Jim Donnelly is MASV's Head of Editorial. He writes extensively about new technology, data-driven workflows, and how file transfer can be a force multiplier for post-production, broadcast, AI ingest, and other data-hungry industries. He's got 20-plus years of professional experience creating, editing and managing journalism, content, and communications projects.

Blog Posts

File Transfer

Why P2P File Sharing Sucks – and How Store-and-Forward File Transfer is Better

Why store and forward file transfer is far more reliable, secure, and easier to set up and use than P2P file sharing, without compromising speed. Read our guide!

Security & Compliance

MovieLabs 2030 Vision: How the Industry Can Meet It (and What Happens if It Doesn’t)

Outlining the challenges facing those trying to meet the MovieLabs 2030 Vision, and concrete steps the industry can take to make it more realistic.

“How to Upload Data to Amazon S3, and from S3 to Glacier” with an S3 bucket icon.

How To

How to Upload Data to Amazon S3, and From S3 to Glacier

A step-by-step guide for uploading data to Amazon S3 and S3 to Glacier using the AWS Management Console and Command Line Interface.

MASV graphic titled “Hot vs. Cold Storage: What’s the Difference?” with a close-up of a hard drive.

Storage & Infrastructure

Hot Storage vs Cold Storage: What’s the Difference?

The differences between hot storage vs cold storage, the pros and cons of each, their use cases, and how to decide which one is right for you.

SAN vs NAS: What’s the Difference, and Which is Best?

Storage & Infrastructure

Cloud Archive: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

What is a cloud archive, how is it different from traditional methods of archiving data, and what are some of the top cloud archive best practices? We’ve got you covered.

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Workflow articles

Creative Agency File Transfer

Learn how to architect creative agency file transfer workflows for 8K video, RAW assets, and multi-cloud delivery with MASV.

Automated Camera-to-Cloud

How Bridge Digital implemented an automated camera-to-cloud workflow using MASV on an encoder to ingest media files from the field into a MAM.

Audio Post-Production

A deep dive into the audio post-production workflow for film, television, and live event video – from spotting sessions to audio editing and mixing. Read now!

Agriculture Data Transfer

Stop struggling with slow rural internet. Learn to transfer high-resolution drone imagery and aerial datasets securely, without size limits or failed uploads.