Latest innovations in storage and media workflow technologyLatest innovations in storage and media workflow technology
ELEMENTS, high-performance media storage specialist, will be showcasing its latest innovations in storage and media workflow technology at IBC2025, presenting a comprehensive vision for tomorrow’s media workflows and future-ready storage solutions.
Leading the showcase will be GRID, a cutting-edge, software-defined all-NVMe storage appliance designed for the high-performance demands of the media and entertainment industry. Built on the top-tier Ceph distributed storage platform, GRID delivers exceptional speed, scalability, and reliability in a compact 2U form factor. Designed for post-production, VFX, broadcast, and content creation, GRID provides a strong foundation for demanding workflows, combining 200Gbit Ethernet connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks in high-resolution editing, rendering, and collaborative processes. When paired seamlessly with our Media Library, GRID goes beyond storage, giving users the flexibility to efficiently organize, store, retrieve, share, and comment on large volumes of media assets.
The major features and advantages of GRID include unified file and object storage, combining CephFS for scalability with an S3 Gateway for cloud-native workflows. Built-in resilience delivers high availability and data durability through replication, snapshots, erasure coding, and self-healing. GRID is hybrid workflow ready, integrating seamlessly with Windows and macOS via native SMB support and full Active Directory compatibility for centralized access. It also offers effortless scalability, enabling nodes to be added on the fly to expand capacity and performance without downtime or data migration. With a media-optimized architecture that provides low-latency access, high IOPS and strong metadata performance, GRID ensures smooth media playback and efficient asset management.
IBC2025 will also see the launch of VALET, a new storage extension service designed to make managing large-scale media projects more efficient, flexible, and cost-effective.
“Think of VALET as your storage attendant. It discreetly syncs active projects to a secondary location, then clears local copies once they’re no longer in use, freeing up high-performance infrastructure without removing access,” said Heiner Lesaar, CTO of ELEMENTS. “By combining the benefits of fast local storage with the scale and affordability of the cloud, VALET gives distributed teams, growing media libraries, and busy studios a way to cut costs without compromising workflow continuity.”
At its core, VALET offers a seamless way to offload completed or inactive workspaces, whether from on-prem or cloud infrastructure, to a secondary location, typically cloud storage. Unlike cold storage solutions that disrupt workflows or conceal data, VALET keeps everything connected to its original workspace and ready to be retrieved and reintegrated without the need for manual tracking or system juggling. With VALET, storage becomes less of a restraint and more of a strategic tool, helping teams focus on what they do best: creating.
Also featured at IBC will be BLINK, ELEMENTS’ native BeeGFS client for Windows and macOS, engineered to unlock the full performance potential of BeeGFS file systems. With true kernel-level integration, BLINK outperforms traditional FUSE-based native clients, delivering exceptional speed, reduced latency, and rock-solid stability for high-performance media workflows. When paired with ELEMENTS’ NVMe CUBE appliance, BLINK offers block-level file access over Ethernet, delivering unmatched throughput and efficiency across platforms. This represents a major leap forward for teams that demand high-performance, cross-platform storage access.
“This year at IBC, we’re not just diving into the key themes shaping media and entertainment workflows, we’re also offering an exclusive first look at a selection of powerful new features and updates,” said Paul Patterson, Head of Marketing and Communications at ELEMENTS. “We’re excited to welcome you to Stand 7.B25, where you can meet the team, explore our next-generation showcase, and more.”