We're back from NAB Show, and we would like to thank you for making it a great show for us! Before we give you a wrap-up of the show, please note the important information in the first section of this newsletter.

Important: Recommended Update!

It is strongly recommended to update your P5 to version 5.6.4 if you are employing the cloud backup and archive functionality.

Affected are all releases prior to 5.6.4.

In rare circumstances, data acknowledged by the cloud provider to have been successfully check-summed and transferred to the cloud does nevertheless not appear on the cloud storage, and chunks of the P5 disk volume that are marked and logged as successfully transferred are found to be missing from the cloud storage.

Unfortunately it could not be determined under which circumstance and where an error between the cloud provider, the network and P5 occurs.

In P5 version 5.6.4, extra measures have therefore been taken so that the existence of the transferred file on the cloud storage is double checked after receiving the receipt from the cloud provider, and before acknowledging it as successfully transferred. This of course adds overhead to the communication, but offers an additional plausibility check. We otherwise see no possibility to confirm that the data has actually been saved at the provider's and that it can be addressed. A further possible measure for additional security would be to add a time delayed check.

Archiware shall provide at a later date tools and/or recipes to check the cloud storage for the existence of this problem and to estimate the amount of missing data.

Thank you for a great NAB Show!

It was a privilege to see our partners, customers and friends at this annual, crazy gathering of all things M&E. Walking into South Lower Hall on a show day is still an awe-inspiring experience, and - at least to us - it felt like there were more visitors than ever before.

Our thanks to everyone who came to our booth to find out what's new and give us their honest, overwhelmingly positive feedback! 

If you couldn't make it to the show, here's a short wrap-up:

A first glimpse at the next P5

We are currently working hard on finishing version 6 of the P5 software suite. This will be a major technology update, and we have given the interface an overhaul to make it look sleeker and more modern to go with the new technology.

We'll keep you posted!

Backup & Archive to LTO from QNAP

Archiware P5 is the only solution on the market today that allows data backup and archive from a QNAP NAS to a directly attached LTO Tape device! Find out how to build your QNAP-LTO setup in our step-by-step guide.

New integration: KYNO

The KYNO Media Management App by Lesspain Software is a beautiful, easy-to-use, all-in-one tool for your media production. Read all about the new joint solution on our website.

P5 Desktop Edition - offer extended!

The P5 Desktop Edition license bundle includes P5 Backup and P5 Archive to a single LTO Tape drive at just 1,000 EUR/1,400 USD. This offer has been extended until December 31, 2019. 

New integration: EditShare Flow

EditShare has introduced a P5 integration in their Flow Asset Management. Send assets from online to archive storage quickly and simply in the Flow UI, and restore just as easily. Read all about the new joint solution on our website.

Our partners win Products of the Year!

Congratulations to our partners DDP, Facilis Technology, EditShare and Quantum on winning the Product of the Year award at NAB Show for their innovative storage solutions! Find out more about the winning products:

DDP - Transparant failover scale out ethernet SAN DDP

Facilis - Hub Shared Storage

EditShare - EFS Auditing

Quantum - Quantum F-Series NVMe Storage Solutions

Join us for Webinar Wednesday in May!

After the short break for NAB, the Webinar Wednesday series returns May 15, focussing on Disk, Tape and Cloud storage.

With each type of storage having its particular advantages and drawbacks, this is an important question to ask when planning your backup and archive strategy. But it is also worth going back to periodically to make sure you're still employing the most efficient storage setup and making the most of it.

Our presenter David Fox is joined by Mike Szumlinski, founder of Professional Video Technology (PVT). PVT focusses on software and storage products aimed primarily at the M&E industry and supports a vast reseller network in finding the best solutions for their customers. Mike has been working in the video technology industry for 17 years.

So join us for the next session of Webinar Wednesday!

• May 15, 4:00 p.m. CEST / 10:00 a.m. EDT
  Disk, Tape or Cloud - Which is best choice of storage for me?
  Guest: Mike Szumlinski, Professional Video Technology
  Register now