Khara Inc. Selects Wasabi as Cloud Storage Provider

BOSTON​ & TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hot Cloud Storage ⁢Wasabi Technologies and Khara Inc., the Japan-based film production company‌ behind the hit anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, today announced that it​ has ‌selected Wasabi as its cloud storage provider to migrate its business ‌operations and 500 TB of ​archived data ⁤from on-premises to the cloud. Wasabi’s⁤ low-cost,⁢ high-performance cloud storage service will reduce Khara’s management‍ and operating costs by approximately 80%, allowing the company’s systems department to focus on more important system planning and ⁢management tasks.

“One of the main benefits of Wasabi cloud storage is that it frees us from frequent ‌drive failures and hardware replacements, allowing us to focus on system ⁢management,” said Kazuki Misawa, Chief System Engineer at Khara, Inc. “Recurring hardware‍ failures increase the risk of⁢ losing irreplaceable⁢ data, and the fear of this happening keeps me up at night‍ because ​the large amount of data stored in each drive makes replacement a nerve-wracking chore, ​and replacing and rebuilding the data on a single ​disk typically takes⁢ one to two weeks. With Wasabi’s cloud storage service, infrastructure costs will be comparable to existing systems, while management‌ and ​operating costs will be reduced‌ by ⁢approximately 80%. It is important that​ we can focus on core system management tasks instead of having to ⁣deal with drive ⁢failures ⁣and hardware upgrades.”

Khara has amassed a massive archive of image ⁤and video files over its 18-year history, including episodes‌ of‍ the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime and other productions. The files in its 500 TB archive form⁤ the company’s intellectual ⁤property assets, and each new production adds more data to its archive. Until recently, these data files⁣ were stored locally. To avoid hardware failures,⁤ Khara turned ⁤to Wasabi to keep its data safe and control costs.

“We are excited to work with Khara’s innovative team to help⁢ ensure ⁣their data is secure and eliminate the hassles associated ⁣with replacing ⁤and rebuilding​ on-premises solutions,” said Aki Wakimoto, Wasabi’s‌ Country Manager for Japan. “Wasabi ⁢will ‌enable Khara’s IT team to work more efficiently and help ⁤drive creative ideation without the worry of data loss.”

Wasabi⁤ hot cloud storage is secure, easy to use, and affordable, making it the storage solution of choice ​for organizations across industries around the world. Unlike other cloud storage ⁣providers, Wasabi never charges users to access their data and eliminates ‌fees associated with egress and API requests. Archiving ⁤data to Wasabi cloud storage protects​ Khara’s assets ⁢and frees its IT⁢ team from hardware operation‍ and management-related issues it previously faced ‍with a predictable​ and cost-effective cloud storage solution. Wasabi high-performance cloud storage also improves Khara’s scalability, as the archived data⁣ can now be​ accessed from any of Khara’s ⁤multiple​ production sites.

About Wasabi Technologies

Wasabi, recognized as⁢ one of the⁤ fastest growing companies in the technology​ industry, ⁤is on a mission to store the​ world’s data by making cloud storage affordable, predictable, ⁤and secure. With​ Wasabi, forward-thinking companies have​ the⁣ freedom to use their data whenever they want, without being subject to unpredictable ‌fees or vendor lock-in. Instead, they have the ‍freedom to build the best solutions with the industry’s fastest-growing ecosystem‍ of ‌independent cloud application partners. Customers ​and‌ partners ​around the⁢ world ⁢trust‌ Wasabi to help them put their‍ data to work to unlock their full potential.‍ For more information, visit wasabi.com.