Case Study: CriticalPast achieves faster, more reliable archive storage with Wasabi Technologies

CriticalPast Speeds Up Stock Footage Active Archive with Wasabi and Fastly

CriticalPast LLC, a major archival stock footage provider in the media and entertainment industry, needed a better way to manage and preserve massive amounts of historical footage. Its older storage setup was unreliable, required frequent data center visits, and struggled to keep celluloid film assets accessible in a digital format. To solve these challenges, CriticalPast turned to Wasabi Technologies and its hot cloud storage, along with Fastly for content delivery.

With Wasabi Technologies, CriticalPast moved its lightweight videos, stills, and backup data into reliable cloud storage that was simple to integrate and more cost-effective than its previous setup. The company reported faster ingest performance, better global streaming results, and far less operational hassle, including no more routine trips to the data center. Wasabi Technologies also helped eliminate unpredictable egress and API fees, giving CriticalPast more predictable storage costs and greater peace of mind.

CriticalPast LLC

Jim Erickson-Nepomuceno

Partner