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> but is using one of the major cloud services cheaper than running your own? Discovery Communications recently announced moving all infrastructure for linear
by macroblocks 10y ago
> but is using one of the major cloud services cheaper than running your own?
Discovery Communications recently announced moving all infrastructure for linear broadcast playout to AWS to replace their data centres.
AWS re:Invent 2016: Discovery Channel's Broadcast Workflows and Channel Origination on AWS (MAE303)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iao7Zcq1-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iao7Zcq1-s
25:30 - Rationale, background
53:00 - Discussion of financial models, move from capex to opex
Keep in mind that the volume of data in terms of video assets for broadcast quality linear playout as well as numerous continuous high bitrate outgoing video streams is very large.
As they note in the video, their financial modelling showed that it made financial sense to move to AWS if it was "all-in", allowing them to fully close down a number of large data centres.