Scale your media & entertainment studio with a custom-fit solution by CDW.

Make amazing happen.

CDW is the leading Canadian software solution provider for the media and entertainment industry. We serve thousands of clients, ranging from freelancers and startups to some of the largest studios in the industry.

Our M&E experts work hand in hand with our infrastructure, cloud and security teams to provide you with the best-in-class offerings that will keep your projects on time, secure and on budget.

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+400k

Cores

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Data Centres across North America

+10

Years experience in the
media & entertainment industry

Media & Entertainment Services

Our Best-in-Class Media & Entertainment Offerings

StudioCloud

Designed specifically for the media and entertainment industry, StudioCloud takes the burden of technology off your hands to let you focus on creating great work. With nearly half a million cores and 7 data centres across North America, we offer a completely secure, fully managed and infinitely scalable solution for studios of any size. Plus, we’re MPA-audited.

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Software

With strategic partnerships with Autodesk, Google Cloud, Chaos Group and more, we can consult and advise you from storyboard to final render, locally or in the cloud.

Creative Financing

CDW understands the immense rendering costs studios face. For that reason, CDW offers several flexible ways to reduce costs, including lease financing of equipment, outsourced managed services, critical infrastructure hosting, as well as equipment and software rentals.

Pipeline Consulting

We are the digital media experts when it comes to pipelines, infrastructure, servers, storage and networking. StudioCloud was designed to meet the strict security guidelines set out by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and CDW’s facilities are monitored and managed 24/7/365.

Technical Support

CDW has manufacturer-certified technical resources with over 50 years of combined experience in TV, VFX, games and feature animation production. Additional support services include system architecture and design visualization, as well as frontline software support.

Geolocation Strategy

Studios’ strategy often requires that the resources shift between major cities and CDW StudioCloud makes sure to have render and storage capacity close to our customers for single digit latency and can help move those customer workloads to their other cities as production need dictates with little to no change to the pipeline.

Revolutionize Your Studio with Integrated Technology Solutions

Stay ahead of the curve with the Dell PowerEdge R6615 server

The Dell PowerEdge R6615 delivers breakthrough innovation using 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors to deliver up to 50 percent more core count per single socket platform in an innovative air-cooled blueprint. Refreshing to the latest-generation Dell PowerEdge servers and 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors can help you accelerate performance, increase efficiency and even improve security.

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Bring scenes and characters to life with Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment Collection

Scale up your studio's rendering and simulation capabilities, while getting your artists the modeling and animation tools they need. The Media & Entertainment Collection gives you access to 3ds Max, Maya and Arnold – all with a single licence. Save as much as $4,475 on top products with the Media & Entertainment Collection.

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Create and render simultaneously with the Dell Precision 7875 Tower

Get exceptional performance, mission-critical reliability and advanced security with the Dell Precision 7875 Tower, which includes the latest AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO processor, featuring up to 96 cores. AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO offers capability and platform expandability, allowing you to create and render simultaneously, without sacrificing performance.

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