for content retrieval, API calls and data management activity. With Wasabi, production workloads can be stored cost effectively in the cloud, accessed without friction or added expense, and protected in the most diligent manner.

For finished work, Wasabi hot cloud storage serves as a truly active archive where all stored assets are immediately available for reference and repurposing.

“ALT Systems is thrilled to represent Wasabi’s full range of cloud solutions to our discerning media & entertainment industry customers,” said ALT Systems President Jon Guess. “Given the COVID-19 pandemic, movie, episodic and enterprise content creators urgently need our help to implement cloud workflows so creative teams stay productive when working from home. Our Wasabi partnership means we can now help our customers keep their staff healthy, meet demanding deadlines, and hold down costs at the same time.”

According to ALT Systems Chief Technology Officer, Sig Knapstad, “In addition to the exciting partnership with Wasabi, our existing strategic alliance with data acceleration pioneer Pixspan means game-changing PixMoverTM media transfer technology can help customers move media to the cloud over the network or with the Wasabi Ball transfer appliance up to 5 times faster than other methods.” Knapstad added “all this means our MaaS program is a true turnkey solution: with cost effective Wasabi cloud storage, Pixspan data movement technology, and expert professional services, ALT Systems can help content creators pivot to cloud workflows faster and more easily than ever before.”

“Wasabi is delighted to be partnering with ALT Systems to deliver more flexible and lower cost workflows to the wide range of media companies they serve,” stated David Friend, CEO of Wasabi. “For more than 25 years, ALT Systems, powered by Cutting Edge workflows, has become known for unparalleled customer service and its expert staff of industry veterans dedicated to meeting every client’s exacting requirements. Now, the company’s innovative MaaS offering delivers on the promise of cloud-based workflows so artists can collaborate across geographies while focusing on creating great content while practicing social distancing.”

As ALT Systems Business Development Vice-President Brian Botel observed, “our customers expect cutting edge workflows that actually solve problems – without creating new ones. Our new Wasabi partnership helps us do just that. Clients will benefit from cost-effective cloud workflows that serve necessary remote editorial post-production today, while establishing the right storage integration platforms that seamlessly fit clients’ established on-premise systems.”