SNS EVO Shared Storage and Slingshot Win NAB Show Product of the Year Awards

EVO wins in Cloud Computing and Storage; Slingshot recognized for Media Supply Chain, Automation, and Management

Studio Network Solutions (SNS) has earned two NAB Show 2025 Product of the Year Awards. EVO shared storage was named a winner in the Cloud Computing and Storage category. Its built-in transcoder and automations engine, Slingshot, won in the Media Supply Chain, Automation, and Management category.

EVO is a high-performance shared storage and cloud workflow solution built for creative media teams. It includes the EVO Suite—a robust collection of software tools for managing, organizing, and automating media workflows on-premise and remotely. Slingshot is the automations engine of the EVO Suite, handling media backup, sync, transfer, replication, indexing, transcoding, and more.

These awards mark SNS’s fourth consecutive win in the Cloud Computing and Storage category and its first in the Media Supply Chain, Automation, and Management category at the NAB Show Product of the Year Awards.

“We’re honored to receive this recognition for both EVO and Slingshot,” said Melanie Ciotti, director of marketing at SNS. “Our customers rely on EVO not just for fast, reliable storage, but for tools that enhance their entire workflow. Winning in both categories is especially meaningful, as it highlights the value these solutions bring to creative teams every day and the incredible impact they have both individually and together as a unified workflow solution.”

“NAB is proud to recognize the industry’s top work driving a remarkable range of solutions opening new frontiers and shaping the future of content creation, distribution, and monetization,” said Eric Trabb, senior vice president and chief customer success officer at NAB. “Congratulations to SNS on earning 2025 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards for EVO and Slingshot—breakthrough solutions transforming a pivotal stage of the content lifecycle and empowering storytellers to meet today’s challenges while shaping the future of media.”

SNS also received a PRODU Technology Award at NAB Show 2025 for Vizrt NRS Powered by SNS—the only shared storage solution with native NDI® capture and playout.

Visit SNS at booth #SL5711 to learn more, and explore the award-winning solutions at snsevo.com.

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