For many media organizations, on-prem object storage is a powerful backbone for post production process. It delivers fast, predictable performance, offers tight control over data, and easy integrations with facility-based workflows. For editors who come into the office everyday, it’s a great way to stay connected to working assets.

But there’s one thing it doesn’t do—provide easy, secure access to remote collaborators.

As the media industry continues to trend remote, having the flexibility to continue work from home or hire global talent who can’t make the commute are imperative. Historically, on-prem teams have been forced to make compromises by using unreliable VPNs, copying files onto local drives and send those out to editors, or utilizing terribly slow sync solutions.

With S3 Native File Streaming on Suite, those tradeoffs disappear.

Suite provides on-prem teams with the remote capabilities and flexibility of the cloud.

On-Prem Performance, Cloud Reach

S3 Native File Streaming allows Suite to sit directly on top of on-prem S3-compatible object storage and stream data to users anywhere.

Local users continue to read & write data at LAN speeds, exactly as they do today—but remote users can now gain instant access to work on the same data without VPNs, proxies, or manual transfers.

In short, existing on-prem storage remains the source of truth, but collaborators don’t need to come into the office to complete their creative work.

One Workflow for Every User

Before S3 Native File Streaming, teams with on-prem object storage deployments had to utilize different workflows for different users:

• Local teams worked directly on the on-prem storage
• Remote collaborators relied on syncing, copies, or exports
• Pipelines had to account for multiple data paths

S3-Native File Streaming unifies those workflows.

On-site and remote users access the same files through the same filesystem view.

With Suite, teams can now establish a secure single source of truth, create a single set of file paths, and eliminate need to manage separate “local” and “remote” environments.

Extend the Life of Your Existing Infrastructure

One of the biggest concerns with on-prem teams considering how to enable remote collaboration has been the fear of replacing or redesigning their proven infrastructure. S3 Native File Streaming lets teams turn those on-prem investments into the foundation for global work.

Is S3 Native File Streaming Right For My Studio?

S3 Native File Streaming on Suite allows teams with existing on-prem S3-compatible object storage to unlock real-time remote collaboration without migrating data or redesigning existing storage infrastructure. It’s the optimal solution for:

• Studios with on-prem object storage & existing datasets
• Creative teams that work frequently with remote collaborators
• Teams looking to modernize media access without redesigning infrastructure
• Teams that need a central dataset and single file paths

If your storage already works — but your access model doesn’t — S3 Native File Streaming on Suite bridges the gap. Your infrastructure stays on-prem. Your workflow goes global.

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