Cloud vs LTO
Traditionally, media companies have used LTO for media back up as well as long-term archive. However, as the amount of data that companies produce increase and costs of LTO operation and maintenance continue to rise, [...]
95% of people use “the cloud” everyday – but what is it?
We will be running a series of blogs on the steps to move to a data-driven workflow. We're kicking things off with this is a piece around the basics; what is [...]
Comparing IBC ‘18 and Dreamforce ‘18: Is the broadcast industry embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution?
September saw the SP team attend two shows and they couldn’t have been more worlds apart. Like most of my peers, the second weekend of September was taken up with the regular industry fixture [...]
Computer Vision
Last month, we took a look at the speech and text processing APIs from a number of the biggest companies out there. This month we're looking at Computer Vision - a computer's ability to “see” [...]
Big Data: Data Lake vs Data Warehouse
Dealing with big data can be a minefield! Every second, more and more volumes are being created and, as our clients are only too aware, the storage and safety of this data is of paramount [...]
Speech and Text Processing APIs: How do Each of the Major Players Measure Up?
At Support Partners, we pride ourselves on not being affiliated with any one supplier or vendor. That means that we have to know about as many different tools as possible so that we can design [...]
Don’t Mention the VAR!
We mentioned it once - read here - but I think we got away with it! Sunday's World Cup final saw the referee using the VAR, viewing Ivan Perisic's handball on the screen at the [...]
Stranger Things: Versioning
In preparation for the release of Stranger Things 2, the creators and the team at Netflix had to create numerous different versions to satisfy their global audience. We've pulled together this infographic of the staggering [...]
Adobe Project Rush
Adobe have announced the launch of Project Rush - an all-in-one, cloud-based, cross platform editing application. It will come out later in the year and is currently available to those who want to sign up [...]
Versioning: Creating More With Less
Content is global In the age of instant access and binge-watching, content creators and distributors have new challenges on their hands. The increase in delivery platforms and the worldwide syndication of content means the [...]