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If your systems were down, even for just a day, what would that cost you? $100,000? $200,000? More? Disruption and downtime can be killers for the media business. Network interruptions, hacking, offline cloud services or dead/corrupt hard drives can bring workflows to a grinding halt. If you don't have a backup to immediately pivot to, recovery could take far longer than you can afford. In a survey hosted by postPerspective, several companies in the post-production community were asked about their backup systems. They found even the smaller post-production houses would lose an average of $35,000 per day if all their valu- able systems were down. For larger companies the loss could be far beyond that. Despite the high value of the work they do and the associated risk, most reported they don't have appropriate tools and processes in place to protect their work-in-progress (WIP) and only a small number are using cloud storage. Historically, automated backup systems have been too expensive and complex for many companies but that's no longer the case — so, why aren't more back- ing up their important work to prevent disaster? THE SIGNIANT PLATFORM HELPS YOU STAY ONLINE The Signiant Platform makes it incredibly easy and cost-effective to back up your WIP. • Media Shuttle is the de facto standard for person-initiated transfers of any size file, anywhere, fast. With Media Shuttle, set up a Share portal to immediately give users access to backups. • Jet works seamlessly with your on-prem storage and all major cloud service providers making it simple to automate backups to storage endpoints. Easily schedule the timing and frequency of backups to keep your network clear during business hours. • Once all storage endpoints are indexed, use Media Engine to search, find, download, send or just clip a portion of a video file from your back- up location, whether on-prem or in the cloud. SECURITY, RELIABILITY, AND PEACE OF MIND Signiant ensures that your data stays secure, and transfers remain reliable, even in the face of unexpected disruptions. • Keep assets under your control — Signiant is committed to storage in- dependence, meaning our customers stay in control of their own assets. Content always flows directly into and out of our customer's storage, whether file or object storage, on-prem or in the cloud. • With checkpoint restart, transfers automatical- ly resume from point of failure, providing rock-solid reliability and preventing data loss during interruptions. • Enterprise-grade security — Signiant completed the Trusted Partner Network's (TPN) App and Cloud Gold Shield Assessment for its Saas products and is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, to safeguard your assets at every step. DON'T LET DOWNTIME DERAIL YOUR BUSINESS In the fast-paced world of media, where every second counts, downtimes aren't just inconvenient — it's costly to the bottom line. Losing even a single day's work can set your team back tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, not to mention the potential loss of clients and damage to your reputation. But disrup- tions don't have to mean disaster — with the right tools in place, you can safe- guard your workflows, protect your valuable content, and maintain control over your production timelines. When disruptions happen — and they will — the question isn't if you can recov- er; it's how quickly. With the Signiant Platform, you control how fast your team gets 'back up and running' — no more waiting on your provider to fix the issues. The Signiant Platform is an integrated set of SaaS products that make media content flow easier and more efficient. The platform is built on a fast file transfer foundation already used to connect more than 50,000 companies of all sizes and over one million users. For more information, please visit www.signiant.com. WHAT'S THE COST OF LOSING YOUR DAY'S WORK? By Jon Finegold, CMO, Signiant SPONSORED CONTENT