One of the many benefits of MatrixStore, being an object based storage solution, is that it can be utilised as a Digital Preservation System for long term archiving of digital media assets. This allows file based assets to be securely stored and archived almost to in perpetuity by being future proofed against evolving technological advancements.

When comparing different solutions one needs to ensure that the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of any archive system does not result in a very expensive data migration requirement further down the line with a potential loss of assets. This can be very true of tape based systems.

Increased productivity, assets re-use, regulation compliance, fine avoidance, results in an annual value of that data to the company of assets being available online and readily available. Potential new revenue streams can be gained by making the data available via the internet, on demand to customers, or any number of other usage scenarios which benefit from instant random access to files. These are some of the opportunity benefits that can be compared between disk and tape based storage, depending on the usage scenarios.

In terms of finding the content required, the adage of "If you cannnot find it you don not have it" comes into its own when content is protected long term in a disk based, searchable, MatrixStore Archive.

Object Matrix provides plugins for a number of the leading DAM, MAM and PAM solutions including:

Avid Interplay Archive
Interconnect provides Affordable archiving for Avid Interplay environments.

MAM Bundle
A fantastic media asset management bundle provided by Vidispine, Cantemo and Object Matrix.

Final Cut Server Archive Plugin
If you still plan to use Final Cut Server, the Object Matrix plugin allows you to archive entire productions or individual assets and metadata with a single click.