LOS ANGELES — OpenDrives (www.opendrives.com), which specializes in software-defined video and rich media storage management solutions, is introducing OpenDrives Edge at the NAB Show in Las Vegas this month. Edge is a hybrid cloud-edge performance accelerator product that gives distributed teams reliable, local-speed data access to their data from wherever they work - all without the latency, high costs and complexity that come with managing traditional hybrid workflows or cloud-only workflows.
OpenDrives Edge provides a bridge between the data that is normally beyond the reach of widely-distributed teams and the creative users who need access. However, OpenDrives Edge is not just hybrid edge storage and compute; it’s a hybrid cloud-edge performance accelerator that provides fast data movement and orchestration, delivering local-speed 4K/8K workflows for distributed teams while reducing overall costs.
Typically, accessing large datasets directly from the public cloud introduces latency and unpredictable cloud egress costs. Complications arise when moving and managing datasets between the cloud and another on-premises data source. Widely distributed creative teams often end up losing time managing file transfers, resolving sync conflicts and keeping versions aligned. OpenDrives Edge removes this friction by introducing intelligent edge syncing and automated data movement between the central data hub and globally distributed teams.
Moving data with OpenDrives Edge is simple and automatic. Pull data once, cache it locally and work at local LAN speed. Changes are automatically synced back to the hub. Creative teams continue using the same tools and workflows they rely on, while IT gains greater governance and cost control over how data is accessed, stored and used.
OpenDrives Edge is well suited for organizations working with large, shared datasets across distributed environments, including media & entertainment, corporate creative teams and general enterprise data-intensive industries. Common use cases include multi-site, remote collaboration, hybrid cloud workflows and post production pipelines.
The first phase of OpenDrives Edge is now available, with additional caching and multi-site control capabilities planned as part of the company’s broader data services roadmap. Existing OpenDrives customers can access Edge through the company’s Atlas data storage and management platform’s Containers Marketplace, providing connections to all major public clouds: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud (GCP), Microsoft Azure, with support for Oracle Cloud and others coming soon. Future releases will extend Edge beyond Atlas to offer expanded certified hardware options, run directly on customer servers and additional cloud compute infrastructure, further simplifying workflow management across customer environments.