Technology Advisors for Media & Entertainment
As technology advisors to media and entertainment companies we help in three different ways.
IT Outsourcing Advising
We have completed multiple outsourcing assessments and delivery projects for media and entertainment companies in North America, throughout Europe and Australia. We promote the use of best practices for evaluating and comparing provider offerings across Cloud, CDN, Hosting, Security and WAN Optimization.
How we help media & entertainment companies:
- Sourcing Assessment - Determine business goals, budget and demand drivers.
- Solution Blueprint - Document technical requirements, evaluation criteria and identify providers.
- Evaluate, Align and Benchmark - Validation of solution, provider capabilities compared.
- Negotiations - Negotiate and advise on pricing, terms, commitments and SLAs.
- Implement and Launch - Support for transition and migration.
- Multi-sourcing - Agile process for service delivery across multiple solutions and providers.
- Project Management - Decisions for the strategic direction of the outsourcing project.
- Monitoring & Management - Ongoing provider performance reporting.
- Post-Contract Advising - Ensure smooth implementation & re-negotiate contract upon renewal.
IT Consulting
We consult in every corner of the media and entertainment world. Our primary engagements this year have been focused on cloud technologies, content distribution and monetization.
How we help media & entertainment companies:
- IT Analysis - Follow industry specific technology advancements and provider advantages.
- IT Research and Planning - Get decision makers up-to-speed with accurate data.
- Architect & Design - IT solutions blueprint and architecture design.
- Asset Management - Performance analysis and risk management.
- Current State Analysis - Competitive & cooperative landscape evaluation, build vs. buy.
- Expert Review - Define business & technology solutions required to support your requirements.
- IT Development - Cloud, CDN, Data Center, Security and WAN Optimization.
- IT Benchmarking - Due diligence to harness market opportunity.
Internet Strategy
We are passionate about creative thinking, helping our clients plan, design, build and market online video solutions and consumer web portals.
How we help media & entertainment companies:
- Identity and Branding - Improve market position.
- Digital Marketing - Campaign development and management for Internet marketing plans.
- Partner-Ecosystem Development - Channel and reseller enablement, cross-platform offerings.
- Social Media Strategy - Assess, define, develop, manage & measure social media programs.
- Build Value Added Services - Create new service offerings through a partner ecosystem.
Technologies Powering the Media & Entertainment Industry
We are specialized in the following Internet technology solutions.
Cloud
Our team works with clients to help understand how cloud solutions and technologies are being used to reduce cost, improve performance and lower IT barriers. Not all cloud offerings are created equally, each has different advantages, opportunities and risks. We highlight points of consideration, such as position in the marketplace, cost, flexibility, terms of service, security, network performance, work-flow, reach and management.
Our expertise:
- Public Enterprise Cloud - Shift CAPEX to OPEX with no need to purchase expensive hardware.
- Virtual Private Data Centers - Automation logic to optimize loads and manage virtual resources.
- Cloud Storage - On-demand model for cloud storage, great for data archiving and recovery.
- Private Cloud - Provide education on the uses of private clouds.
- Hybrid Cloud - Evaluate hybrid cloud strategies to achieve the right flexibility for your business.
Content Delivery for Media & Entertainment
By outsourcing your content delivery needs to providers, you can count on better performance, dependable scalability and advanced reporting. We offer technical guidance around architecting and deploying new services and leveraging the benefits of a CDN.
Our expertise:
- High Quality Internet Video - Leverage variable bit rate, smooth streaming and data chunking.
- Content Protection - DRM, geo-rules and digital fingerprinting for content security management.
- Mobile and iPhone - Deliver video content, anywhere, anytime, to any device with a browser.
- Multi-CDN Strategy - Providing better performance, control and reliability.
- Long-Tail Content Strategy - Unique considerations for storage, delivery and cloud.
- Monetization Strategy - Ad supported, subscription services, mobile commerce and more.
- Streaming Live Events - Large-scale live broadcast event support and coordination.
Data Center Space & Managed Hosting
We advise companies on data center options in the market, we have done extensive research on providers in most major regional hubs. Get an independent data center review to compare complex colocation facilities and service offerings in your city or region.
Our expertise:
- Data Center & Colocation - Cabinets, cages, suites and custom configurations.
- Managed Hosting - Single servers, complex environments, virtual servers and cloud.
- Information Availability - Business continuity, managed disaster recovery solutions.
- Data Center Real Estate - Large footprints, highly custom build outs and heavy power needs.
Internet Security
Outsourced security services deliver more value at a fraction of the cost of in-house alternatives. We help our clients keep their security systems up-to-date by advising on Internet security solutions such as vulnerability assessments, managed solutions, security infrastructure and ongoing availability services.
Our expertise:
- Availability Services - Ensure 100% uptime and availability for mission critical systems.
- Managed Security Services - Outsource end-to-end security hardware, software and operations.
- Professional Security Services - New trends, technology & approaches being used by providers.
Video Platforms
The Internet video platform sector is an emerging market that we began following in 2005. We have identified over 32 video platform providers and have evaluated 16 of them to date. We use this information to help you decide which video management system will best accommodate your organization's requirements and budget. We help enable companies to build Internet TV channels, leverage user generated content (UGC) tools to manage video market campaigns, enable video testimonials, visual case studies and demos.
Our expertise:
- Internet Channels - Build and manage a web channel.
- User Generated Content - Manage a video marketing UGC campaign.
- Corporate Communications and Webcasting - Advanced, high quality presentation platforms.
- Mobile Computing and Wireless - Reach any device with a browser.
WAN Optimization
Improve B2B and B2C collaboration by optimizing your network, applications, workflow and end-user experience. We advise media companies on custom WAN Optimization solutions that best map to their network, workflow, pain points and available budget.
Our expertise:
- WAN Optimization - Compress, cache, accelerate, manage bandwidth utilization.
- Application Acceleration - Improve B2B and B2C performance across a distributed network.
- Intelligent IP Routing - Multi-home with IP providers and optimized BGP for better performance.
- Performance Monitoring & Analytics - Manage and measure performance and see results.
