Day for Nite: Post-Production IT, Shared Storage, Rendering & Secure Remote Workflows Case Study

The challenge

Day for Nite is a busy 52-person Los Angeles post-production studio where editors, colorists, and finishing artists work with heavy 4K and 8K media every day — some on-site, many remote. As the studio grew and projects got bigger, its storage, network, and security had to catch up with the demands of modern post-production and the content-protection expectations of its clients.

• Shared storage couldn’t keep upEditors and artists were working off storage that bottlenecked under 4K/8K media, slowing editorial and finishing.
• Rendering and throughput limitsThe render pipeline and network weren’t tuned for the throughput a busy post house needs at deadline.
• Slow, ad-hoc large-file transferMoving heavy media between artists, clients, and vendors was slow and inconsistent.
• Remote artists lacked secure, performant accessDistributed editors and colorists had no reliable, secure way to work on projects at full performance from home.
• Content security gapsThere were no formal content-protection controls aligned to the MPA/TPN expectations studios and clients increasingly require.
• No enterprise security or backupThe environment lacked managed EDR/MDR and MFA, and irreplaceable media had no tested backup and disaster recovery.
• Reactive IT supportThere was no proactive monitoring or dedicated team that understood a post-production workflow.

The solution

Advanced Networks rebuilt the studio’s foundation for performance and security — high-speed shared storage, a media-grade network, optimized rendering, secure large-file and remote workflows, and content protection — all under fully managed IT. Explore our media & entertainment IT services in Los Angeles.

High-performance shared storage

We deployed and tuned high-speed shared storage (SAN/NAS) built for 4K/8K editorial and finishing, so multiple artists can work the same media without bottlenecks.

Media-grade network & rendering

We rebuilt the network with high-throughput 10GbE to the edit, color, and finishing suites and optimized the render pipeline so jobs move faster at deadline. See our network design and integration work.

Fast, secure large-file transfer

We put fast, secure large-file transfer in place so the studio can move heavy media with clients and vendors quickly and safely.

Secure remote & hybrid workflows

We gave remote editors and colorists secure, high-performance access to projects — so distributed artists work with the same speed and protection as the on-site team.

Content security (MPA/TPN-aligned)

We aligned the studio to MPA/TPN content-security best practices — access controls, network segmentation, and monitoring — with multi-factor authentication and managed EDR/MDR protecting every workstation.

Backup, disaster recovery & managed IT

We implemented tested backup and disaster recovery for irreplaceable media and wrapped everything in 24/7 monitoring and full managed IT with a dedicated Technical Account Manager.

The major projects

The results

• High-performance shared storage handling 4K/8K media without bottlenecks
• Faster rendering and editorial throughput across the suites
• Fast, secure large-file transfer with clients and vendors
• Secure remote access giving distributed artists the same performance as on-site staff
• MPA/TPN-aligned content security with managed EDR/MDR and MFA
• Backup and disaster recovery protecting irreplaceable media, with 99.9% uptime