Huawei announced the world’s fastest scale-out storage system OceanStor 9000, aimed specifically at the media industry at CeBIT 2015. Huawei 4K UHD production solution mainly employs an OceanStor 9000 storage system. Its unique eTurbo UHD video editing speed-up technology and world’s fastest 400 GB/s throughput make the solution the industry’s first to meet video production requirements for six layers of UHD editing. The OceanStor 9000 provides industry-leading flexible scalability to 288 storage nodes that provide up to 60 PB of storage space. The storage space can be linearly expanded along with business growth.
By building a flexible, online media resource pool, the OceanStor 9000 enables smooth transition from HD to 4K UHD. Thanks to its high-density, energy-efficient system design, the OceanStor 9000 reduces space usage by 200% and energy consumption by 30%, further lowering the OPEX of media asset. 4K ultra-HD video promises to bring an impressive, vivid experience to customers. Providing high-quality video content is without a doubt the core competitive edge of broadcast media companies.
