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If you\u2019ve ever wondered about the science behind some of your favorite recipes, then you may have come across Alton Brown and his cooking show, \u201cGood Eats.\u201d Equal parts smart and sardonic, \u201cGood Eats\u201d showed its viewers how to whip up an excellent dish all while teaching about the history and science of the recipes through wacky sketches.<\/p>\n

After the popular show ended in 2012, Brown used to tease on social media about a possible comeback. In a moment of serendipity, Eric Bigman, a seasoned video editor and long-time fan of \u201cGood Eats,\u201d found Brown\u2019s business card in a stationary shop in New York City. The next time that Brown posted a hint of reviving the show, Bigman took a chance and emailed Brown directly. He got in touch at just the right time\u2014Brown would go on to hire Bigman to help update some classic episodes as \u201cGood Eats: Reloaded\u201d for the Cooking Channel, and to create fresh episodes as \u201cGood Eats: The Return\u201d for the Food Network.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re sharing the story<\/a> of why Bigman and the team chose to transition from Amazon S3 to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage<\/a> as a key ingredient in their infrastructure for \u201cGood Eats: The Return\u201d and \u201cGood Eats: Reloaded,\u201d how this move saved time ongoing by a factor of 100, and how it also eliminated failures worse than any overcooked egg or burnt cake.<\/p>\n

Perfecting Recipes and Workflows<\/h2>\n

To refresh the classic episodes for \u201cGood Eats: Reloaded,\u201d Bigman had to blend together the old footage which had been degraded throughout the retrieval process with new widescreen, high-definition footage. Since he was adjusting to a new team and process, Bigman waited until the end of that first season to archive his data using Amazon S3 while simultaneously trying to finish post-production. He knew that uploading to S3 would take a long time\u2014time he couldn\u2019t spare while trying to deliver 13 episodes on a deadline.<\/p>\n

When Bigman\u2019s team then started production for \u201cGood Eats: The Return,\u201d he wanted to work toward a more fluid, integrated process. He started backing up every other week. But he was still facing the same problem as before: The data backup process to Amazon S3 was too time-consuming. What\u2019s more is that Alton Brown was worried about their backups, too. The show meant a lot to him and he didn\u2019t want all of his team\u2019s hard work to disappear in some overnight mishap.<\/p>\n

From then on, Bigman tried to back up every night, but he was growing more and more frustrated with Amazon S3. It seemed to him like nine times out of 10, he walked into a pipeline failure in the morning. Babysitting the backup process took up valuable production time during his day, and he felt he couldn\u2019t trust AWS to complete the backup overnight.<\/p>\n

Real-Time Solutions Are Essential in Backups, and Cooking<\/h2>\n

Bigman turned to media solutions integrator CineSys<\/a>-Oceana for a better backup and archiving solution<\/a>. They suggested Backblaze B2. Bigman also chose Cyberduck<\/a>, a libre server and cloud storage browser that integrates with Backblaze B2, to upload data. Now, when they’re in production, Bigman keeps the Cyberduck browser open and continuously uploads to B2 Cloud Storage.<\/p>\n

Bigman originally intended to move the show\u2019s archives from Amazon S3 to Glacier to reduce costs. But with Backblaze B2, he doesn\u2019t have to balance access to footage against his budget<\/a>.
\nThat instant access is critical during filming. Bigman often pulls footage for continuity checks. The real-time workflow and Backblaze’s simplicity ensure that he can always access footage he needs.<\/p>\n

Backblaze B2 Makes Remote Work Possible<\/h2>\n

When they started production on the second season of \u201cGood Eats: Reloaded,\u201d Bigman moved to working from home in New Jersey while the rest of the team continued work in Atlanta. The fully cloud-based setup ensured they could keep their post-production process going without any problems. Bigman’s assistant in Atlanta easily accesses data through the Backblaze website. If Bigman needs a file quickly, his assistant logs in to the Backblaze website and uses the web GUI to drag and drop. It\u2019s quick, easy, and helps spread the work out.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood Eats\u201d: A Fine Example of Good Storage<\/h2>\n

With seamless workflows, instant access, cost-effective storage rates, and virtually zero upload failures, Backblaze saves Bigman the most critical resource on a quick-turnaround production\u2014time. He says that \u201cTime saved is by a factor of 100. I just don’t have to think about it anymore. It’s done, and that means I’m done.”<\/p>\n

Read the full case study<\/a> about how Alton Brown\u2019s post-production team unlocked a seamless, remote workflow and quick backups that let them focus on producing a beloved show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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