Big Data Retrieval April 29th 2016 - 03:00 PM

As the volume of file-based media grows, the requirement for metadata advances significantly. Simultaneously, the number of sources of metadata available expands as each node in the programme chain adds information to the file. And here lies the problem, the amount of information a producer has to search through is…

Care and Feeding of an IP Facility: Part 1 April 27th 2016 - 08:00 AM

A few years ago at a technical conference, the CTO of a major sports entity was challenging the storage vendors on how much storage capacity and throughput architecture would be needed to meet his needs. What they neglected to tell him was the cost, technology and resources required to monitor,…

DPP – Digital Production Partnership March 28th 2016 - 12:05 PM

The number of vendor specific playout and edit systems continues to increase year on year. Consequently, the different types of media and metadata files required by broadcasters follows suit. The unfortunate result is a complex system that compromises quality through multiple transcoding. All this increases the potential for lost air…

Managing Content Across Space and Time March 15th 2016 - 08:00 AM

If you handle media assets, you know how to store lots of data and manage its constant growth. You’ve put the right storage with the right performance into the right places. You’ve got asset management solutions that serve your workflows well. You have distribution tools that let you sen…

Integrating the Cloud into Production Workflows February 16th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Media companies today rely on the cloud for significant elements of their operations. Many small and mid-sized production companies already have implemented the cloud for long-term content storage, and now an increasing number of these companies are migrating production tasks — indeed their end-to-end workflow — to the cloud. Although bandwidth and app…