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and CloudFront (using a version-controlled AWS CloudFormation template). MAKING SENSE The original hardware-centric workflow and new AWS-based workflow were run in tandem. The new system was tested initially with news and was found to be, as expected, much more stable. The new set-up also gave Nine the ability to concentrate more directly on quality-of-service metrics, and the numbers showed a clear improvement in playback success, start-up time, smoothness and video quality under
Nine is currently looking at how the technology might be used to improve other parts of the chain. It is particularly interested in how it might help with ad hoc and pop-up live events, with tennis being the first big one. The Australian Open will be a huge project for Nine Networks with coverage of all 16 courts. The new set-up will allow for provision for full coverage just for the duration of the tournament. “It doesn’t make sense to outlay all that infrastructure for 16 courts when we’re only going to use it for a few weeks. Something like this is really useful because it allows speed to market
the new livestreaming workflow. “And costs went down,” notes
without laying out huge amounts of
Ramchandani, “which really shouldn’t be a surprise since we got rid of a whole lot of boxes.”
cash,” explains Ramchandani.
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