Walt Disney Partners With Microsoft To Make Movies In The Cloud

Walt Disney Studioshas teamed up withMicrosoftto move key parts of its movie-making and distribution processes to the cloud.

The 5-year partnership spearheaded byDisney’sStudioLab, and internal innovation incubation lab has the ultimate goal of usingMicrosoft’sAzurecloud platform all the way.

The two companies made the announcement on Friday, September 13 andWalt Disney Studios Chief Technology OfficerJamie Voris in an interview withVariety said that there were a lot of benefits of being in the cloud.

Voris said the initial focus of the collaboration will be on moving some of the Studio’s editing to the cloud. Cloud-based editing will make Walt Disney Studios easily work together across multiple locations.

We can be on set inAustraliaand editing inBurbank. Filmmaking is a global process.Jamie Voris

WithHollywoodembracing global streaming services as Disney does withDisney Plus, it’s only logical that the industry would also look to technology to future-proof its global production pipelines.