Delivering and receiving digital content can be challenging - FTP is slow and unreliable, attachment size limits often prevent sending via email and shipping on physical storage solutions is costly and can take days to deliver. Factor in the growing size of today’s media files and the above mentioned methods of file transfer become an inefficient and disruptive processes to media workflows, especially over large geographical distances.
To ensure the effective and fast transfers of digital content, a strategy must be put in place for the swift reliable and secure delivery of files. Adopting a solution that prevents the file transfer bottlenecks commonly experienced when transferring large format media files is crucially important to media and broadcast organizations looking to make timely transfers when sharing files.
This presentation, originally presented at Broadcast India 2013, provides an understanding of the challenges and solutions associated with the agile and reliable delivery of digital content in today’s media and entertainment landscape, as well as an overview file transfer technologies optimizing user networks for cost-efficient IT processes. Also included in this presentation is a look at the technology behind accelerated file transfer, its benefits over other methods of file transfer, and an in depth look at why accelerated and managed file transfer should be considered in transferring today’s ever-growing digital media files.
Also see a video recording of this presentation from Broadcast India 2013 at the end of the presentation slides.