Hi - am I beating a dead horse here ?

https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/faq/End-of-support-dates

Storage

The End of Support dates shown below are for the last sold unit on the Final Sale Date. Hardware products including Avid NEXIS should be replaced after 5 to 6 years of operation. 

|Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD 19.2TB Engine with 1920GB SSD & associated spares|9935-71930-019935-71930-029900-71306-00|9/30/2021|9/30/2026| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD 38.4TB Engine with 3840GB SSD & associated spares|9935-72721-019935-72721-029900-74071-00|9/30/2021|9/30/2026| |Avid NEXIS | E2 SSD Controller|9935-72266-009935-72266-019935-72266-02|9/30/2021|9/30/2026| |Avid NEXIS | E5 NL (480TB / 960TB)|9935-72388-019935-72388-029935-72389-019935-72389-02|9/30/2021|9/30/2026| |Avid NEXIS | E5 NL 120TB Media Pack with 12TB HDD|9935-72390-019935-72390-02|9/30/2021|9/30/2026|

And the rest of the AVID Nexis E Series looks like it will be "end of life" in 2027.

Better get that bank loan out for the new AVID F Series, so you can get support for your $200,000 storage system !

Bob Zelin

edit - I did a copy and paste from the link you see above, but the nice chart did not come out clear - so you have to click on the AVID link to see the exact Nexis E series products that are end of life in September of 2026.

https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/knowledge/shared-project-workflows-with-third-party-storage?utm_source=gainsight&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=26-q3-pp-media-composer-2026-8-b2b&utm_content=email

Summary 

Media Composer 2026.8 is coming soon. This article covers changes customers can expect if they choose to upgrade to this version.  

Customers who remain on their current version are not required to take any action. 

 Media Composer 2026.8 includes a security and workflow integrity update that closes an unsupported path for unauthorized third-party storage emulation. Avid is making this update to strengthen security and protect collaborative editing workflows. 

 This change affects Media Composer customers using third-party storage emulation to enable bin sharing and locking workflows. Customers who need secure and supported third-party storage workflows should use Media Composer Enterprise.  

 Customers planning to upgrade to Media Composer 2026.8 and using Avid NEXIS should ensure they are running Avid NEXIS Client version 2026.6 or later. 

  What’s Changing 

In prior Media Composer versions, some third-party tools could emulate Avid NEXIS behavior to enable bin sharing and locking workflows. These unqualified configurations were not supported and were found to introduce risks to production such as project conflicts, overwritten changes, and lost work.   

Media Composer 2026.8 prevents this unauthorized emulation path. 

 Does this affect Media Composer Ultimate customers? 

Only customers using unauthorized third-party storage emulation for Shared Projects are affected by this change.  

Media Composer Ultimate customers using unauthorized third-party storage emulation for bin sharing and locking will no longer be able to use that emulation path in Media Composer 2026.8.  

 

 Collaboration with NEXIS 

Media Composer Ultimate customers using Avid NEXIS for supported shared project workflows are not expected to lose access to those supported workflows as a result of this change. 

 

Before upgrading to Media Composer 2026.8, customers using Avid NEXIS should update to Avid NEXIS Client version 2026.6 or later. This helps ensure bin sharing and locking workflows continue to function as expected. 

 

 Supported third party storage  

We recognize that working with third-party storage may be an important part of your workflow. If your team relies on third-party storage for shared project workflows, Media Composer Enterprise will introduce a supported, secure, qualified path for third-party storage use with Media Composer 2026.8 that does not introduce risks to production. 

  

MediaCentral Production Management

This update applies to Media Composer bin sharing and locking workflows in a Media Composer shared storage environment only, without Media Central integration. It does not change Avid NEXIS requirements for Media Central CloudUX and Production Management. 

  

Before upgrading, customers should: 

 Confirm whether their shared project workflow uses Avid NEXIS or third-party storage. 

1. Decide if an upgrade to Media Composer 2026.8 is needed. Evaluate your storage needs: 
   1. If using third-party storage for shared project workflows, contact your Avid Sales representative or authorized Avid partner to review Media Composer Enterprise options. 
   2. If using Avid NEXIS, update the Avid NEXIS client to 2026.6 for Media Composer 2026.8.

 

 Review the Media Composer 2026.8 release notes and launch communications for additional details (forthcoming).  

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