The Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation), commonly referred to as PTS, operates Taiwan’s public television station. It is a public foundation established with donations from the Taiwan government, founded and launched on July 1, 1998. In addition to managing the public television station, PTS also leads the operations of the Taiwan Broadcasting System (TBS) and is the largest shareholder of the Chinese Television System (CTS).
PTS provides a professional, high-definition media platform for audiences both domestically and internationally. Since starting 4K signal broadcasts with the 2017 Universiade, high-definition video entered a new generation, offering superior audiovisual quality. From a technical standpoint, this large-scale media workflow placed significant challenges on traditional IT infrastructure:
● Insufficient Network Bandwidth: The existing 1Gb Ethernet network struggled to provide smooth playback speeds, necessitating a comprehensive upgrade to 10G-100G.
● Inadequate Performance: The existing storage infrastructure could no longer cope with the demands of extensive video editing, access, and sharing, requiring hardware enhancements.
● Scalability Constraints: The exponential growth in data volume overwhelmed traditional storage solutions, whose inability to scale created significant limitations.
To address these media storage challenges, PTS selected the QSAN XN series dual-controller unified storage solution. This provided their IT department with a high-performance, high-reliability, and highly scalable storage environment. The solution features all-SSD storage and is equipped with four 10 GbE and two 25 GbE high-speed ports, effectively resolving previous performance bottlenecks. Its dual-controller architecture delivers a 99.9999% high-availability design with no single point of failure, significantly boosting system stability and reliability while lowering hardware failure risks and maintenance costs. This establishes a storage platform with near-zero downtime. Additionally, the system’s support for up to 20 JBODs ensures ample capacity for massive video storage and backup requirements for the next 3-5 years, offering peace of mind for future backup strategies.
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