Managing and Archiving Creative and NonManaged Assets in Media & Entertainment Environments

In typical media and entertainment workflows, content is edited, produced and managed by various tools and included within asset management applications. Incrementally, and when projects are completed, they are archived via the asset manager to the archive through Spectra’s BlackPearl® Converged Storage System. BlackPearl eliminates network congestion through policies that move files off the production network to multiple storage domains.

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Merlin Entertainments plc

We are a company built on fun – a reason why our 62.8+ million guests choose to spend their time at our unique attractions. We are Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator. We operate more than 110 attractions, twelve hotels and four holiday villages in 23 countries across four continents and we run some of the best known names in global leisure. These include the likes of SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, the Dungeons and LEGOLAND, as well as local icons such as The Coca-Cola London Eye, Gardaland Resort, Heide Park Resort and Alton Towers Resort. It’s a huge variety of attractions, each more different than the last. But they all share the same goal: to provide a truly memorable experience and a great day out for all the family.

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Merlin Entertainments plc

We are a company built on fun – a reason why our 62.8+ million guests choose to spend their time at our unique attractions. We are Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator. We operate more than 110 attractions, twelve hotels and four holiday villages in 23 countries across four continents and we run some of the best known names in global leisure. These include the likes of SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, the Dungeons and LEGOLAND, as well as local icons such as The Coca-Cola London Eye, Gardaland Resort, Heide Park Resort and Alton Towers Resort. It’s a huge variety of attractions, each more different than the last. But they all share the same goal: to provide a truly memorable experience and a great day out for all the family.

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