DNA Productions Deploys Isilon IQ Clustered Storage to Deliver Animation
with Unprecedented Speed and Realism
SEATTLE, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Isilon(R) Systems, the premier provider of
intelligent clustered storage, announced today at SIGGRAPH 2005 that DNA
Productions has deployed Isilon IQ as its primary clustered storage system.
DNA Productions, whose 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius received an
Oscar(R) nomination for Best Animated Feature, recently installed a
state-of-the-art computer rendering infrastructure that includes more than
50 terabytes of Isilon IQ clustered storage to deliver new levels of animation
to moviegoers. The company, which is leveraging its technology to deliver
unparalleled quality, efficiency and detail, has produced, directed and
written award-winning animation since 1987 in conjunction with leading studios
such as Paramount, Fox and Nickelodeon.
"Audiences expect us to deliver breakthrough visual effects and animation
as part of the stories we tell, and as such our films are incredibly complex
to create," said Rich Hirneise, DNA Productions.
With its fully distributed and linearly scalable architecture, Isilon IQ
enables DNA Productions to harness the sheer computing muscle of its render
farm to achieve new levels of realism for animating complex events such as the
rippling of water, the movement of grass and the texture of human skin -- a
few of the vital elements used to better tell stories and captivate audiences.
"We looked at nearly every SAN and NAS storage system and ultimately
selected Isilon IQ because it allows us to deliver better results, more
quickly and with less cost," said Brian Chacon, DNA Productions.
Isilon IQ allows DNA Productions to centralize its storage and distribute
its data between clusters with Isilon SyncIQ(TM) replication software, all
while delivering unprecedented business benefits. With its networked storage
interconnected through low-latency, high performance TopSpin(R) InfiniBand(R)
switches, Isilon IQ enables DNA Productions to satisfy immense throughput
requirements and easily and reliably expand its storage without any downtime,
even while running active render jobs.
"Through the use of innovative technologies, DNA Productions is further
revolutionizing the way animated stories are created and told," said
Brett Goodwin, vice president of marketing and business development for Isilon
Systems. "Isilon IQ clustered storage and our OneFS distributed file system
software allow DNA Productions to deliver animation faster and more
efficiently than ever before."
Isilon IQ, the first clustered storage system to offer low-latency
InfiniBand for intracluster communication, can scale to more than
150 terabytes of capacity, delivers up to three gigabytes/second of total
throughput from a single file system and offers more than four gigabytes of
cache memory in each node -- allowing DNA Productions to perform its work more
efficiently and freeing its IT resources to concentrate on more vital matters.
Unlike most traditional storage systems, which require costly custom
hardware delivered in complex, monolithic architectures, the Isilon IQ family
of clustered storage systems offers unmatched mission-critical performance in
a modular form factor that uses intelligent software coupled with
industry-standard hardware. By creating a single, modular, expandable pool of
networked storage, Isilon IQ enables organizations to reliably add tens,
hundreds, or even thousands of terabytes of capacity -- dramatically reducing
both capital acquisition and ongoing IT management costs.
Isilon also recently announced the next generation of its award-winning
Isilon IQ family of clustered storage systems -- the Isilon IQ 1920, 3000 and
4800 -- powered by the latest version of Isilon's award-winning OneFS(TM)
distributed file system software.
About DNA Productions
A full-service animation company based in Dallas, Texas, DNA Productions,
Inc. has produced, directed and written award-winning animation since 1987. In
addition to Jimmy Neutron, some of the company's notable projects include
animation on the Emmy nominated holiday special "Olive the Other Reindeer" for
the Curiosity Company and Fox. DNA also wrote, directed and produced the 3D
animated Christmas special "Santa versus the Snowman" for O Entertainment,
which runs in IMAX theaters during the holiday season.
About Isilon Systems
Isilon is the premier provider of intelligent clustered storage systems.
Isilon's award-winning family of Isilon IQ products consists of
high-performance clustered storage systems that combine an intelligent
distributed file system with modular industry-standard hardware to deliver
unmatched simplicity and scalability. Isilon IQ was designed for digital
content and use in data-intensive markets such as media and entertainment,
digital imaging, life sciences, oil and gas and government. The Seattle-based
company is financed by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital,
Atlas Venture, Madrona Venture Group and Focus Ventures. For more information,
please visit: http://www.isilon.com .
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