Monarch Beach, CA – April 17, 2026 — DigitalGlue today announced a major expansion of the creative.space Platform at NAB Show 2026, introducing the ability to convert existing storage systems from OpenDrives, Qumulo, and LumaForge into fully functional creative.space environments. This new capability allows video teams to upgrade their current infrastructure into a unified creative operating system without costly hardware replacement or disruptive migrations.
As the media industry continues to battle fragmented workflows and rising SaaS costs, DigitalGlue is offering a new path forward. Instead of forcing teams to rip and replace existing systems, creative.space now layers its platform directly on top of supported storage, transforming it into an integrated environment for storage, collaboration, and AI-powered media intelligence.
“The industry has been stuck in a cycle of constant replacement, with new tools, new subscriptions, and more spend. We are changing that. creative.space is designed to repurpose and enhance existing infrastructure, not discard it. We take what customers already have and extend its life, its intelligence, and its impact. In an AI-driven world, the winners will not be the ones who spend the most. They will be the ones who extract the most value from everything they already own,” said Tim Anderson, CEO/CTO at DigitalGlue.
This new capability extends DigitalGlue’s “Outcome as a Service” model by allowing teams to consolidate workflows without abandoning prior infrastructure investments. Systems that were previously limited to storage can now function as a full creative pipeline.
With creative.space running on top of OpenDrives, Qumulo, or Jellyfish environments, teams can:
- Transform existing storage into a unified source of truth
- Eliminate the need for separate MAM, review, and transfer tools
- Enable remote editing and collaboration without additional platforms
- Reduce duplicate storage across cloud and on-prem systems
- Extend the lifespan and value of current infrastructure investments
By converting existing systems into creative.space, teams can collapse their Frankenstack without the typical cost, downtime, or operational risk associated with migrating to an entirely new platform.
creative.space Storage continues to serve as the native foundation of the platform, but this expansion reflects DigitalGlue’s broader strategy: meet customers where they are and bring the platform to their existing environments. Making its debut alongside this capability at NAB Show 2026, creative.space Intelligence (CSI) further enhances these upgraded systems by turning stored media into searchable, usable creative assets. CSI automatically analyzes footage and converts it into structured, searchable data. Teams can instantly find specific moments, quotes, people, or themes across their entire library using natural language, eliminating the need for manual tagging or time-consuming searches. Beyond search, CSI acts as a creative acceleration layer. It can generate rough cuts, stringouts, and alternate versions while also providing feedback on pacing, structure, and content effectiveness. This allows teams to move from raw footage to usable edits faster while expanding who can participate in the creative process.
Together, creative.space Storage and CSI transform both new and existing storage systems into a complete creative operating system, designed to reduce friction and increase output. The impact is measurable. Returning one hour per day to each team member increases productivity by 12.5%. Across a team of ten, that translates to more than 2,600 additional hours of creative output per year, without increasing headcount.
“Most teams don’t have a storage problem; they have a workflow problem,” said Sean Busby, President at DigitalGlue. “We’re giving them a way to unlock what they already own. With creative.space, existing systems can now operate as a complete creative platform without adding more tools or complexity.”
NAB Show attendees can see the expanded creative.space Platform in action and schedule a live demo at booth N3152.
creative.space Storage is available today. Support for OpenDrives, Qumulo, and Jellyfish system conversion is available now. CSI is currently in beta and is being introduced to customers, with broader availability planned following NAB Show 2026.
