Streaming Video with Storage Area Networks
The emergence of digital media integrated with storage area network (SAN) systems creates one of the most significant technological changes experienced by the broadcast, entertainment, and media industries. A new set of variables and business issues are emerging that impact the entire video distribution chain for production houses, content aggregators, broadcasters, and service providers. As a result, industry players must adapt their IT infrastructures for new challenges such as the transition from analog-to-digital formats (including HDTV), new codecs, implementing media asset management systems, digital rights management, IP and ATM video transmission, and transitioning from tape to SAN-based disk architectures. This paper will examine the video supply chain management workflow process in the media and broadcast environments and the impact of integrating storage area networks for streaming video.
- Print ISSN
- 0036-1682
- Published
- 2001-08
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J17762