LASALLE College of the Arts Fostering Creativity, Collaboration, and Secure Storage with Synology's Solution

Apple iMacs are the mainstay for film editing and other work by students at LASALLE. The school's Windows File Server solution was not efficient when working with Apple computers and had compatibility issues. The cost of maintenance was also high, and would further rise as LASALLE's demand for servers and data backup grew. 

For video editing tasks, direct-attached storage (DAS) was used, but this limited access to one client computer at any one time. Data was scattered between DAS units placed in different classrooms, standing in the way of centralized data management, collaboration and data protection.

LASALLE found that Synology storage servers would let users access, search and manage their files efficiently from Apple computers. Leveraging Synology's wide file protocol support, the college managed to set up a fast file server solution for all Mac devices at the faculty. By enabling students to store and access project files directly from any computer, the college managed to streamline workflows and eliminate waiting times.

Based on their positive experience with Synology systems, LASALLE decided to replace their DAS servers with Synology RackStation units. Consolidating data previously scattered among different DAS servers onto NAS systems has made collaboration much easier, as multiple users can access the same folders and files simultaneously. Regardless of which server the files are stored on, students can access their 4K video projects from any Mac workstation at the college.

LASALLE College of the Arts now has a comprehensive data management solution that is compatible with their unique technology needs as an arts and design institution, offers data resiliency and reliability, and enables collaboration and teamwork on creative projects and workflows.

Since adopting Synology's data solutions, the institution now has:

• Fast access to network files and resources from Apple devices.

• Easily scalable storage solutions for faculty.

• Secure storage and access to 4K video project files for students.

• Resilient data backups to remote equipment.

With Synology, LASALLE found better ways to learn, create and share.