Latest articles by Karl Paulsen
Practicalities of Object Storage
Object storage is used heavily in public cloud storage solutions and especially when the data is geographically disbursed for protection and accessibility purposes.
Taking Steps to Rebuild RAID
Anyone with any type of high-performance storage system for a video playout server, play-to-air system or nonlinear editing solution of any scale has probably experienced this.
Appliances for an IT-Based World
Video server technologies have come a long way since this column first surfaced some 12-plus years ago.
Clearing the Air on Video Over IP
Differing terms rely on same core technologies, but different delivery systems
Getting the Image Right From the Start
Establishing and maintaining good image performance requires a thorough amount of planning at the system level.
Defining Intelligent High-Performance Platforms
Spinning disks are replacing tape for most everything other than original acquisition or long-term, deep archive purposes
VOD in Demand
Emerging from the depths of pay TV, video-on-demand and its widespread acceptance by the consumer has forever changed the way we view television programming.
Active Archives for the Future
A lot of growth is happening in the storage space for media and entertainment.
Integrating Storage, Archive And Transcoding
When looking at the accessibility side, one must consider both capacity and speed as well as which types of media and format fit which set of activities.
Managing Valuable Space Through Provisioning
Storage management or under-provisioning should never be a workflow stopper, but it often is.
Software-Defined Systems & Virtualization
Of the many components found in a media-centric operating environment, storage might be categorized as one of the more evolving systems in the overall architecture.
Interfacing with the Cloud
Cloud storage is fundamentally about the delivery of virtualized storage on demand.
The Evolution of Digital Content Delivery
Many of the capabilities once dedicated to discrete boxes are now integral components of switchers, clip players and graphics generators.
Storage System Limitations Impact Workflows and Growth
Integrating high-performance storage solutions into rich-media, file-based workflows bring a range of topics to the surface, one of which is why and how to select a storage system.
Metadata for File-Based Workflows Becomes Core Component
Metadata is essential to the success of file-based workflows in MAM or in the cataloging process for active or archived media content.
Cloudy With a Change in Storage
Cloud technologies seem to have created a quantum shift in the future of storage and networked services.
Exploring Storage System Efficiency
A growing topic for many organizations, yet especially important to those who are facing space, power and operating-cost constraints.
Preparing for Data Migration, Part 2
We continue from last month's introduction on data migration.
Managing Legacy Data
Dealing with unstructured data is a challenge organizations have been forced to address regardless of whether it consists of documents, photographic images, or video and/or audio as files.
