Case Study: Optimus achieves unified high-performance cross-platform workflows and 90% tape-cost savings with Quantum Corporation's StorNext and Scalar

Optimus - Customer Case Study

Optimus is a 100-person creative post‑production company with studios in Chicago and Santa Monica that runs complex, multi‑application workflows across Mac and Windows. Sharing large media files and reusing archived work was slow and error‑prone—teams spent hours copying data between workstations, suffered version confusion, and relied on costly, manual tape archiving that delayed production.

Optimus implemented Quantum StorNext file system and Storage Manager with a Scalar i6000 tape library (deployed with Autodesk), creating a unified, cross‑platform storage environment and automated archive tiering (nearline disk + LTO tape). The result: fibre‑speed shared access with no more copying, dramatically reduced disk needs, fast, file‑level retrieval from archive, and a ≈90% cut in tape costs—saving thousands of dollars a month while improving workflow efficiency and reliability.

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Knox McCormac

Director of Operations