Creative Effects Studio Lexhag Virtualizes on AWS
Media Blog
This article discusses how Creative Effects Studio Lexhag, a UK-based visual effects studio, virtualized its workflow on AWS.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Lexhag's background as a boutique visual effects studio for films and TV shows
- Their journey from using AWS for backup storage in 2014 to fully virtualizing their workflow on AWS in 2020
- The AWS services they use, including S3, EC2, FSx, and AWS Thinkbox Deadline for rendering
- Their process of migrating 170TB of data from on-premises to AWS, using S3 and Glacier Deep Archive
- Benefits of AWS, such as scalability, cost savings, and enabling creative freedom by eliminating infrastructure constraints
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