#IBC2023
57 Fabrice Gourlay, VP of Sales EMEA, Qumulo What are the biggest
challenges facing the media and entertainment industry? As a leading provider of fi le data management solutions, Qumulo has closely observed the media and entertainment industry’s pain points and understands the importance of addressing them effectively.
Key challenges identifi ed are: • Explosive data growth due to high-resolution content, VR and AR applications • Managing and storing data effi ciently, ensuring seamless access and collaboration • Performance and scale demands: storage solutions need to support real-time editing, rendering and distribution – without bottlenecks or latency issues – in the context of the growing popularity of 4K, 8K and beyond • Multi-platform delivery and effi cient asset management for multiple formats, bitrates and devices • Data security and compliance • Collaborative workfl ows across diverse teams and dispersed geographies
• Cost optimisation through volume growth • Data visibility and insights to help understand data usage patterns and performance metrics • Content archiving and preservation.
How is your company helping its customers to address the challenges faced by the media and entertainment industry? Qumulo’s scalable (Scale Anywhere) and high- performance fi le data management solutions, specifi cally tailored to the unique needs of M&E, enable seamless collaboration, real- time data insights, data security and optimised storage costs, empowering organisations to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Qumulo’s innovative and customer-centric approach supports M&E to overcome the most signifi cant challenges, driving success in a dynamic, competitive space.
What do you think are the main drivers in your market sector? Exponential data growth;
the challenge of managing, accessing and storing vast amounts of data effi ciently; performance and scale demands – storage solutions that can handle real-time data processing, analytics, as well as content creation, and seamless growth to accommodate evolving needs; cloud adoption and hybrid strategies; data-driven decision making; security and compliance concerns; collaborative workfl ows; cost optimisation; and Edge computing and IoT.
What sets your company apart as a technology leader? Several factors set us apart. Our platform is designed to deliver high performance, scalability and cloud integration, while also prioritising data security, analytics and seamless collaboration. By staying at the forefront of these market trends, Qumulo continues to empower modern enterprises to overcome data challenges and unlock the full potential of their data assets. Qumulo is trusted by some of the world’s leading brands across numerous industries.
CLEVER CLOUD COLLABORATION AND CONTRIBUTION Nextologies
BY ADRIAN PENNINGTON
Having acquired the Video Call Center (VCC) in January 2023, Nextologies is demonstrating its AirFirst and Caller Cloud capabilities at IBC. These functions include log-free, on-demand workfl ows (either DIY or managed by the Nextologies call producer team) for high-speed, high-volume control of live remote contributors anywhere in the world.
Also at the Hall 1 stand, visitors can see the Nielsen watermarking now included within the company’s
What are the main areas of focus for your company during IBC2023?
Our IBC focus is to broaden Qumulo’s profi le in the global media and entertainment community. We will showcase Studio Q with demos of remote editing in the cloud and will promote our GDPR-compliant Azure Native Qumulo as well as our Scale Anywhere approach in EMEA. We are excited to meet friends, partners and new contacts. We wish to discuss innovations, to inspire and to be inspired. 7.C05
Nextologies offers network control for live remote contributors anywhere in the world
broadcast encoders. This enables clients to deploy Neilsen without adding another device. The capability is also enabled on the fi rm’s cloud playout system.
Visitors can also see a demo of NexToMeet, an instant web/ mobile-to-SDI video network, which allows production teams to fi lm interviews in any location
with an iPhone or iPad webcam. An upgrade to this, NexToTalk is a communication system for embedding into any client’s portal. It works on any digital device and creates an instant, lightweight comms system, from end to end, to any user around the world that might need to be part of a production, eliminating the need for telephone bridges. Also on the stand is a new Video Cloud Router, which makes it possible to merge web video into broadcast workfl ows with a simple drag-and-drop in the cloud-based interface. 1.D07
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