Case Study: UCSC Silicon Valley streamlines video production and storage with Backblaze B2

UCSC Silicon Valley stores 500K+ files and 4,587 videos with Backblaze

UCSC Silicon Valley, a university hub for online learning programs, faced a challenge when its video production team's media server reached capacity. Their IT department's cloud backup solution was inefficient for video workflows. Digital Asset Manager Sara Brylowski needed a dedicated archive solution to manage assets and free up space for new content creation, leading them to vendor Backblaze and its B2 Cloud Storage service.

The solution involved integrating Backblaze B2 with CatDV media asset management software. This allowed the team to archive completed projects directly to the cloud, keeping proxies available for quick retrieval. This implementation by Backblaze resulted in a streamlined workflow where editors could focus on creating content without storage concerns. The department achieved significant cost savings on off-site storage, freed its IT staff from managing video data, and securely stored over 500,000 files with the ability to scale indefinitely.

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