1. Content Logistics and Collaboration Platform Achieves Scalability and Reliability at Reasonable Costs
“Windows Azure provides unique scalability, reliability, and data security at reasonable costs for our media platform. This is what our customers, the media industry, expects: to be available, reliable, and high-performing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” – Dr. Stephan Schneider, CEO, Reelway GmbH
WINDOWS AZURE ISV:
Reelway GmbH
WEB SITE:
LOCATION: Cologne, Germany
ORG SIZE: 1-10
INDUSTRY: Communications & Media
WINDOWS AZURE ISV PROFILE:
Reelway provides media asset management, processing, and collaboration services to media professionals.
ADDITIONAL LINK:
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SITUATION:
Today’s media collaboration and processing services are expected to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week continuously. Media processing plants are expected to scale up with no delay and extra efforts. This is true for planned events such as the Olympics as well as for sudden events such as political crisis or catastrophes. In on-site installations and with standard hosting services these needs can only be matched with huge up-front investments.
SOLUTION:
Windows Azure’s web roles provide the necessary scalability and reliability for media applications. Failed servers are replaced automatically without manual intervention. Reelway can scale up performance just by dragging a slider. The multiple geo-replication of Windows Azure Blob storage ensures the protection of the customer’s valuable media files.
BENEFITS:
With Windows Azure, Reelway can quickly react on rising demands for media processing during important political or entertainment events, or during natural disasters.
By using Windows Azure, Reelway can ensure the highest demands of availability 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at reasonable costs.
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