Out of the Cloud, into the light?

What broadcasters should know before considering Cloud solutions

This interactive workshop aimed to demystify cloud technologies, examining the issues from a broadcaster perspective. By putting in place a common vocabulary and defining what “cloud” means for broadcasters, it cut through the marketing buzz and identified the real world use cases and business opportunities that exist.

Use the links below to download PDF versions of the presentations from this event. They are accessible only to EBU Members and those who attended this event. You must login to download them.

Session 1
• Introduction - Félix Poulin (EBU)
• Cloudspotting for Broadcasters - Al Kovalick (Media Systems Consulting)
• Issues & Illusions from the mist
- Ivar Poijes (Swedish Radio)
- Niels Laukens (VRT)
- Alberto Messina (RAI)
• Hype vs. Reality: Cloud Storage - Harry Zimmer (Hitachi Data Systems)

Session 2
• BBC Cloud Proof of Concept - Chris Chambers (BBC)
• TV resource sharing over the cloud - Sascha Quillet (BCE)
• Produce Everywhere - Richard Cartwright (Quantel)
• The VISION Cloud approach - Dimosthenis Kyriazis (Technical University Athens)

Session 3
• Making a Media Cloud Strategy reality - Paul Stiles (CA Technologies)
• FIMS is SOA for Media - Giorgio Dimino (RAI) (presented by Jean-Pierre Evain, EBU)
• Commercial and Open Source solutions and Cloud performance (or PDF with notes) - David Butler (BBC)
• Big Media in the Public Cloud - cloud-bursting technology - Michael Higgins (CloudSigma)

• Workshop Wrap-up - Félix Poulin (EBU)