The Breaking Point for Media Storage - What Happens Next (IDC)?
IDC’s recent Spotlight report signals a breaking point in media storage economics. Hear industry leaders unpack what happens next for cloud architecture in a Pardon the Interruption-style format - 60 seconds per answer, no slideware. Live Q&A and an attendee offer included.

Why watch.
Get expert perspectives on what IDC’s latest Spotlight report means for storage architecture and infrastructure decisions.
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Where storage economics strain at scale and what IDC's findings suggest about the next architectural shift
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How AI is reshaping storage cost curves, access patterns, and infrastructure assumptions
- Where centralized cloud models create friction in distributed environments - and how teams are adapting
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What infrastructure assumptions leaders are re-evaluating across performance, egress exposure, resilience, and control
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What teams should validate now to avoid future cost or compliance blockers

Meet your speakers.

Nick Pearce
CRO, Snicket Labs (Ad Signal)
Co-Founder, Object Matrix
Media storage pioneer helping content-led orgs transform archives from static repos into intelligent engines for growth, insight, and new commercial opportunity.

James Gibson
Founder & CEO Ortana Media Group
Creator of the Cubix Orchestration Platform
Architect of hybrid media workflows, integrating storage and orchestration systems to streamline distributed production environments.

David Colantuoni
VP of Product, Storj
Former VP of Product at Avid
Two decades leading media technology strategy across Avid and Storj, shaping storage and collaboration platforms used by global studios and broadcasters.
About Storj.
Distributed object storage for performance-driven media workflows.
Storj provides enterprise-grade object storage built for hybrid and global production environments. It enables scalable, resilient storage across archive and active workloads while helping media teams balance cost, performance, and operational control.
Who should watch.
Designed for senior media infrastructure leaders shaping storage and cloud architecture strategy.
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Studios and rights holders managing large-scale content libraries and modernization initiatives.
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Streaming platforms operating high-ingest, margin-sensitive storage environments
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Media SaaS and video platforms embedding storage into core platform infrastructure
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Large post, VFX, and broadcast technology teams supporting distributed production workflows
