February 9th, 2018 – Object Matrix, leader in providing media focused private cloud platforms to the media and entertainment industry today announces that New York based MSG Networks has procured and installed 2 petabytes of its MatrixStore Digital Content Governance and object storage platform to provide business continuity for the MSG Networks production and post production environments.
MSG Networks required an intelligent storage platform to implement a large scale backup of critical systems and business continuity strategy to ensure content is always available across the estate. As with any infrastructure procurement within the MSG Networks business the solution must provide a strategic investment that can be utilized by various departments, that complements existing infrastructure, enables automated content protection and security whilst bringing efficiencies of scale.
”Ensuring business continuity is of utmost importance to the business, but any implementation of new technology must tie in with our existing infrastructure and be transparent to our file based workflows. Object Matrix has provided MSG Networks with an automated and integrated solution that meets our current requirements and can scale to meet future demands on capacity and workflow.
Belinda BinkleyVP Engineering, MSG Networks Inc.
MSG Networks turned to CineSys, its trusted integration partner, to find, design and implement a solution to meet this pressing requirement. Together they concluded that the platform should be based on Object Storage to create a private or local cloud environment.
”Having experience with many offerings in the object storage landscape, we recognized the need for complete automation and integration into media workflows, in order for our customers to not only benefit from operational efficiencies, but also to ensure that revenue generating activities can resume in the case of an outage. MatrixStore, from Object Matrix, meets these requirements and is focused on solving the workflow challenges for media organizations across the globe.
Brent AngleCTO, CineSys
The solution consists of two 1 petabyte MatrixStore clusters with access to the content provided by standard interfaces and the Vision application provided by Object Matrix. The clusters are installed in two locations within the MSG Networks estate.
”We are obviously delighted to be working with MSG Networks and CineSys on this fantastic project. Given the enormous demand for sports content, organizations, like MSG Networks, are now challenged with ensuring their businesses can continue operating despite local outages. Object Matrix has the solutions and expertise to help meet those challenges.
Nick PearceSales & Marketing Director, Object Matrix
About MSG Networks Inc.
An industry leader in sports production, and content development and distribution, MSG Networks Inc. owns and operates two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network (MSG) and MSG+, and a live streaming and video on demand platform, MSG GO. The networks are home to 10 professional sports teams, delivering live games of the New York Knicks; New York Rangers; New York Islanders; New Jersey Devils; Buffalo Sabres; New York Liberty; New York Red Bulls and the Westchester Knicks, as well as coverage of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. Each year, MSG and MSG+ collectively telecast approximately 500 live professional games, along with a comprehensive lineup of other sporting events, including college football and basketball, and critically-acclaimed original programming. The gold standard for regional broadcasting, MSG Networks has won 162 New York Emmy Awards over the past ten years. Learn More.
About Object Matrix
Object Matrix is the award winning software company that pioneered object storage and the modernisation of media archives. It exists to enable global collaboration, increase operational efficiencies and empower creativity through deployment of MatrixStore, the on-prem and hybrid cloud storage platform. Their focus on the media industry gives them a deep understanding of the challenges organisations face when protecting, processing and sharing video content. Customers include: BBC, Orange, France Televisions, the NBA, BT, HBO, TV Globo, MSG-N and NBC Universal. Learn more.
About CineSys
CineSys are Media IT Specialists providing systems, solutions, integration and support for digital content creators across North America. With years of IT experience and a foundation in M&E, they serve a range of industries from broadcast and post production to corporate and sports. As an engineering-centric company, CineSys has specialists with deep knowledge and experience in designing, implementing and supporting creative workflows from ingest to media management, delivery and beyond.