Cloud Dock 2

Blackmagic Cloud Dock 2 lets you share up to 2 independent 2.5 inch disks over a high speed 10G Ethernet network. Just plug in SATA HDDs and SSDs, or extreme performance U.2 disks for incredibly fast file reading and writing. You can also sync files globally using Dropbox and Google Drive sync and view all storage, connection and sync activity in real time on a display connected to the HDMI monitor port. Blackmagic Cloud Dock 2 has 2 10G Ethernet ports and an Ethernet over USB-C port in a half width, single rack unit, making it highly portable network storage that’s perfect for high end film and television use.

Designed for Film and Television
Blackmagic Cloud Pod will transform customer’s work! It’s perfect for film and television because you can record onto USB-C flash disks and then use the Blackmagic Cloud Pod to make the disk available on the network for multiple editors and colorists to use. Depending on the brand of USB-C flash disk used, it even handles massive 12K Blackmagic RAW digital cinema files! USB-C flash disks are amazing because they are affordable, have zero seek times and you can buy them in any office supply store. Blackmagic Cloud sync allows you to place pods in different locations so everyone can have a fast local copy of their files. Then each location gets the fastest editing experience possible.

Portable and Quiet Design
Blackmagic Cloud Pod features an extremely small and thin design because it doesn’t have any storage internally! It’s also very quiet and very portable! It features two USB-C ports so it can host two separate USB disks on your network at the same time. The 10G Ethernet port means you get extremely high performance. There is also an HDMI monitoring output so you can watch a live graphic view of the storage operating on a TV or monitor. Along the front there is a status light that shows disk activity, so you know when the USB-C disk is being accessed. There’s also a DC power connection so you can use the included power supply, or run it from a battery when it’s used on location.

Get Blackmagic Cloud for Global Media Sync!
Now creative teams can share a single local cache of media uploaded to the Blackmagic Cloud for a true global workflow! This makes working much faster because files are instantly available to everyone without needing to be downloaded from the internet. Blackmagic Cloud Pod will constantly work to stay in perfect sync. You save space on individual computers because the Blackmagic Cloud Pod is a central store of all media that’s accessible to everyone on your local network. You can even sync multiple Blackmagic Cloud Pods to different geographic locations so everyone can collaborate globally without latency because everyone is using a local copy of the media files. That makes it a perfect home or offsite solution.

Distribute Files Globally
With support for the Blackmagic Cloud website, you can use multiple Blackmagic Cloud Pod units to share files globally. That’s important when working with large datasets or massive digital film and video files. These files need to be constantly accessed dozens of times a second, so most internet connections are too slow to handle it. While the internet has too much latency to access large files remotely, you can use it to sync these files. Syncing the files to local storage totally eliminates delays in accessing them. That’s because everyone has a local copy of the files on their network. Blackmagic Cloud Pod will constantly sync files, even if your computer is turned off!

Real Time Monitoring
The most exciting feature is the HDMI monitoring output! Simply connect a TV or computer monitor to get a live status of the Blackmagic Cloud Pod! The storage map shows a graphic representation of the memory core and real time read and write access happening for the connected users. It’s quite mesmerizing to watch! There are also graphs that show you the data transfers on the Ethernet connection. The main space indicator shows you the capacity of the two USB-C disks and how much is currently being used. You can also add a custom name to the pod! The status for each Blackmagic Cloud connection is also shown. It’s even possible to see connected users and the power status.

High Performance 10G Ethernet
The Blackmagic Cloud Pod has a high speed 10G Ethernet port, which is only found on expensive workstation computers. With 10G Ethernet, you get 10 times the speed of regular Ethernet. Plus most computers can be upgraded to add 10G Ethernet! The Blackmagic Cloud Pod is so fast, it will run the 10G Ethernet port to its maximum capacity. Even when connected to an Ethernet switch with dozens of users accessing files at the same time. The Ethernet also features very low latency for fast access times. That’s similar performance to expensive business SANs but in a low cost design that you can install yourself!

No Subscription Costs
One of the big advantages of the Blackmagic Cloud Pod is that it’s private storage that you fully control. There are no subscriptions to sign up for. There are no monthly license fees. There is no tracking of your usage or data. You don’t even need to log into a web page to maintain the storage settings, because Blackmagic Cloud Pod uses a free to download software utility that runs on Mac and Windows. That means you can run a private network, totally disconnected from the internet. This is critical for many security standards where computer networks cannot be connected to the external internet. With Blackmagic Cloud Pod, you can customize your network storage solution with total freedom.

Free Software for Mac and Windows
When you need to change settings, you can use the Blackmagic Cloud Pod utility that’s available on Mac and Windows. By default, the Blackmagic Cloud Pod is set to DHCP, so you can connect it to your network and start transferring files. In many ways, it plugs in just like a regular hard disk. That means it’s so easy to setup, you won’t need an IT person to get started! However if you want to customize your network, then the utility software lets you change the network settings in the Cloud Pod. The utility is where you set up sync to the Blackmagic Cloud website.