cloud video

Got Bare Metal? We have Blueprints. TV, DevOps and Scalable Container Workflows

The Cisco SP Video Software & Solutions team is energized and ready to go with over eighteen impressive demos for IBC 2018. One set of demos features our Video Processing Solutions in a containerized format, running on and off-premise. These solutions are built from Virtual DCM (vDCM) applicatio…

March 15, 2018

NETWORKING

Reduce costs and enhance video performance with Cisco and IBM

*Guest post on behalf of Lucas Hanson* In almost all of my conversations with customers, two questions continually come up “How does this solution save us money?” and “How does this solution enhance the user experience?” Using the Cisco® 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000), UCS E-Ser…

February 27, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

What does 5G mean for Video?

At Mobile World Congress we’re launching 5G Now!, because the opportunity to deliver premium, high bandwidth service is already with us. We know that video is going to make up over 80% of all mobile traffic and that one-third of that traffic will be high-quality content. Consumers are spending more…

September 12, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Is the glass half empty or half full?

IBC is here again. And so just before all the noise begins, perhaps it’s a good time to take a step back and look at where the pay video industry, and service providers in particular, are going. So let’s get one thing clear; video is still the king of entertainment. Yes, the industry is changing, it…

Supporting the broadcasting of the future

Media companies can use a cloud-based video infrastructure to support flexible and innovative ways of providing content. The way we watch TV and video is changing rapidly. People are consuming more content online, on a growing number of different devices inside and outside the home. And this is happ…

The revenue opportunity of targeted advertising

The data from an integrated video platform has huge potential to make advertising more effective. Updating their video infrastructure makes it possible for telecoms companies to supply the flexible and personalised services that their customers increasingly expect. That’s a pretty big deal – but it’…

Keeping your edge by delighting customers

Unbeatable video quality and intelligent content discovery are two key elements of a great customer experience. Online video is a competitive market, with many different companies providing similar services. But there’s one way that businesses really can stand out – and that’s by providing a memorab…

Next generation video security: laying the foundations for transformation

Intelligent, threat-centric security gives businesses the confidence to create new, flexible video services To understand the importance of video security, we only need to take a look at the amount of revenue lost through unauthorised access to content each year. A report commissioned by the Motion…

Developing the Agile Video Services of the Future

Using cloud-based software, it’s simple to launch and refine agile video services The world of online video is changing fast. People watch an increasing amount of content over the internet. And the success of over the top services like Netflix means that they also expect to be able to access it chea…