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Enhancing Game and Media Workflows with Global File Systems on AWS

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This article discusses how global file systems (GFS) enable efficient collaboration on large media files across multiple geographic locations. It explores various AWS solutions for implementing GFS:

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Using Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Point and Mountpoint for Linux applications
  • Amazon File Cache with Amazon S3 for a hub-and-spoke model with synchronized data across regions
  • NetApp Global File Cache with Amazon FSx for ONTAP for file locking and auditing capabilities
  • Hammerspace for hybrid storage environments, integrating with AWS storage services
  • Nasuni for handling large files in hybrid environments, with caching and global file locking
  • The article concludes that GFS solutions on AWS enable efficient global collaboration for media-rich workflows like game development and video production.
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