During the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced: “Microsoft Unites Software and Cloud Services to Power New TV Experiences“, which describes the release of Mediaroom 2.0, Microsoft’s IPTV software suite:
LAS VEGAS — Jan. 6, 2010 — Today at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. is announcing Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0, the next version of [...]
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Posted in Video in the Cloud on Nov 12th, 2009
Here is the presentation on Video in the Cloud, that we presented at the SilverLining meeting, last Tuesday, November 10 2009.
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Transcoding, and format conversion more generally, is a common step in many video handling applications. Transcoding periodically becomes a “holy grail” for video delivery systems seeking to support ad insertion and dynamic program assembly. The need to provide content in multiple formats is driven by a number of factors, including (1) [...]
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Posted in Video in the Cloud on Aug 12th, 2009
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While Cloud Computing is at the peak of hype, Video in the Cloud is still somewhat nascent. Video in the Cloud is not really on the scene yet. We’re at the point where the technology is feasible and the business model is roughly viable. It will be interesting to see how [...]
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One of the related trends to cloud computing is containerized computing. One can be done without the other, but they fit nicely together.
Briefly, racks of computer equipment are packed into a specialized but otherwise standard size shipping container. The racks of computer equipment can be fully configured, interconnected, and tested as [...]
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