BeeGFS, comes to Windows and Mac at IBC 2024 with Elements Blink

Elements presents Blink, a solution that will take its first steps in IBC 2024 and that adds “fast, flexible and secure” connectivity for BeeGFS file systems to Windows and MacOS workstations.

Elements has built a solid reputation in the field of storage and the support management leveraging public source file system BeeGFS, originally developed for the world's fastest supercomputers. By implementing BeeGFS on its storage devices, Elements has made it easier to create environments where complex hybrid and local networks deliver remarkable performance and ease of use for the multimedia industry.

BeeGFS was originally developed only for Linux, but now Elements Blink will bring the benefits of BeeGFS to Windows and macOS. This development, which can be discovered at IBC 2024, provides professional users with all the Advantages of the Elements architecture, including the flexible automation, the asset Management and one fast content delivery. Heiner Lesaar, CTO of Elements, provides more details: “We developed Elements Blink to meet these needs of desktop workstations, maximizing the performance of storage and network infrastructure while providing greater stability and significantly reducing the latency and CPU load commonly seen with standard NAS protocols.”

Elements will also present at IBC 2024 its latest advances in cloud technology along with the iterations latest hardware products. The mobile storage device Cube You will experience a significant increase in speed and performance, thanks to the adoption of the NVMe storage. This development doubles the internal performance and version capacity SSD anterior, reaching 10 GB/s for internal transfers and 200 TB of useful capacity in a single device.

In addition to your storage devices and the cloud, Elements also grants licenses to third parties storage providers who can meet your strict requirements. Recently, Qumulo has been added to the list of qualified partners, joining Quantum Xcellis y Dell-EMC OneFS.

“IBC is arguably the world's largest technology event for the media and entertainment industries, bringing together some of the most pioneering and future-focused companies. Elements is proud to exhibit annually: it offers us the perfect platform to unveil our latest and most exciting technological developments while being inspired by everything happening around us,” concludes Lesaar.