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Netflix is famous for putting as much on AWS as possible. AWS has a desktop as a service offering, so is this competing with AWS, or is it a slightly more compl

Netflix is famous for putting as much on AWS as possible. AWS has a desktop as a service offering, so is this competing with AWS, or is it a slightly more complete product built on top of the AWS option? Edit: in the original blog post linked to from The Register article it seems this is not public. This would lead me to assume that it is in fact running on AWS like most of the rest of Netflix's infrastructure, and that Netflix are providing a useful distribution/configuration/potentially free layer on top. Not to down-play the importance of this, I can see this being really useful for creators.

jbob2000 6y ago
You didn't read the article. This is a service for VFX artists who are working on Netflix titles. It's a competitive advantage for Netflix if their VFX artists can work faster than others while working remotely. These desktops won't try to compete with Amazon or the general market.
- lucideer 6y ago
  I read the article. There is nothing to suggest this is not a public offering, nor any mention of it being specifically for people working on Netflix titles. Did you read a different article? -- Edit: turns out they did read a different article, which is here[0] and does strongly imply it's not intended to be a public offering. [0] https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-community-with-the-netfx-platform-35fdf604909c https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-co...
  - jbob2000 6y ago
    > Netflix says the service offers “virtual workstations, integrated storage and full access to secure rendering in a connected environment” and is intended to “provide collaborators frictionless access to infrastructure to meet Netflix’s demand for VFX services around the world as our library of original content continues to grow.”
    - lucideer 6y ago
      So, firstly: there are two articles. The linked HN article, and the original Netflix blogpost (which is not linked here on HN, but is linked by The Register). From the Netflix blogpost, it seems you are correct. The author of The Register article seems to have misinterpreted and is definitely discussing a prospective public offering. -- The 2nd sentence you quoted implies that people working on Netflix titles will use it, but does not imply exclusivity. The 1st sentence I don't really understand what you're reading from it... sounds like a public offering to me. In addition to those sentences, The Register article is chock full of direct references to it being a public offering, not an internal vendor offering. Perhaps dang or another mod can change to the source article which is less misleading: https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-community-with-the-netfx-platform-35fdf604909c https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-co...
bradknowles 6y ago
Have you seen Workspaces? Have you tried to use it? It’s one of the most horrible things I’ve ever been forced to touch. I avoid it even more than I avoid Windows and other Microsoft products, which is saying a lot.

jbob2000 6y ago

You didn't read the article. This is a service for VFX artists who are working on Netflix titles. It's a competitive advantage for Netflix if their VFX artists can work faster than others while working remotely. These desktops won't try to compete with Amazon or the general market.

lucideer 6y ago
I read the article. There is nothing to suggest this is not a public offering, nor any mention of it being specifically for people working on Netflix titles. Did you read a different article? -- Edit: turns out they did read a different article, which is here[0] and does strongly imply it's not intended to be a public offering. [0] https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-community-with-the-netfx-platform-35fdf604909c https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-co...
- jbob2000 6y ago
  > Netflix says the service offers “virtual workstations, integrated storage and full access to secure rendering in a connected environment” and is intended to “provide collaborators frictionless access to infrastructure to meet Netflix’s demand for VFX services around the world as our library of original content continues to grow.”
  - lucideer 6y ago
    So, firstly: there are two articles. The linked HN article, and the original Netflix blogpost (which is not linked here on HN, but is linked by The Register). From the Netflix blogpost, it seems you are correct. The author of The Register article seems to have misinterpreted and is definitely discussing a prospective public offering. -- The 2nd sentence you quoted implies that people working on Netflix titles will use it, but does not imply exclusivity. The 1st sentence I don't really understand what you're reading from it... sounds like a public offering to me. In addition to those sentences, The Register article is chock full of direct references to it being a public offering, not an internal vendor offering. Perhaps dang or another mod can change to the source article which is less misleading: https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-community-with-the-netfx-platform-35fdf604909c https://netflixtechblog.com/empowering-the-visual-effects-co...

bradknowles 6y ago

Have you seen Workspaces? Have you tried to use it? It’s one of the most horrible things I’ve ever been forced to touch. I avoid it even more than I avoid Windows and other Microsoft products, which is saying a lot.