Case Study: Aspen 82 achieves faster, safer video storage with Seagate NAS HDDs

Video SMB Elevates Business to a New Heights with NAS

Aspen 82, a small 24x7 TV production company in Aspen, struggled with rapid video data growth, scattered storage across multiple NAS boxes and USB drives, slow file transfers, and poor backup protection. As HD and 4K workflows increased, the team faced lost productivity, duplicate files, and the risk of losing irreplaceable footage. Seagate was part of the storage strategy discussion, with enterprise-class NAS hard drives identified as a better fit than consumer desktop drives.

To solve the problem, Aspen 82 deployed a Netgear ReadyDATA 5200 NAS populated with Seagate Enterprise NAS HDDs and Seagate SSDs for caching, creating a centralized, hybrid storage system with RAID 50 protection and much faster access. The new setup became the company’s central hub, was up and running in about an hour, and felt like a local drive to editors. With 60 TB of raw capacity, improved performance, and plans for cloud or offsite backup, Aspen 82 gained stronger data protection, less workflow friction, and far better confidence in long-term storage reliability.

Aspen 82

Joel Lee

Director of Production