Last year at NAB, we introduced the Quantum F2000 – an NVMe storage server designed for the highest-performance workloads with the highest availability requirements. The F2000 has won multiple industry awards and is in production at some of the world’s largest brands, government agencies, and major studios and post-houses. It’s been a great year!
But there was also a consistent point of feedback from many customers – they see the benefits of NVMe (accelerate productivity, reduce infrastructure cost and complexity, gain back data center space), but not every workload requires a highly-available server and the expense that comes with that.
Enter the Quantum F1000. The F1000 uses the same software-defined storage platform as the F2000, and provides ultra-fast streaming performance and response times, with a less expensive server platform and design.
Like the F2000, the F1000 gives users the parallel processing capabilities that are inherent with NVMe and uses RDMA networking technology to deliver SAN speeds over less expensive ethernet network infrastructure.
Also, like the F2000, the F1000 is easy to deploy as part of a StorNext file storage cluster. And system health can be monitored anytime, anywhere by connecting to Quantum’s cloud-based monitoring software. StorNext can even move files and folders between NVMe and nearline pools of storage, so you can get the benefits of NVMe for those workloads that require it most without committing to an all-NVMe infrastructure.
In short, if you have been researching NVMe, and thinking about how it could benefit your environment, now is the time to reach out. We’ll work with you to design an architecture that best fits your needs, for a price point that doesn’t crush your budget.
Happy Multicast Monday! It’s been a hot minute since our
last Multicast Monday, but it’s time to get back in the swing of things. New
year equals new opportunities. Am I right?
Next week, Ramp is heading to Kaltura Connect: The Video Experience
Conference
, from January 22-23, 2020 in New Orleans. So it’s a great time
to talk about Ramp’s commitment to making sure our enterprise video distribution
solutions work well with others.
Interoperability is Important
Agree/Disagree: Organization prefers “best-of-breed” multiple solution approach versus single vendor solutions.1
Demand for video is on the rise. Yet, the type of video
platform you need for global learning and development programs may not work for
all-employee webcasts, executive communications or digital displays in retail
locations.
Like most, you probably have more than one video solution. In
fact, almost two-thirds of respondents to a Wainhouse Research survey say they
agree with the statement that “our organization prefers implementing
best-of-breed video solutions from multiple vendors versus an end-to-end
turnkey platform developed by a single vendor.”1
So how do you broadcast high-quality video and protect
your business-critical operations? An enterprise content delivery network
(eCDN) is one solution. It optimizes the flow of video travelling across your
network at the infrastructure level. But deploying and managing multiple eCDNs
to cover each streaming platform is an IT nightmare—and fortunately not
necessary.
Ramp eCDN to the Rescue
Ramp’s architecture makes it easy for enterprise streaming
platform providers to integrate Multicast+
into their solutions.
As a result, it’s integrated with a number of enterprise streaming solutions,
including Kaltura, Microsoft, Brightcove and Intrado.
These integrations remove the manual effort involved to
configure Multicast+ to work with deployed instances of a particular platform.
Depending on the level of integration, it also streamlines the experience of
ongoing event management and monitoring.
Some video platform providers offer multicasting as part of
their solution, but most work only with their platform. Multicast+ is the only
vendor-neutral multicast solution for HLS and DASH. It supports any live HTML5
video stream, can generate HLS from encoders supporting RTP, or be combined
with a media server such as Wowza Streaming Engine to ensure complete coverage
from a single enterprise delivery solution.
Multicast+ has also been tested and verified for
compatibility with all the major browser-based video players as well. But here’s
the real kicker. Multicast+ has the ability to optimize video from more than
one platform—at the same time.
We believe an eCDN can and should be able to retrieve and
redistribute video from any video source. That’s the value we bring to our customers.
We give them the freedom to put their existing streaming solutions to work
today, but also have the flexibility to add something new in the future.
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Demand for enterprise streaming video is growing at an exponential pace. According to a survey conducted by Wainhouse Research, 39% of organizations with 500 people or more are producing live webcasts on a weekly basis1, which is up from 35% in 2016.
Number of times per year organization uses live video for business communications—companies with 500 or more employees.1
A number of factors are contributing to streaming video’s rise in the enterprise. For some, use of video is driven by the organization’s goals. Whether the goal is to save money on travel, increase employee engagement and development, or usher in a digital transformation, video is typically in the strategy mix. Regardless of the goal, it’s an effective way to reach large, geographically dispersed audiences at once.
Consumer habits are also driving demand. When was the last time you watched a video on the internet or Facebook? (I bet it was within the last half hour!) According to Cisco’s Visual Network Index (VNI) Forecast, 2017-2022
, total internet video traffic (business and consumer, combined) will be 80% of all Internet traffic by 2022, up from 70% in 2017.
Video has become—and will continue to be—one of the primary ways we consume information both at home and at work.
Technology Made Easier
Probably one of the most significant drivers is the technology itself. Streaming video is more reliable, easier to use and less expensive than it once was. A prime example is Microsoft Stream. Included with the Office 365 productivity suite, Microsoft Stream is making it easier than ever to create, share and access video.
Many of our customers tell us they’re using or plan to use Microsoft Stream for live and on-demand streaming video. Some are using Microsoft Stream for everything. While others will use it along with their existing streaming solutions to meet the various needs of the business. For example, using Microsoft Stream for employee webcasts and separate video players for learning programs and digital signage.
Microsoft
Stream allows you to upload, organize and share both live and on-demand videos
across your organization. But before you unleash the power of Microsoft Stream,
you need to consider what it could do to your network.
Video uses a massive amount of bandwidth, and your network probably isn’t sized to handle hundreds or thousands of video streams at one time. Too much video, and your network gets congested. As a result, business-critical applications slow to a snail’s pace. All of a sudden, you have a new set of problems.
A sluggish network also means poor quality of experience (QoE) for viewers. A little buffering or latency, and employees will complain, or even worse, stop watching altogether. So much for meeting your company’s goals.
When video streams cross your firewall, they can create network congestion, resulting in a poor viewing experience.
To fix
the problem, you have a handful of options, including:
Buy more bandwidth
Tell your internal customers, “no more video”
Wait and see if your network can handle the
demand
Deploy an enterprise content delivery network
(eCDN)
Since option “1” could decimate IT’s entire 2020 budget, and options “2” and “3” put your job at risk, “4” is the answer. Let me say that again for the people in the back. You need an eCDN if you’re going to get the most out of Microsoft Stream.
An eCDN optimizes the delivery of bandwidth-intensive media on your network. By intelligently routing the flow of video traffic around the network, it minimizes or eliminates congestion to improve network performance. As a result, your audience enjoys less latency and buffering, faster video start times, and an overall higher quality experience.
Ramp’s Approach
Ramp is 100% focused on video distribution behind the firewall. Our eCDN software reduces network congestion created by live streaming and on-demand video by 90% or more. It’s integrated with Microsoft Stream, Microsoft Teams, Yammer and Skype Meeting Broadcast.
Unlike our competitors, Ramp offers vendor-neutral multicast and video caching solutions. They deploy entirely behind your firewall on existing infrastructure, scale easily as demand for video grows, and maintain your enterprise security policies. With centralized management, monitoring and analytics, you get visibility and control over network performance and an uninterrupted, high-quality viewer experience.
Want to learn how to make streaming video work better in your workplace? Read Building a Scalable Strategy for Enterprise Streaming
. In this paper, Wainhouse Research’s Steve Vonder Haar explores how the right technologies can help you leverage the power of video in a way that delivers substantial business impact.
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