NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a prominent global cloud-led, data-centric software company, confirmed today the extension of its strategic alliance and co-engineering partnership with DreamWorks Animation.
This renewal positions NetApp as DreamWorks’ go-to cloud data services provider, enabling the renowned animation studio to elevate its hybrid cloud environment for improved productivity and flexibility.
This announcement coincides with DreamWorks’ latest release, “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”, marking over 25 years of collaboration, where NetApp’s innovative solutions have supported the studio’s animation technologies and managed its escalating production demands and data complexities.
A unique element of this partnership is the co-engineering model, which involves engineers from both organizations to solve engineering challenges, optimize workflows, and reduce latency in a hybrid cloud environment.
“NetApp’s All Flash Array solutions served as the foundation of the hybrid storage, managing the production’s complex data requirements and simplified workflows,” said Gabrielle Boko, CMO at NetApp. This technology allowed animators to focus on creativity rather than capacity management.
The collaboration has resulted in technological advancements such as improved performance using NetApp AFF, increased agility through Azure NetApp Files and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and decreased latency with NetApp ONTAP systems.
Bill Ballew, CTO at DreamWorks Animation, highlighted that DreamWorks generates up to a petabyte of data per film, stating, “we couldn’t bring the imaginative storytelling of our animated films to life without the world-class data management services that NetApp provides.”
Matthew Swinbourne, CTO, Cloud Architecture, NetApp Asia Pacific, also emphasized the importance of hybrid cloud storage in the modern digital-first business environment and expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership’s potential to deliver increased productivity, agility, and cost efficiency.
In this era of accelerated digital transformation, this partnership continues to break new ground, raising the visual storytelling bar with each film at the studio and highlighting the value of a well-executed Hybrid Cloud Data Fabric strategy.
As the strategic partnership between NetApp and DreamWorks Animation evolves, both companies are set to shape the future of data management in the animation industry.
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