Organizations in media and broadcast use media asset management solutions (MAMs) to manage their terabytes, or even petabytes, of data. While each company has its own unique requirements to help decide which media asset management solution to choose, the aspect … Read More
In my last post on clean coding I talked about why clean code was important, how it saves money in the long run and increases productivity. Now I want to talk a little bit about some of the do’s and … Read More
A recent article at tvtechnology.com, discusses the ambiguity of the term “archive,” and uses the Library of Congress archives as an example of how digital media is changing the way films are preserved for future access and use. It was … Read More
In a recent press release (http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/october/nasa-laser-communication-system-sets-record-with-data-transmissions-to-and-from/#.UmkyxPlwrng) NASA announced that now they have a 622 Mbps Laser link to the moon. The press release also mentions that NASA was also able to transfer data at 20Mbps from earth to the space … Read More
Our software is always in a constant state of improving and growing. For the dev team this means that there are now more people working on more code than ever before and that our development process has to become more … Read More
In our June webinar last month we discussed how FileCatalyst is able to transfer large volumes of small files. This is accomplished by creating larger archives comprising of the smaller files, rather than sending the files individually. This blog is … Read More
Last year, the FileCatalyst team was approached with an interesting proposition. A PhD researcher from the Anhalt University, Dmitry Kachan, wanted to test multiple transfer solutions from competing vendors as part of his work. He would take a copy of … Read More
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is an industry-funded non-profit partnership that advocates and promotes the many benefits associated with digital production for broadcast television in the UK. The partnership also leads the standardization of technical and metadata requirements within the … Read More
Sending media files can be challenging: FTP is slow and unreliable, attachment size limits often prevent sending via email and shipping on physical storage solutions is costly and can take days to deliver. The issues associated with transferring media files … Read More
Coming up next week, FileCatalyst will be traveling across the pond to attend the UK essential broadcast and technology event: BVE 2013, in London from February 26 to 28. This show showcases a comprehensive selection of products, services and technologies … Read More