SAN or NAS for Premiere, experience/recommendation?

Question

As we convert to Adobe CC from Final Cut, I must figure out if it's possible to hang a shared, mutually accessible media and project storage device between two Macs. I've talked to salespeople but I need some real world, user-oriented answers. If you're wiling to share, please drop me a note:
dbogie_at_idahopower_dot_com
BTW, I tried, but searching for the terms SAN and NAS returns thousands of useless posts about San Francisco and NASCAR.
many thanks

Answer 1

Hi bogiesan,
Here's what we've said in the past:
Premiere Pro can work with network storage if it's mounted as a network volume (Mac OS) or mapped drive (Windows), and the OS-level device driver does not mark the volume as removable.
That said, Premiere Pro itself doesn't have any locking features so it's not set up to be used by multiple users at the same time. It is suggested that if you are going to have multiple users, split up the project into several smaller projects and then import all the sequences into a master project when completed.  It is recommended that all systems are locked to the same time of day to prevent reconforming of media files.
We do know that people want to work on shared projects, that is why we are developing Adobe Anywhere. I understand that, currently, Adobe Anywhere is not a solution for absolutely everyone looking to work in a shared environment. What I do have (although for CS6) is this white paper to see considerations on working with Premiere Pro in a SAN environment: bit.ly/SQQudc
I hope it helps.
Thanks,
Kevin