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Wow, Matt, this means the world to us! 🙏 From the very beginning, we’ve been all in on supporting the incredible vision of Light Sail VR. Seeing how our technology is helping you push the boundaries of immersive storytelling—that’s what it’s all about. We’re beyond grateful to be part of your team’s journey and contribute to the amazing work you do. It’s all about collaboration, and hearing this just fires us up to keep innovating so you can keep creating! Thank you for trusting us with such a key part of your operation. Let’s keep making magic happen together!

OpenDrives believes that our customers' success is our success. And a great example of this is how we helped our customer Matthew Celia with Light Sail VR: 👊 scale economically as their business grows with our cutting-edge, blazing-fast Atlas data storage software 👊 solve their specific workflow challenges thanks to our responsive support team 👊 onboard more commercial projects seamlessly 👊 use essential third-party tools available through the OpenDrives containers marketplace 👊 accelerate their creative workflows by as much as threefold so that they could concentrate on creating compelling, immersive stories As Matt said, "With the enormous flexibility to expand storage as needed, OpenDrives is a game-changer, allowing us to focus on our actual passion—creativity.” Learn more about why Light Sail VR chose OpenDrives, in collaboration with NEW MEDIA HOLLYWOOD, INC., in our press release and check out our teaser of our upcoming full video testimonial, coming soon. 🔗 Links here to the press release (https://lnkd.in/gsk5EVQt) and video teaser (https://lnkd.in/g3jYiRBT) and in the comments below. Don't forget to follow us here on LinkedIn for more news and announcements!

Finally, the NAB Show New York is here! OpenDrives' CEO Sean Lee, head of channel Herb Ricco, and systems engineer extraordinaire Lenny Khaitov is the team to meet if you: ▶️ Have on-premises, cloud, or hybrid storage issues you need solved STAT ▶️Want an easier, more performant media workflow solution ▶️Handle high-bandwidth video workflows that are fast outgrowing your homegrown or pro-sumer storage solutions ▶️Need to scale cost effectively—without ever sacrificing performance ▶️Desire support from a team that has real-world media & entertainment experience ▶️Want to consolidate all your data and content into one flexible, highly extensible, collaborative environment that can interoperate with your evolving tech stack ▶️Have ambitions to create compelling stories without technology that interferes with your creativity Swing by the Key Code Media booth 1423 (and mention you're there to see OpenDrives) or comment below. You can also book a meeting here https://lnkd.in/giPz_-xG. Hope to see you there!

🔔 New blog post alert! OpenDrives' channel partners are an extension of everything that matters to us: 🎉 Our quest to truly solve our customers' content creation and media workflow challenges with innovative, simple, and highly performant data storage and management solutions 🎉 Our goal to offer products that economically scale as our customers grow with cost and performance predictability always in mind 🎉 Our dedication to providing the best customer experience and support You can read more about our channel-first approach in our latest blog post authored by our head of channel sales Herb Ricco. Contact us at partners@opendrives.com to learn more about how we champion our channel partners and our Empower Channel Partner Program. 🔗 Link here (https://lnkd.in/gNJg3rhc) and in the comments below. Don't forget to follow us here on LinkedIn for more content like this. 🎁 Bonus: Check out what one of our premier channel partners Noah Gusdorff from Creative Mobile Solutions had to say about how OpenDrives has helped his business successfully scale and grow. Link to the video is here https://lnkd.in/gai3XXdg.

Sean Lee is not your typical CEO. His vision and approach are unique and that defines us as a company. #OpenDrives

Who exactly is OpenDrives? 🔥 A data storage platform 🔥 An expert in media & entertainment workflows with real-world experience 🔥 An empathetic company that truly cares to solve content creator problems Check out what our new CEO Sean Lee has to say about why Hollywood's biggest studios and networks trust OpenDrives. Watch the video below or on YouTube at https://lnkd.in/g9Juh-xb. Want to see a demo of our Atlas composable software? Comment below so we can set something up either in person or virtually at your convenience. We'll be at a few shows coming up, including the HPA Roundtable Networking event and the SVG Remote Production Forum happening today and the NAB Show New York next month. And remember to follow us here on LinkedIn for the latest and greatest!

A resounding theme we keep running across with prospects/customers/partners is how much help they need to prove the ROI from any new technology investment. But how do you show the value that your storage platform provides? 🤔 We at OpenDrives are here to help. We designed our Atlas storage platform to be composable on purpose. Now Atlas can help creative productions and content creators be both cost effective and remain competitive. Here's what you get: ➕ Freedom of choice - You have options: three bundles with just the right features to meet your specific workflow requirements; three price points; two scalable hardware architectures; a variety of OpenDrives-approved channel partners to support your networking and Atlas service needs 🎆 ➕ Unlimited capacity - Not having to pay per capacity means more cost predictability for you because Atlas is designed to scale economically with growing businesses like yours ☑ ➕ No feature bloat - Don't pay for features you don't need or have to choose between performance or capabilities or capacity; with Atlas you always get enterprise-grade performance, intelligent data access and management capabilities, AND unlimited capacity no matter which bundle you choose 💰 Learn how composability has made Atlas finally accessible and affordable to creative productions and content creators of all sizes by reading what our head of product Trevor J. Morgan, Ph.D. has to say in Post Magazine. 🔗 Link here and in the comments below: https://lnkd.in/gnNCXVX4? Don't forget to see us at the NAB Show New York next month! Sign up and mention you want to meet with OpenDrives here: https://lnkd.in/gvN4zv9P -

The NAB Show New York is less than a month away! 😅 Going? Come find OpenDrives, your favorite M&E data storage solution provider at the show. 🎯 We'll be at the Key Code Media booth 1423, showcasing our latest and greatest: ✅ The unlimited capacity and cost-efficient scalability power of our composable Atlas software architecture ✅ Essentials, our lowest price-entry bundle designed for smaller creative teams that have performance-demanding workflows, but require less overall complexity ✅ Professional, our newest mid-market bundle, the ideal balance of ultra-fast performance and intelligent storage management capabilities for scaling businesses ✅ Comprehensive, our flagship bundle, featuring our unique Atlas Performance Engine, on the Ultra hardware platform—the product that made us famous in Hollywood! Interested in meeting with us? Comment below or email us at hello@opendrives.com. Hope to see you there! ✌

🚀 New blog post alert by OpenDrives head of Marketing and Creative Services (and former content creator and head of post production at Activision Blizzard Esports) Andre Rievers on The Key to Storage Optimization is a Robust Content Strategy. Is your content strategy ready for the big leagues? 🏆 Just like a well-coordinated, winning sports team, a game-changing content strategy should attract, engage, and retain your audience while hitting your business goals. Here's how to create an undefeated content strategy plan: 1️⃣ Read the room to define your audience 2️⃣ Use tailored tactics to build personalized content 3️⃣ Reuse content for maximum impact and minimal waste 4️⃣ Define your storage tiers 5️⃣ Score big with cost-management tools 🔗 Link to the blog post is here (https://lnkd.in/gdYHZyXn) and in the comments below. Remember to follow us here on LinkedIn for the latest and greatest.

🔔 New media alert featuring yours truly! 😎 What is “design control” in data centers, and how will it alter the storage industry⁉ A recent article by The Daily Upside details how NVIDIA Taiwan’s recent smart data center patent aims to optimize energy use by shifting power between sources based on fluctuating demand. OpenDrives Product and Operations Head Trevor J. Morgan, Ph.D. shares his thoughts on this new approach to data storage. In the midst of rising demands for generative AI, he comments that Nvidia's move toward "design control" in data centers demonstrates thought leadership in addressing energy efficiency and operational flexibility, particularly when it comes to concerns over the energy cost of data centers. 🔗 Link to the article is here and in the comments below: https://lnkd.in/gB6N9yWY Don't forget to follow us here on LinkedIn for more news and announcements!