America’s Test Kitchen Transforms Media Production with Quantum

For more than 30 years, America’s Test Kitchen (ATK) has been one of the most trusted brands in culinary media, producing award-winning television programs, magazines, books, podcasts, and digital content. As ATK expanded into OTT platforms, YouTube, FAST channels, and short-form social content, its legacy approach to storage—relying on local RAID arrays and external drives—could no longer support the scale, speed, and collaboration required by modern media workflows.

The challenges became especially apparent as production volumes increased and teams began working both on-site and remotely. Managing massive video files across disconnected systems slowed production, limited collaboration, and made it difficult to securely archive and reuse valuable content. ATK needed a centralized, high-performance storage environment that could support real-time collaboration, intelligent media management, and seamless archiving—without disrupting creative workflows.

After evaluating multiple vendors, ATK selected Quantum as an end-to-end data platform built specifically for media production. Working closely with trusted partner Cambridge Computer, ATK deployed a unified Quantum ecosystem that integrates high-performance shared storage, scalable object storage, cloud connectivity, and media asset management. This architecture replaced fragmented storage with a single, cohesive platform capable of supporting both on-premises and remote workflows.

With Quantum StorNext providing high-performance shared storage across flash and disk tiers, editors can now collaborate in real time on large media files. ActiveScale object storage protects and archives works in progress, while CatDV delivers powerful metadata-driven media asset management and workflow automation. As a result, up to 20 editors can work simultaneously, dramatically accelerating production cycles and enabling easy reuse of archival footage across new content formats.

The impact was immediate. Editors gained instant access to decades of content, eliminating the need to manually move drives between teams. Marketing and social media groups are now positioned to leverage shared assets to accelerate content creation and distribution. With a future-ready foundation in place, ATK is prepared to expand into live streaming and additional OTT channels while continuing to innovate for the next generation of audiences.