Case Study: John McNeil Studio enables remote access to huge video files with LucidLink

Remote Workers Gain Instant Access to TBs of Data

John McNeil Studios, a creative studio in the media and entertainment industry, faced challenges with its on-premises storage system, which prevented its distributed workforce and freelancers from accessing and collaborating on large video files remotely. They sought a cloud-based solution to replace their cumbersome use of Dropbox and legacy SAN. LucidLink was recommended to solve their issues with remote access and high-performance file sharing.

LucidLink implemented its Filespaces solution, which provided a seamless, high-performance streaming file service in front of Amazon S3 object storage. This allowed John McNeil Studios to provide its teams with instant access to huge files from any location without changing their workflow or needing to download data. The results included enhanced remote collaboration, significant time and cost savings by leveraging more freelancers, and the ability to better manage existing storage costs. Jonathan Loomis, IT Director, noted the solution worked perfectly in the background within just three days of installation.

John Mcneil Studios

Jonathan Loomis

IT Director