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    A Year of Acceleration – and Collaboration

    Signiant and Talon form an alliance to help streamline cloud storage consolidation. Together the companies’ technology allow globally distributed data to be quickly and securely migrated to a central cloud storage and then made available as a single, consistent storage repository to all users across the globe.
    By Jim Ball Read "A Year of Acceleration – and Collaboration" post
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    The Cloud: it’s not just Another Data Center

    One of the interesting things about cloud discussions throughout our industry is that people have a tendency to believe the cloud is just a virtualized data center in somebody else’s facility. If you take that perspective, then the benefits of the cloud and the gains that cloud technology can actually deliver to you are sure to be overlooked. It’s time to think differently.
    By Jon Finegold Read "The Cloud: it’s not just Another Data Center" post
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    Demand for High Res Content is Driving File Size Growth

    The demand for high resolution content is growing rapidly. Not a statement most of us would be surprised by. What might be surprising, on the other hand, is the size and scale of the files these high res videos yield. Is your team prepared to handle the data explosion?
    By Jon Finegold Read "Demand for High Res Content is Driving File Size Growth" post
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    Interview with Michael Ball on using Media Shuttle SEND, SUBMIT and SHARE

    In this interview with Michael Ball, Post Production Supervisor at Accord Productions, he gives an unusually detailed and insightful description of how they’re using Media Shuttle’s three portal modes — SEND, SHARE and SUBMIT — to streamline workflows and provide the highest level of client services.
    By Meg Cater Read "Interview with Michael Ball on using Media Shuttle SEND, SUBMIT and SHARE" post
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    Lost in Transit

    Signed, sealed, and… In the 90s, as director of production at a commercial post house, I felt a vague sense of dread whenever a project wrapped up and we shipped our “baby” – the final production – out to the different TV stations that were going to air it. Then sometimes, the worst would happen and the masterpiece we had just labored over for a month had gone missing.
    By Jim Ball Read "Lost in Transit" post
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    How to deliver DCPs over the Internet to theaters at scale

    Sending DCPs over the Internet has been a goal of many media companies, especially those that work with multiple national and international theaters like Japan-based Broadmedia.
    By Meg Cater Read "How to deliver DCPs over the Internet to theaters at scale" post
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    M+A Growing File Support: Start moving large video files as soon as you press record

    Manager+Agents’ Growing File Support is especially helpful in any live event production, but will shorten the timeline whenever you need to send large files.
    By Rick Clarkson Read "M+A Growing File Support: Start moving large video files as soon as you press record" post
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    The Massive Data Challenge of Virtual Reality

    Because VR requires multiple camera angles on the same shot, data off the cameras are astronomical already. But that’s not the whole picture.
    By Meg Cater Read "The Massive Data Challenge of Virtual Reality" post
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    The NFL draft is happening! How we help teams send large video files

    Yesterday marked the start of this year’s NFL Draft, and many of the teams involved are using our technology to send large video files for broadcasting on stations around the country.
    By Our Customers Read "The NFL draft is happening! How we help teams send large video files" post
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    Who Won Adobe’s Race to the Cloud? Racing Large file S3 uploads at Adobe Summit

    Adobe’s Elliot Sedegah and Joshua Ramirez show a demo of Signiant acceleration technology at Adobe Summit 2016.
    By Meg Cater Read "Who Won Adobe’s Race to the Cloud? Racing Large file S3 uploads at Adobe Summit" post