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2018 Boston Marathon: Cold, rain and wind are the “best conditions” for some runners like Signiant’s Kevin Haggerty
Signiant is headquartered just outside of Boston, with DevOps, Development and Support located in Ottawa. Like many local companies, Signiant treats “Marathon Monday” as a near-sacred holiday. Many of us head to the Boston Marathon course to watch and cheer, and one of us even runs it. -
Old Meets New: From Legacy FTP to 8K
Reflecting on the NAB show this year, I was struck by two extremes: emerging technology that’s still fringe like 8K video, and dying technology that’s still in use such as FTP. The media industry has long pushed technology forward, yet it’s surprising how much old technology still lingers in the industry’s infrastructure. -
Workflow Producer and Director from Sim International discuss Media Shuttle at NAB 2018
A big thank you to Stacy Chaet and Jesse Korosi, Workflow Producer and Director of Workflow at Sim, for saying such nice things about Signiant during this interview with postPerspective at NAB 2018. -
Moving data across the global content supply chain
One of our technology partners, Dell EMC, caught up with Signiant CTO Ian Hamilton at NAB and produced this great video about the global media supply chain. -
The Best FTP Alternative for Secure Enterprise File Transfers
If you’re looking for an FTP alternative, you’re not alone or at least you shouldn’t be. Over the past year or so, major browsers including Chrome, Safari and (just yesterday) Firefox have begun blocking FTP subresources from loading inside HTTP and HTTPS pages or labeling FTP sites as insecure. -
Why your business needs intelligent large file acceleration technology
If you’re evaluating file acceleration technologies, for the first time or because you’re considering switching vendors, we’ve put together an eGuide that compiles feedback from our customers in the Media & Entertainment space, highlighting the top 10 reasons why they chose Signiant. -
IMF (Interoperable Master Format) Reaches the Mainstream
At this year’s HPA Tech Retreat, two full hours on Wednesday were dedicated to IMF (Interoperable Master Format), the SMPTE standard for the file-based interchange of multi-version, finished audio-visual works. The time dedicated to the topic shows the importance of IMF to the industry. -
The Significance of DPP’s ‘Committed to Security’ Program
For media companies, getting security right across their entire content supply chain seems like an impossible task. And it is, for any one company. DPP’s ‘Committed to Security’ Program is building a community of companies like Signiant that have demonstrated best cybersecurity practices. -
What is a Net Promotor Score? And How to Improve Yours
A Net Promoter Score is an aspect of Voice of the Customer data, research designed to get honest feedback from customers in order to improve products or services. Learn how the continuous release cycles of SaaS elevate customer support and offer a much greater opportunity for customers to be heard. -
Transfer Media Files During Major International Sports Events
For many years, Signiant technology has been moving media for top tier sports broadcasters and organizations. We recently published a case study highlighting the unique production workflows of three key players in a major sports event like the Winter Games.
