Award-winning Fusion SMB technology transforms media workflows
NAB Show 2025, the world’s largest annual exhibition for the broadcast, media and entertainment technology industry, marked a remarkable milestone for Tuxera. At this prestigious Las Vegas event, our breakthrough Tuxera Fusion SMB technology was awarded the coveted NAB Show 2025 Product of the Year in the Cloud Computing and Storage category. This recognition validates our continued innovation in developing solutions that address the specific challenges faced by media and entertainment professionals.
Industry expert recognition and insights
Ned Pyle, our Enterprise Storage Technical Officer and former Microsoft SMB architect, was interviewed by IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) during the show on their Impact Stage. Ned shared his expertise on how Tuxera Fusion SMB is transforming storage infrastructure to address the growing demands of media production.
“Our whole story is around productivity,” Ned told IABM TV. “We just want to make it so that you’re never waiting for something to happen, waiting for something to finish, waiting for a progress bar. We try to eliminate all of that.”
He explained how Tuxera Fusion SMB enables content creators to focus on their work instead of waiting for file transfers, with performance reaching up to 22GB/sec for Windows clients and 8GB/sec for Mac, nearly double what was expected even days before the show.
Award-winning performance in action
The claims made during the IABM interview were backed by live demonstrations at our booth, where visitors witnessed first-hand the exceptional performance capabilities that earned our technology this prestigious recognition.
Our Market Development Manager Duncan Beattie, who brings over 20 years of experience in media and entertainment technology, led the Mac-focused portion of our performance demonstrations. Duncan showcased how Tuxera Fusion SMB enables media professionals to work seamlessly with industry-standard applications like DaVinci Resolve, achieving sustained 5GB/sec+ throughput during real-world tasks such as rendering and playback of multiple DPX streams.
“We’re pushing 5.4GB/sec easily and over 7GB/sec at peaks,” Duncan explained during the Mac demonstration. “That’s at least double the performance you can get anywhere else using open source software.”
The combined demonstrations showed Windows clients using RDMA networking achieving over 20GB/sec throughput, while Mac workstations maintained performance more than twice what users would experience with open-source alternatives. For media professionals working with demanding 4K and 8K content, this performance advantage translates directly to increased productivity and creative freedom.
Ned also highlighted the security capabilities of Tuxera Fusion SMB, another factor contributing to its award-winning status, noting that it offers encryption options that are “forecast to be quantum proof for the next few decades.”
Experience the award-winning difference
NAB Show 2025 confirmed what our partners and customers already know: media professionals need storage solutions that can keep pace with ever-increasing file sizes and complexity. By optimizing the SMB protocol layer, our award-winning Tuxera Fusion enables content creators to focus on their work instead of waiting for file transfers.
The Product of the Year recognition, combined with the enthusiastic response from visitors to our booth and our expanding ecosystem of partners, signals a bright future for Tuxera in the broadcast and media industry.
Want to experience the performance breakthrough for yourself? Contact us for an evaluation of Tuxera Fusion SMB and discover how it can transform your media workflows.
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