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💡 Article excerpt: "The use of virtual sets eliminates some of the associated costs that come with traditional production, such as building expensive sets, and sending crews and equipment to expensive location shoots. And when using virtual sets, directors can make changes on the fly without having to wait for physical sets to be redesigned with different props." In this piece 'Connecting Virtual Production to the Cloud', our Operations Director, Martin Riley explains what virtual production is, the role cloud technology plays in it and the benefits of using it. Don't miss out on this insightful Post Magazine article, click here to read it: https://lnkd.in/e4rR-q2z #cloud #virtualproduction #cloudcomputing

💫 ARTICLE: The Cloud-Based Security Shift 💫 Our Operations Director, Martin Riley, recently wrote this Streaming Media Magazine article discussing the evolution of security measures used in the media industry. Here are some of the takeaways: 🟢 Effective security requires balancing protection with user convenience 🟢 Control over data access and continuous visibility are crucial 🟢 Regular auditing of user actions is essential to identify and address potential misuse 🟢 Security measures must be regularly reviewed and adapted to evolving risks 🟢 And much more! Check out the rest of his insights here: https://lnkd.in/e88T5hHa #cloudsecurity #cloud #iam #cybersecurity #hacker

Our long-time partner, A+E Networks is a global media and entertainment provider that sources and markets entertainment content to worldwide audiences. A+E Networks is made up of brands such as A&E®, HISTORY®, Lifetime®, Lifetime Movies™, FYI,™, VICELAND® and BIOGRAPHY®. Read about A+E Networks' experience with working with 7fivefive here: “We wanted to go to a more automated and data-driven environment where we had better control of our supply chain and where we could release the potential in our systems and staff and have better care of content with more craft and creativity and less inefficiency. 7fivefive are a key supplier for A+E Networks and are always on hand to advise on new technology and are brilliant solutions architects.” #systemsintegration #automation #mediaworkflows #contentcreation

📉 Overprovisioning resources and inappropriate scheduling can lead to huge losses 📉 Migrating to the cloud can facilitate huge savings and increase productivity - especially if you monitor your usage closely. EC2 instances are AWS's compute offering. Think of EC2s as the computers in your cloud infrastructure that are processing data, running software, and supporting your operations. If inefficiently planned, EC2 instances will sit idle, the resources will go unused, and you'll still be billed. This can be caused by: 🟢 Overprovisioning - allocating more resources than a workstation needs 🟢 Misscheduling - starting and stopping instances at the wrong times How does Lens workstation management help in this? ✅ Lens ensures a minimum level of available workstations while shutting down unused ones ✅ Users can request workstations on-demand, Lens will start up and connect them automatically ✅ Users can implement intelligent launch and shutdown capabilities to ensure workstations are available only when needed There are a lot of cost and productivity benefits the Lens Workstation Management platform can give AWS users. If you'd like to learn more about how Lens can be implemented into your setup, send us a message, and one of our experts will be in touch!

Introducing the mythical, the magical… systems Engineer, Jeff Hibberd!   Jeff is a valuable member of our engineering department, joining our company and trailblazing every project he’s touched since March 2022.   He is our first-class system administrator, specialising in DevOps, storage networking and visualisation with extensive experience in large-scale MS Windows server deployments. He’s also a whizz at improving the reliability of our systems.   Long story short, he’s a superstar.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on its partnership with 7fivefive: "We're working with some amazing partners like 7fivefive in helping customers accelerate their journey to the cloud."   Thanks to our experience at 7fivefive in delivering solutions using AWS cloud and media services, we can give our customers help and guidance based on individual needs. We assess your current setup and create a plan to improve your workflows with better processes and procedures to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Our experience with working with media companies allows us to take the best of AWS and gel it together with other parts of your workflow for optimum results. If you'd like to learn more about how we can optimise your current workflow, don't hesitate to reach out today! #cloud #awscloud #aws

⚡️ NEW BLOG: Principles of the Cloud: Security ⚡️ Returning back to our 'Principles of the Cloud' blog series, we take a deep dive into security in cloud environments! Explore the risks of poor cloud security, key security considerations before developing cloud infrastructure, implementing zero trust architecture, and ways to build a secure and resilient cloud environment. To read more, head over to our website! https://lnkd.in/eAku42BT #cybersecurity #cloudsecurity #IAM #hacking

In this audio, our Managing Director, Tim Burton discusses how broadcast companies are rethinking big tech investments and changing their attitudes on ROI expectations. Listen to his insights here! https://lnkd.in/e92Mv8wz "Budgets [now] are not ring-fenced. Any spend, regardless of CapEx or OPEX, needs to be addressed and looked at. The other thing we're seeing is that five or ten year ROIs on any kind of project, people don't have the patience for that, or more to the point don't have the forward visibility in the industry. People looking forward don't feel that they've got that kind of crystal ball five years out, three years is a push, and really what people are looking for is things that kind of bring benefit and wash their face in the first year."

🚨 Can you afford to lose money to lost productivity? 🚨 Depending on your team's size, lost productivity could be costing more than you think! 👥 Sometimes, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis can leave out less tangible cost benefits of the cloud such as accelerated time to market, adaptable demand, and access to the latest technology. 7fivefive research has shown that losing just a few minutes per user per day due to slow or cumbersome systems can cause teams to lose a significant amount to lost productivity. Cloud technology combats this by giving you instant access to state-of-the-art and optimised hardware ensuring your systems are as fast as they can be. But only if you ensure you are using it wisely and have a realistic overview of your usage and costs. Would you like to know more about how your workflows can be optimised to be more cost effective? Drop us a message today and one of our experts will be in touch. #employeeproductivity #remoteworkflow #remoteediting #creativeteams #videoediting