Media archives go back over a century—but finding value in decades of footage is still a major challenge. That’s changing. Wasabi AiR is an AI-powered solution that transforms traditional storage into a searchable, analyzable content hub. Available on IBM Cloud and built with watsonx, Wasabi AiR combines ultra-secure, cost-effective cloud storage with AI-powered metadata tagging. The result? Instant access to the right content, at the right time—unlocking the full potential of your media archive.

This allows for instant, precise access to specific moments within large media archives, transforming passive data into actionable and discoverable content for sports, media and entertainment industries. And, the digital transformation use cases have expanded into sectors like financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare, which rely on hybrid cloud platforms.

How It Works

Wasabi AiR acts as an intelligent data layer built on top of Wasabi's cloud storage. When users upload media files, the system's built-in machine learning services analyze the content. This process identifies objects, faces, logos, and speech, generating descriptive JSON outputs that form a searchable index of the entire media library.

Key Features and Capabilities

• AI-Powered Metadata Generation: Wasabi AiR uses AI to automatically analyze video and audio files, extracting metadata such as identified faces, spoken words, logos, and sounds. 
• Second-by-Second Indexing: It creates a detailed index of media assets, enabling granular search and access to any specific second within a media file. 
• Multilingual Transcription & Translation: The platform can transcribe and translate spoken content, making it easier to find relevant information across different languages. 
• Integrated AI: Unlike traditional storage, AiR embeds AI directly into the cloud storage platform, reducing the complexity of metadata generation and allowing for real-time insights. 
• Security: The solution incorporates Wasabi's robust security features, including zero-trust and defense-in-depth, to protect valuable intellectual property. 

Users can expect to realize increased flexibility, cost efficiency and unified control when using Wasabi AiR. Additional benefits include:

• Enhanced Productivity: Significantly reduces the time and effort required to find and access specific media assets. 
• Content Monetization: Makes content more discoverable, opening up new opportunities to monetize stored media. 
• Streamlined Workflows: Simplifies media creation and management processes by providing instant access to raw footage and finished assets

Success Story

Read more about the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club client stories.

Learn More

Wasabi Technologies will have a presence at the IBM TechXchange 2025 conference, which will be held from October 6–9 in Orlando, Florida. Come to the Tech Talk to hear Wasabi Chief Product Officer on Tuesday October 7 @2:30 EDT discuss: AI-Powered Media Storage: Inside Wasabi AiR on IBM Cloud and watsonx.ai [2108]

As we look toward 2026, IBM Cloud and Wasabi continue to build new ways to expand their relationship. This growing partnership has the potential to reshape how companies use their data capabilities and the way in which joint clients harness the power of AI and hybrid cloud for data sovereignty and AI transformation.