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FACILIS TECHNOLOGY Over the past decade, Facilis Technology has delivered quality shared storage systems and dynamic workflow solutions for thousands of facilities worldwide.

museums, destination resorts, and other state-of-the-art media-based attractions.

installation supervision. As THG continued to expand and grow, Eric Hungerford, THG s director of media production was tasked with bringing content creation in-house.

3 FACILIS TECHNOLOGY Over the past decade, Facilis Technology has delivered quality shared storage systems and dynamic workflow solutions for thousands of facilities worldwide. Through constant software innovation, superior integration and support for the highestperformance connection methods, Facilis Technology has maintained a loyal customer base and solid industry reputation. Facilis Technology offers world-class technical support and consultative selling to ensure a proper fit in your facility and years of uninterrupted production. Share the Performance - TerraBlock. CUSTOMER CORNER The Hettema Group is a full-service design firm that specializes in experiential entertainment projects such as theme parks, large scale parades, live events, museums, destination resorts, and other state-of-the-art media-based attractions. Providing initial blue sky concept designs through delivery of the entire experience, The Hettema Group provides detailed design and media production, on-site art direction and installation supervision. As THG continued to expand and grow, Eric Hungerford, THG s director of media production was tasked with bringing content creation in-house. We used to outsource content creation pieces, but it made sense for us both creatively and economically as we grew to bring that capability in-house, and Facilis has enabled us to do that much more efficiently, says Hungerford. The system is easy enough that if we bring in a pinch-hitter editor for a couple of weeks, it s easy to explain, as the ramp-up time is not very steep, says Hungerford. It s intuitive enough that whether it s an assistant editor that needs to log footage, or a seasoned editor coming in to do a final online, anybody can make sense of things. It s pretty bullet proof. 3

PRODUCTS Systems Storage Type Capacity Options Hybrid24 SSD8 24EX/32 24D Fully Populated Hybrid 136TB 144TB Fully Populated SSD 8TB 16TB Expandable 128TB 256TB Fully Populated 96TB 192TB Connectivity

4 PRODUCTS Systems Storage Type Capacity Options Hybrid24 SSD8 24EX/32 24D Fully Populated Hybrid 136TB 144TB Fully Populated SSD 8TB 16TB Expandable 128TB 256TB Fully Populated 96TB 192TB Connectivity Options Performance 4K 2160p DPX 6400Mbps 2 x 24p** 2 x 24p 1 x 24p 1 x 24p RED 6K HD 7:1 900Mbps 15 x 24p* 14 x 24p 12 x 24p 10 x 24p UHD DNxHR HQ 712Mbps 18 x 24p* 17 x 24p 13 x 24p 11 x 24p XAVC 2160p 4K 500Mbps 25 x 50p* 23 x 50p 16 x 50p 12 x 50p Pro Res HD Mbps 45 x 25i* 42 x 25i 29 x 25i 22 x 25i Pro Res/DNxHD 120Mbps 90 x 25i* 85 x 25i 49 x 25i 41 x 25i XDCAM HD422 50MBps 200 x 25i* 190 x 25i 90 x 25i 74 x 25i Stream counts are based on Multi-user Write RAID5 Virtual Volumes at 100% full. TerraBlock s virtualization maintains full stream count even at full capacity and at high levels of fragmentation. TerraBlock supports a diverse array of workflows, from 4K DPX color grading to low-bitrate editorial for web broadcast. Your connectivity choice is based on your workflow requirements, not the architecture of the storage. 1Gb Ethernet clients collaborate with 16Gb Fibre Channel clients on the same writable volumes, at a fraction of the cost. Share the Performance - TerraBlock. ** SSD-based volumes only * Aggregate SSD and HDD drive sets Asset Tracking and Access Nearline and Direct-attached Storage LTO Backup and Archive FastTracker NL16 and T8 SyncBlock LTO Drives LAN Connected Asset Tracking Application for TerraBlock Systems 16 and 8 Drive RAID5/6 Nearline or Direct SAS-attached Arrays Single Tape Drive or 24 Tape Library With Archiware P5 Software Supports 1 Million+ Asset Records 32TB, 64TB, 128TB Capacities Up to 60TB In library with LTO6 The fastest way to index, tag, search and access your video, audio and still format media across TerraBlock volumes. Cost-effective dual or single-port 6Gb SAS drive arrays for offload, backup and disk-based nearline and archive. Single-port 6Gb SAS tape drives for deep archive and LTFS delivery directly from the TerraBlock server. 4

Systems Capacity Expansion 24EX/16 24EX/12 24EX/8 8D TX16 Expandable 64TB 128TB Expandable

1Gb Ethernet 6Gb SAS 1 x 24p - - - - 8 x 24p 5 x 24p 4 x 24p 4 x 24p 5 x 24p 7 x 24p 6 x

x 25i 10 x 25i 15 x 25i 30 x 25i 20 x 25i 16 x 25i 16 x 25i 20 x 25i 48 x 25i 42 x 25i 28

24D with TX16 Drive Set Expansion TerraBlock 24D, TX16 Drive Set Expansion, SyncBlock

Switch 1Gb Clients 1Gb Clients 8/16Gb Clients 1Gb Clients 8/16Gb Clients 4-way Team to a

Switch with 1Gb Clients, 10Gb Ethernet and Channel Direct- Attached Clients 4-way Team to

5 Systems Capacity Expansion 24EX/16 24EX/12 24EX/8 8D TX16 Expandable 64TB 128TB Expandable 48TB 96TB Expandable Entry-Level Capacity Expansion 32TB 32TB 64TB, 128TB Included: 4 x 1Gb Ethernet 6Gb SAS 1 x 24p x 24p 5 x 24p 4 x 24p 4 x 24p 5 x 24p 7 x 24p 6 x 24p 5 x 24p 5 x 24p 6 x 24p 10 x 50p 8 x 50p 6 x 50p 6 x 50p 8 x 50p 18 x 25i 15 x 25i 10 x 25i 10 x 25i 15 x 25i 30 x 25i 20 x 25i 16 x 25i 16 x 25i 20 x 25i 48 x 25i 42 x 25i 28 x 25i 28 x 25i 42 x 25i CONFIGURATIONS TerraBlock 24EX or 24D Server TerraBlock 24EX/16 or 24D with TX16 Drive Set Expansion TerraBlock 24D, TX16 Drive Set Expansion, SyncBlock Nearline and LTO Archive Library 10Gb Clients 10Gb Clients 10Gb Clients 40Gb Switch 16Gb Switch 1Gb Clients 1Gb Clients 8/16Gb Clients 1Gb Clients 8/16Gb Clients 4-way Team to a 1Gb Switch with 1Gb Clients and 10Gb Ethernet Direct-Attached Clients 4-way Team to a 1Gb Switch with 1Gb Clients, 10Gb Ethernet and Channel Direct- Attached Clients 4-way Team to a 1Gb Switch with 1Gb Clients, 10Gb Ethernet Clients on a 40Gb Switch and Channel Clients on a 16Gb Switch 5

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7 KEY FEATURES Ultra-High Performance SSD/HDD Systems Multi-stream 4K UHD or 4K DPX finishing concurrent with highbandwidth collaborative editorial on a single enclosure. Mirror SSD data to HDD for cost-effective data protection, and migrate data at incredible speeds between drive groups and servers. Adobe Collaboration Hub Integration Adobe Collaboration Hub is the center of dynamic workgroups using Adobe Premiere Pro and Prelude. Now this advanced project sharing functionality is integrated with TerraBlock. Selectable Data Sharing Methods Through software, choose whether each virtual volume is designated as file-level for total collaboration or volume-level for ultra-high performance data sharing. Integrated Nearline & Backup Back-up, replicate and mirror through SyncBlock right from the server desktop. Utilize RAID6 nearline storage through the Facilis Shared File System, and schedule project back-ups to LTO and ftp or cloud services. FastTracker Integrated Asset Tracking Create custom catalogs, assign permissions and add metadata into a fully searchable database with drag and drop application import and integrated preview player. Multi-Platform Shared File System Apple OSX, Windows and Linux workstations access the same writable volume without 3rd party software or per seat licensing, external metadata controllers or complex networking. 8/16Gbit Fibre Channel & 1/10/40Gbit Ethernet Choose the speed of access to your video and audio files with multiple methods of connectivity to suit your bandwidth needs and budget. Clients can connect directly to the server or through a switch. No Per-Seat Licenses or 3rd Party Fees While most shared storage system providers charge you for expanding your client count, Facilis allows you to connect TerraBlock to up to 250 Fibre Channel and Ethernet clients with no additional license or per-seat support costs. Cascading Volume Expansion Easily add capacity while maintaining volume structure with cascading volumes. Grow existing volumes with internal drive groups, SAS expansion units or other TerraBlock servers. DynaRAID Data Protection TerraBlock delivers the most efficient protection against drive failure with software RAID5 options. Protection type is selectable per-volume and can be changed on the fly. Unity-Style Avid Project & Media Sharing Native, application-level Avid Unity-Style Media Composer project sharing as well as interactive Adobe Premiere Project Manager. Virtual Volume Workflow and Performance Virtual volumes offer dynamic volume creation, expansion and allocation, as well as tolerance to fragmentation and speed degradation. Maintain 100% performance even at 100% full. VALUE PROPOSITION Facilis Technology was founded in 2003 with the idea of bringing advanced storage technology to the Media and Entertainment industry at a reasonable cost. Since then, there has been a shift in the industry toward IT-centric commodity storage, bringing with it all the complexities and overhead of enterprise networking, and the well-known inefficiencies that arise when working with large video files. Facilis means simple, and our approach is different. Instead of focusing on expensive and complex hardware to get around the inefficiencies of the network, we change the network. Our Shared File System is unique in the market, allowing connection over Fibre Channel and Ethernet, with a custom protocol that avoids the overhead and latencies of network storage systems. We then add the ability to run at full speed even when completely full, a trait that cannot be found in any other storage system, and one that has a direct effect on your total cost of ownership. We offer advanced SSD and Hybrid server products along with dynamic sharing methods for both block and file-level data access. Combined, these features serve to future-proof your facility infrastructure for years to come, no matter what the next job entails. Join the thousands of existing customers, and Share the Performance, with Facilis Technology. 7

FACILIS TECHNOLOGY SHARED STORAGE SYSTEMS Available Capacities: 32TB to 448TB per server; usable and protected capacities 26TB to 380TB Capacity Scalability: 10 x 24D/24EX Servers; 2 x TX16 SAS

48PB Network Capacity Base Unit Connectivity: Dual 1Gb; Dual 10Gb/Single 40Gb Ethernet or Dual Channel System OS Drive(s): Standalone, mirrored or cold spare SATA; System OS drive holds no drive

bit; Clients - Win 7/8/10, Mac OS 10.7-10.11, Linux 2.6.

8 FACILIS TECHNOLOGY SHARED STORAGE SYSTEMS Available Capacities: 32TB to 448TB per server; usable and protected capacities 26TB to 380TB Capacity Scalability: 10 x 24D/24EX Servers; 2 x TX16 SAS Expansions per Server; Max 4.48PB Network Capacity Base Unit Connectivity: Dual 1Gb; Dual 10Gb/Single 40Gb Ethernet or Dual Channel System OS Drive(s): Standalone, mirrored or cold spare SATA; System OS drive holds no drive set metadata Server/Client OS: Server - Win 64bit; Clients - Win 7/8/10, Mac OS , Linux RHEL/SUSE/CentOS Drive Failure Protection: DynaRAID dynamic, selectable protection including RAID1, 5, 50 Server Redundancy: Synchronization between server chassis and RAID51 Mirroring for consistent data availability Nearline and Offload: SyncBlock Backup and Nearline NL16/T8; Archive LTO Drive and 24-slot LTO Library Service & Support: 1 Year Total Care Support Included; 24/7 Support Available BOSTON Headquarters sales@facilis.com LOS ANGELES Sales & Support lasales@facilis.com LONDON Sales & Support +44 (0) emeasales@facilis.com Facilis Technology Inc. 108 Forest Ave Hudson, MA USA

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