Starz Animation is using BlueArc's Titan. The INI Group interviewed Terry Dale, VP of Operations. This is how Terry describes his role:

“Currently I’m VP of operations. I’m basically in charge of the infrastructure and overseeing systems and production to ensure that systems is supporting production. I also do all of the hardware and software purchasing for the company as well. I’ve been with the company for 16 years. I do all of the budget planning for infrastructure and for production hardware and software. I oversee the systems group.”

The following is an overview of Starz Animation’s IT environment:

•  Three hundred employees
•  Fifteen servers
•  Windows XP 64
  
•  Linux SUSE 11
  
•  Four hundred fifty terabytes of storage

Listen to individual answers by clicking on the following questions:

1. Can you share with us the process you went through to decide on implementing the BlueArc Titan?
2. Can you summarize for us the main reasons that you chose the BlueArc Titan?
3. What applications are you using your BlueArc Titan?
4. Can you give us examples of how BlueArc provided real value to your company?
5. Can you tell us how BlueArc has improved on the overall economic effectiveness within your IT operations?
6. Can you give us any insights on BlueArc that would be useful for other IT professionals considering this solution?
7. What are the next steps using BlueArc?
8. Would you recommend BlueArc to other IT professionals and can you tell us why?

For more information on BlueArc, go to www.bluearc.com