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    Where Do Production Security and Production Efficiency Meet?

    Signiant partnered with Broadcast Beat to discuss the balancing act between production security and efficiency during The Battle Between Efficiency and Security, a roundtable webinar on production security and the challenges for content creators.
    Read Where Do Production Security and Production Efficiency Meet?
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    The Esports Phenomenon is Bringing New Challenges and Opportunities in Media Tech

    Esports, as it stands, is experiencing immense growth, and a heretofore undreamt-of level of legitimacy, and with that comes a trove of needs and opportunities that media technology businesses should be paying extremely close attention to.
    Read The Esports Phenomenon is Bringing New Challenges and Opportunities in Media Tech
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    The Game is Changing in Live Production

    Live production is one of the best examples of how dynamic M&E can be. Live events are unpredictable and fluid, and with that thrill come unique challenges.
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    Seven Pitfalls of Relying on rsync to Automate Large File Transfers

    Due to the increase in file sizes, tighter deadlines and the growing complexity of workflows within the media and entertainment industry, legacy tools like rsync are just no longer the best option for automating large file transfers between locations.
    Read Seven Pitfalls of Relying on rsync to Automate Large File Transfers
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    Why Many Studios and Broadcasters are Banning FTP From Their Supply Chain

    For decades, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) has been used in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry to move files between servers and for distributing them around the world. And for just as long, cybersecurity experts have been warning of its potential threat to network security, intellectual property and privacy. Nevertheless, FTP has persisted.
    Read Why Many Studios and Broadcasters are Banning FTP From Their Supply Chain
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    Big Files, Big Challenges

    Why WeTransfer, FTP and shipping hard drives are no longer viable for media and what you can do about it.
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    The Signiant Advantage

    Signiant is the market leader in intelligent file transfer. From its market leading products and cloud leadership to world class customer support, Signiant is the choice solution for the world’s top media companies. Download this eGuide to learn why Signiant wins over other file acceleration solutions.
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    Large File Transfer Software: Buyer’s Guide

    If you’re looking to purchase large file transfer software for your business, it’s important to understand the market drivers that have created the need, the available options for moving media files, and some key requirements to look for.
    Read Large File Transfer Software: Buyer’s Guide
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    Nine Pitfalls of Relying on FTP to Move Large Media Files

    FTP was developed in 1971, and a lot has changed in the decades since it was first created. Though the protocol has seen improvement over the years, there are some fundamental drawbacks to relying on this old technology for transferring today’s large media files.
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    The Latest Media Shuttle Innovations: 10 New Capabilities

    As a cloud-native SaaS solution, we’re able to innovate constantly with Media Shuttle and roll out new capabilities to our customers without any interruption of service. This eGuide provides an overview of ten areas where we’ve recently advanced the Media Shuttle platform.
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    The Latest Trend in Cloud Ingest Portals

    While there are plenty of tools for getting data into the cloud, professional media requirements are particular and early cloud adopters spent millions building highly customized ingest applications. Today, that trend is shifting in favor of off-the-shelf SaaS solutions.
    Read The Latest Trend in Cloud Ingest Portals
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    Why Cloud-Native Matters: And How it Differs from Cloud-Washed Software

    B2B software companies today all have their own way of explaining how their cloud solution is revolutionizing business. But not all companies mean the same thing when they use the term “cloud”. As cloud-adoption increases, it is necessary to make some clear distinctions between “cloud-native” and “cloud-washed” software.
    Read Why Cloud-Native Matters: And How it Differs from Cloud-Washed Software