Solution
ABS-CBN transformed its media archive infrastructure from legacy LTO tape systems to a cloud-native solution, enabling secure, scalable content storage and pandemic-proof collaboration. The platform ingests archived video and broadcast content into Object Storage Service (OSS), with cold archive tiers for long-term retention, while OSS Standard combined with ISV partner Lucidlink provides real-time collaborative editing capabilities for remote production teams. This unified storage layer eliminates on-premises hardware complexity, reduces CAPEX costs, and enables content creators to work from anywhere worldwide through cloud-connected workstations.
Data flow
Archived broadcast and video content → OSS tiers (Standard and Cold Archive) → collaborative editing via Lucidlink → digital channel distribution
Solution architecture
3 components · 2 layers - Storage
- Object Storage Service Scalable object storage for media asset archival and real-time content access, replacing LTO infrastructure
- OSS Cold Archive Cost-effective long-term archive storage with guaranteed data integrity, replacing legacy LTO tape management
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- Lucidlink ISV-provided storage software enabling collaborative non-linear editing workflows with remote access from anywhere in the world
- OSS Cold Archive as long-term LTO replacement
- OSS Standard + Lucidlink for global collaborative NLE workflow
- OSS across multiple regions for high-resilience media archive
Alibaba Cloud's solution offerings and approach for the storage requirement are strategic, highly scalable and more cost effective, which stand out against the competitors.
OSS Standard, together as a joint solution with storage software ISV, Lucidlink, helps ABS-CBN embark on a new way of doing NLE by maximizing the ROI of existing workstations and providing a pandemic-proof design.
Part of the roadmap, OSS Cold Archive is positioned as the cost-effective replacement for the LTO archive that ensures data integrity forever without the management overhead.
