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Scalar Media & Entertainment

Since the company’s founding in 2004, Scalar has built a strong

reputation across Canada as an engineering-led IT solutions

integrator, with a focus on building mission-critical core

infrastructure, in combination with unparalleled expertise in

security and cloud. During that time, Scalar has worked with a

large base of customers in the media and entertainment industry

by offering a mix of IT consulting and custom managed services.

In 2012, Scalar launched StudioCloud, a community cloud for

the digital media industry, offering on-demand computing to

studios. The predictable, per-use cost model of StudioCloud

allows studios to save money, time, and assets by matching

the availability of IT resources with the project demands and

timetables.

In April of 2014, Scalar expanded its offering to the media and entertainment industry through its acquisition of 3vis, headquartered in Montreal. Renowned as the premier digital media software integrator, 3vis have built a strong reputation across Canada with their business in software applications, consulting expertise, and client support services. The 3vis acquisition makes Scalar the only full-service solution integrator in Canada that can offer a full range of hardware infrastructure, software applications, and associated services to media and entertainment customers.

Studio Challenges

Studios have major rendering needs, due to the technical complexity and time-sensitive demands of producing animated content for today’s blockbusters. Due to inevitable production schedule changes, these needs are sporadic, and an in-house solution is costly and requires a large amount of space, cooling, power, and management. As well, overlapping project schedules can put a strain on existing in-house infrastructure. The technical complexity of these environments also represents a significant security threat. Rigorous industry audits require studios to protect their data in compliance with strict security protocols.

The 3vis acquisition makes

Scalar the only full-service

solution integrator in Canada

that can offer a full range

of hardware infrastructure,

software applications, and

associated services to media

and entertainment customers.

How Scalar can help

Technical Support

Scalar has manufacturer-certified technical resources with over 50 years of combined experience in TV, VFX, games, and feature animation production. Additional support services include system architecture and design visualization, as well as front-line software support.

Pipeline Consulting

Scalar are the digital media experts when it comes to pipelines, infrastructure, servers, storage, and networking. StudioCloud was designed to meet the strict security guidelines set out by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and Scalar’s facilities are monitored and managed 24/7/365.

Creative Financing

Scalar understands the immense rendering costs studios face. For that reason, Scalar offers several flexible ways to reduce costs, including lease financing of equipment, outsourced managed services, critical infrastructure hosting, as well as equipment and software rentals.

Why Scalar?

Innovation

The digital media industry presents unique challenges with its rapidly changing production schedules and constantly evolving, complex technologies. Scalar has developed industry-specific solutions and services to address these needs, including StudioCloud, pipeline consulting, dedicated technical support, and creative financing options. With the managed service model, StudioCloud provides studios with the flexibility to burst up and down depending on their current render demands.

Expertise

Scalar’s dedication to great technical talent stretches throughout all platforms of business. To media and entertainment customers, that means deep technical expertise across major software platforms including Autodesk, The Foundry, Pixar, and Solid Angle, and award-winning reseller relationships with Autodesk, EMC, Dell, and AWS.

Service

StudioCloud customers rely on Scalar’s committed M&E focused technical team and support organization. Studios can render worry-free with Scalar’s 24/7/365 infrastructure monitoring, incident response, and rapid escalation and resolution.

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QuickPlay Media has highly

visible mission critical

applications that demand

innovative data centre

technologies that work, and

cutting through the industry

noise to find the right solution

for us is essential. Scalar has

a five year history with us,

consistently filters this noise,

and has become our trusted

advisors for architecting

and implementing our

storage, server and network

infrastructure across multiple

data centres.

QuickPlay Media

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Our partners

Our Customers

Scalar’s longevity and our future will always be tied to our people, our core value of building around strong technical leadership and providing superior service to our clients.

For more information, please contact www.scalar.ca

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The model works perfectly

- we lease servers from

Scalar that are under our

complete control during the

contract and at our option

we can rent them out to

other companies taking part

in StudioCloud, providing

us with cost recovery and

revenue generation. We have

recovered about 50% of our

lease costs during the last

12 months, and still had the

server resources available

when necessary to complete

our CG projects.

Rainmaker Entertainment