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Digital storage of video and film files is gaining ground rapidly, according to the analysts at IDC, Forrester Research, and the Enterprise Strategy Group. This spurt in the growth of the digital video storage sector is due to the growing use of video surveillance in private and government establishments, and more companies following DreamWorks, Pixar, and Industrial Light & Magic in computer-generated film making. Data storage is where the high performance computing (HPC) digital film files are stored before being turned into movies. DreamWorks' storage system uses products from NetApp, Ibrix, and Hewlett-Packard. Isilon System and BlueArc provide similar digital storage workstations. The powerful Linux-cluster storage from Isilon Systems is popular with entertainment, telecommunications, oil and gas exploration, and Web 2.0 companies. Soho VFX Studios, The Orphanage, Walden Media, and Scanline are a few major special-effects studios that use BlueArc's storage system. Titan, BlueArc's storage hardware system, was used in the production of the box-office hit 'The Incredible Hulk.' Berj Bannayan, of Soho VFX, states that Titan's capacity and throughput made it a suitable candidate for the production and commends that Titan managed the voluminous data files related to the three dimensional animation picture adeptly. Other hits such as 'Iron Man,' 'Superman Returns' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' also employed BlueArc storage systems. Robust digital media storage in the entertainment industry is a necessity to handle the data deluge, to access specific data, and to ensure the quality of work.
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