Seven Pitfalls of Relying on rsync to Automate Large File Transfers
Due to the increase in file sizes, tighter deadlines and the growing complexity of workflows within the media and entertainment industry, legacy tools like rsync are just no longer the best option for automating large file transfers between locations.
DownloadThe Signiant Advantage: 10 Reasons Why the Media & Entertainment Industry Chooses Signiant
Signiant is the market leader in intelligent file transfer. From its market leading products and cloud leadership to world class customer support, Signiant is the choice solution for the world’s top media companies. Download this eGuide to learn why Signiant wins over other file acceleration solutions.
DownloadLarge File Transfer Software: Buyer’s Guide
If you’re looking to purchase large file transfer software for your business, it’s important to understand the market drivers that have created the need, the available options for moving media files, and some key requirements to look for.
DownloadNine Pitfalls of Relying on FTP to Move Large Media Files
FTP was developed in 1971, and a lot has changed in the decades since it was first created. Though the protocol has seen improvement over the years, there are some fundamental drawbacks to relying on this old technology for transferring today’s large media files.
DownloadThe Pitfalls of Online File Sharing and Sending Services for the Media & Entertainment Industry
Using consumer-oriented services like Dropbox, Box, and WeTransfer, can be a nice, user-friendly replacement to older file transfer methods such as FTP and shipping hard drives. But for a modern M&E company consistently sending and sharing mission-critical files, including massive video files, using these offerings can be both risky and restricting. Learn about the 7 key issues that make online file sharing and sending services unfit for the needs of today’s media and entertainment businesses, and how next-generation solutions offer much faster, more secure and more flexible solutions.
DownloadThe Latest Media Shuttle Innovations: 10 New Capabilities
As a cloud-native SaaS solution, we’re able to innovate constantly with Media Shuttle and roll out new capabilities to our customers without any interruption of service. This eGuide provides an overview of ten areas where we’ve recently advanced the Media Shuttle platform.
DownloadThe Latest Trend in Cloud Ingest Portals
While there are plenty of tools for getting data into the cloud, professional media requirements are particular and early cloud adopters spent millions building highly customized ingest applications. Today, that trend is shifting in favor of off-the-shelf SaaS solutions.
DownloadWhy Cloud-Native Matters: And How it Differs from Cloud-Washed Software
B2B software companies today all have their own way of explaining how their cloud solution is revolutionizing business. But not all companies mean the same thing when they use the term “cloud”. As cloud-adoption increases, it is necessary to make some clear distinctions between “cloud-native” and “cloud-washed” software. Download this eBook to better understand the important differences and why they matter. Learn about Signiant’s award-winning cloud-native SaaS products for accelerated file transfers, and how these can help your business.
Download6 Ways File Acceleration Will Save Your Project
Production teams are all too familiar with managing the complexities of video workflows on tight timelines. Any obstacles to transferring large video files quickly throughout the production, post-production and delivery process can lead to disaster for a project. Need a better way to send large video files in your enterprise? Download this free eGuide on 6 ways file acceleration will save your project and learn how you can control the chaos of handing off large media files.
DownloadAccelerated Ingest to Cloud Services
Moving large amounts of data into cloud storage can be surprisingly difficult. One way or another, the data needs to travel over an IP network to reach the cloud – and IP transfers are slow and unreliable over long distances. The solution lies in the form of specialized acceleration technology from Signiant, which is now available as a SaaS offering specifically designed for cloud ingest. Read this eBook and learn how Signiant Flight can overcome IP network bottlenecks and accelerate the transfer of data into and out of Amazon S3 or Azure.
DownloadIt’s a Hybrid Cloud/Multi-Cloud World
Cloud adoption is rapidly increasing among media companies, but most are continuing to use on-premises storage and software alongside cloud investments.
Download5 Reasons Fast Video File Transfers are Critical to Your Business
In the media production business, demand for high-resolution video content is growing rapidly while the size of those video files is growing exponentially. Moving large files is becoming increasing difficult, but it doesn’t need to be.
Download5 Reasons Your Corporate Video Department Needs File Transfer Acceleration
Being responsible for corporate video production within a non-media large enterprise can be hard. The challenges of video are the same as within a media and entertainment company, but the technology infrastructure and business culture are often very different. Download this eGuide to learn how intelligent file acceleration can add security, raise productivity, enhance visibility, reduce chaos and, most importantly, add speed and reliability to standard corporate video production workflows.
DownloadToday’s Reality for Moving Large Content Files: Why Every Media Firm Can (and Should) Use Enterprise-class File Transfer Software
Cloud computing is revolutionizing software for Media & Entertainment, making technology that was once only available with enterprise budgets and multiple data centers accessible to small and mid-sized companies. This recent evolution has had a direct impact on the way companies send and share content around the world. With modern SaaS enabled large file transfer solutions, every media company can afford to participate in the global media marketplace.
DownloadMore Innovation with Manager + Agents: 4 New Capabilities
Over the past year, we’ve added several significant new capabilities to Manager+Agents, our flagship solution for automated, scheduled transport of large files between geographically dispersed locations. The recent enhancements reflect Signiant’s ongoing commitment to innovation in support of our customers’ evolving needs within a rapidly changing, competitive, and fast-paced media landscape.
DownloadThe Cloud: Revolutionizing the Media Business From Above
It’s the new normal for broadcasting. Larger file formats, bigger data sizes and higher-resolution images are here to stay. And that has pushed the industry to search for reliable, scalable, flexible and cost-effective ways to efficiently and securely send, process and store those large files — and to do so in a way that enhances workflows, rather than stymies them. Download our new eBook done in partnership with NewBay to learn how major broadcasters and other media companies have begun to move segments of their core operations into the cloud.
DownloadTotally Transformed: How Leading Media Businesses Are Accelerating Their File Transfers And Transforming Their Operations
Today, in media, standing still is simply not an option. To compete effectively, you need to be constantly evolving your business. This means finding new ways to innovate, collaborate, and better serve your customers. Download our new guide to discover how four leading businesses are unlocking new business opportunities by accelerating file transfer.
DownloadM&E Industry Adoption of SaaS, Cloud Grows As Solutions Evolve
Concerns over security and the cost and time associated with moving large media files are no longer issues when M&E thinks about cloud or SaaS implementations. This informative ebook, produced in partnership with TV Technology, explores the evolution of cloud and SaaS technologies for media applications.
DownloadMore Than Just Software: SaaS is a Relationship, Choose Your Partners Wisely
As data-intensive industries like M&E continue to adopt cloud solutions, the simplicity and scalability of well-designed, cloud-native SaaS has proven to be a major driver. SaaS connects vendors and customers in a long-term relationship that begins with on-boarding, thrives through superb customer support and DevOps, and grows with product improvements based on feedback from customers.
DownloadFaster, Safer, Cloudier: 3 Critical Questions in Choosing the Right Accelerated File Transfer Technology
There are two fundamental IT realities in media today: Files are getting bigger. Deadlines are getting tighter. The result is that media businesses need to rethink how they move their most valuable data from place to place—whether from studio to distributor, production house to client, or datacenter to cloud. The answer is file acceleration. Download our new guide to discover the key questions you’ll need to answer to ensure you get the right file acceleration solution for your business.
DownloadWhat You Need to Know to Handle Successful File Transfer in a New Media World: A buying guide by George Winslow, New Bay Media
OTT, SVOD, AR, 4K, EST, HDR, VR, 8K and a host of other new formats, platforms and business models are transforming today’s media and entertainment industry. Can your file transfer system keep up with the lightning pace of innovation? Download our new guide created in partnership with NewBay Media’s TV Technology and Broadcasting & Cable to find out what you need to know to handle successful file transfer in a new media world.
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