Case Study: Global Gamemaker accelerates global collaboration and project delivery with Panzura CloudFS

Global Gamemaker cuts file update delays from 24 hours to real time with Panzura

The customer, a top-tier global gaming and media company referred to as Global Gamemaker, faced significant challenges with its legacy file storage infrastructure. Using a combination of Windows file storage, Dropbox, and Media Shuttle, the company struggled with slow file sharing across its globally distributed design teams. File replication occurred only once every 24 hours, making timely collaboration on large files nearly impossible and threatening tight project deadlines. They needed a solution to empower global collaboration with file locking to prevent corruption.

Panzura implemented its CloudFS solution to overcome these challenges. The platform created a single, global data source with real-time file updates and distributed file locking, allowing teams worldwide to work on the same file simultaneously. This eliminated the 24-hour replication delay and empowered seamless collaboration. The solution also provided powerful auditing and search capabilities through Panzura Data Services, freeing up IT resources. As a result, Global Gamemaker accelerated project delivery, optimized workforce productivity, and gained the agility to shift talent across global projects instantly.