The Acorn Platform

A dozen platforms. None of them aware of each other.

YOUR PLATFORMS DON'T TALK.
ACORN MAKES THEM
FLUENT.

Acorn syncs metadata between your MAMs, DAMs, and PAMs and other environments in real time. It understands each platform’s native data model and keeps everything aligned omnidirectionally. And while it syncs, it’s building a permanent, immutable record of every change across your entire environment.
  • Iconik
  • Mimir
  • CatDV
  • OrangeLogic
  • Dalet Flex
  • IPV
  • Reach Engine
  • + Almost anything else too

The Platform

SYNC. PROVENANCE. GOVERNANCE. ONE MANAGED LAYER.

Acorn isn’t a connector you buy for a migration project and shelve when it’s done. It’s managed infrastructure that lives in your environment permanently. The sync gets you in the door. The provenance, governance, and visibility are why it stays.
ACME

SCHEMA-AWARE METADATA SYNC

Acorn Common Metadata Exchange (ACME) understands the native data model of every connected platform and synchronizes metadata omnidirectionally across any topology. When your environment changes, the metadata layer adapts. No migration project required.
PROVENANCE

ARCHIVAL-GRADE AUDIT TRAIL

A continuous, permanent record of every change, every event, and every access decision across every connected system. The record exists entirely independent of the systems Acorn monitors. When a platform fails, Acorn retains what it held before.
PULSE

REAL-TIME EVENT VISIBILITY

Cross-system event stream with per-event filtering. Specific event types, systems, users, metadata conditions. Reports sync failures and restricted field modifications before anyone has to go looking.

ACME Engine

YOUR METADATA, EVERYWHERE.

Every media organization has the same problem: a dozen platforms, each great at its job, none of them aware of each other. Metadata gets re-entered manually. Assets exist in five systems with five different versions of the truth. ACME eliminates that entirely.
  • Omnidirectional sync: one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many
  • Schema-aware: understands how each platform structures its data natively
  • Add or retire systems without rebuilding integrations
  • Eliminates manual metadata re-entry across your entire stack
∞
Omnidirectional sync topologies
24/7
Continuous immutable recording

Provenance & Audit

THE MEMORY THAT OUTLASTSYOUR SYSTEMS.

While ACME syncs your metadata, Acorn is maintaining a continuous, archival-grade record that exists entirely outside the systems it monitors. Every event carries millisecond timestamps, user attribution, origin identification, and outcome. The record is permanent and structurally unalterable.
  • Independent of monitored systems: survives platform failures and migrations
  • Millisecond timestamps, user attribution, origin and outcome on every event
  • Retention tiered to match regulatory obligation
  • NARA-adjacent, SOC 2, GDPR compliance-ready

Governance & Security

SECURITY AT THE FRONT DOOR. AND EVERYWHERE ELSE TOO.

“Are you an admin, or not?” Even today, most environments have pretty limited permission models. Acorn shifts the paradigm by using zero-trust. Just because you’re allowed in the front door doesn’t mean you’re allowed to open the closets and drawers and look inside.
  • Full zero-trust IAM policy management
  • Resource-level permissions with immutable policy ceilings
  • Acorn SSO can be your IdP - or integrate with yours
  • Compliance controls are structural, not configurable
0
Configuration-based security gaps

Plugin Ecosystem

PRODUCTION-READY CAPABILITIES. NO CUSTOM INTEGRATION.

Transcode, archive, deliver, ingest, manage projects, clean up storage, bridge your PAM, and more. Every plugin snaps into the Acorn platform and is managed by CHESA. No infrastructure to maintain. No middleware to build.
TRANSCODE
Managed transcoding with pre-built delivery profiles for broadcast, streaming, review proxies, and distribution masters.
High-volume post, sports, news

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SPECTRA RIO ARCHIVE
Certified integration connecting your MAM directly to on-prem LTO or cloud archive. Replaces legacy middleware.
Hybrid archive environments

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INSTANT INGEST
Skip the days-long wait for new assets to appear with instant asset discovery that registers uploads the moment they land.
Live production, news, high-volume ingest

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CLOUD STORAGE
Enterprise-grade S3-compatible storage with 3x egress included. Cloud NAS for local-drive performance available.
Tightly integrated storage

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DELIVERY
One-click publishing to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter/X, Twitch, Brightcove, and more.
Confidence in your deliveries

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Auto-creates collections and asset structures in your MAM based on triggers from PM tools. No double data entry.
Formalize your creative PM pipeline

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PAM BRIDGE
Bridges production tools and your MAM so assets appear automatically without manual cataloging.
Never lose your content

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Cloud Workstations
Spin up remote cloud workstations with everything you need configured and ready-to-go.
Drive hardware costs down

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BULK TEXT MODIFIER
Multi-field find-and-replace across entire asset libraries. Turns weeks of cleanup into a single operation.
Simplify taxonomy changes

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CLOUD CLEANUP
Automated storage optimization based on configurable retention policies. Full audit trail for every action.
Manage your budget

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NOTIFIER
Event-driven alerting via email, Slack, Teams, SMS, and push notifications. Issues surface where your team already works.
Keep the team informed

More info →
AND GROWING
The plugin ecosystem is continuously expanding. If you have a workflow gap, we can build a plugin for it. Every capability is managed by CHESA.
Need something specific? Let us know!

Why Not Just Build Integrations

CONNECTORS BREAK. INFRASTRUCTURE ADAPTS.

Custom integrations are point-to-point connectors. They break when environments change, they don’t maintain provenance, and they can’t adapt when you add or retire systems. Acorn is fundamentally different.

Custom Integrations

THEY CONNECT. THEN BREAK.

  • ✗ Point-to-point. One connection at a time.
  • ✗ Break when environments change
  • ✗ No provenance or audit trail
  • ✗ No governance layer
  • ✗ Rebuilt from scratch for every new system
  • ✗ You maintain the middleware

↳ FRAGILE. DISPOSABLE. INVISIBLE.

Acorn Platform

WE CONNECT. THEN WE REMEMBER.

  • ✓ Omnidirectional. Any topology.
  • ✓ Adapts when you add or retire systems
  • ✓ Permanent, immutable audit record
  • ✓ Resource-level governance and security
  • ✓ Schema-aware: understands every platform natively
  • ✓ Fully managed by CHESA

↳ RESILIENT. PERMANENT. INTELLIGENT.

THE SYNC GETS YOU IN THE DOOR. THE PROVENANCE IS WHY IT STAYS.

Acorn is not a migration tool. It’s permanent infrastructure with a shared memory across your entire media stack. One platform, managed by CHESA, that gives your entire environment a single point of operational truth.

Connected Platforms

YOUR STACK. CONNECTED.

  • Iconik
  • Mimir
  • OrangeLogic
  • Hiscale
  • Helmut4
  • Helmut.cloud
  • Leostream
  • Jira
  • Cinedeck
  • Frame.io
  • Dalet Flex
  • IPV
  • CatDV
  • Reach Engine
  • + Almost anything else too
Acorn connects to both cloud and on-prem.

Why CHESA + Acorn

BUILT BY THE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND YOUR STACK.

WE BUILT IT
Acorn isn’t a third-party product we resell. We designed it, we develop it, and we manage it. When you have a question, you’re talking to the team that wrote the code.
FULLY MANAGED
No infrastructure to maintain. No middleware to patch. No upgrades to schedule. Acorn runs in managed cloud infrastructure and CHESA handles everything.
CONSULTING + PRODUCT
We don’t just sell you a platform and disappear. The same consulting team that runs Discovery and CaaS engagements supports Acorn. Context is never lost.
VENDOR-NEUTRAL
Acorn connects to any platform. We don’t care which MAM you use. We care that your metadata is synchronized, governed, and preserved across all of them.
BATTLE-TESTED
Acorn is deployed at major media organizations managing complex, multi-platform environments. It’s production infrastructure, not a proof of concept.
GROWS WITH YOU
Add platforms, add plugins, expand governance. Acorn scales with your environment. When your stack changes, the infrastructure adapts without a migration project.

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