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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

But it’s not easy: to pull this off, VFX studios need to build and operate serious technical infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and software licensing), otherwise known as a “ render farm.” This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members.

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Remote Workstations for the Discerning Artists

The Netflix TechBlog

Artists like to work at places where they can create groundbreaking entertainment instead of worrying about getting access to the software or source files they need. They need specialized hardware, access to petabytes of images, and digital content creation applications with controlled licenses.

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Growth Engineering at Netflix?—?Automated Imagery Generation

The Netflix TechBlog

entertainment?—?and This requires an asset storage solution. Asset Storage We refer to asset storage and management simply as asset management. However, it would be cost-inefficient to leverage this same hardware for lightweight and more consistent traffic patterns that an asset management service requires.

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DBaaS vs Self-Managed Cloud Databases

Scalegrid

This type of database offers scalability with no downtime along with giving businesses control over what resources they use through customization capabilities such as choosing hardware infrastructure options or building security measures around it. These advantages come at an expense.

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Expanding the Cloud - Cluster Compute Instances for Amazon EC2.

All Things Distributed

Other industries using Amazon EC2 for HPC-style workloads include pharmaceuticals, oil exploration, industrial and automotive design, media and entertainment, and more. There is no more need for hardware tinkering to keep the clusters up and running (I spent many nights doing this; there is no glory in it). until today. At werner.ly

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Why Traditional Monitoring Isn’t Enough for Modern Web Applications

Dotcom-Montior

Websites are now more than just the storage and retrieval of information to present content to users. Users who rely on the websites for their fundamental needs or entertainment will not tolerate even a few seconds delay. Hardware resources. Hardware Resources. The list goes on and on. Connection time. Network latency.

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Progress Delayed Is Progress Denied

Alex Russell

Chrome has missed several APIs for 3+ years: Storage Access API. Combined with (delayed) advanced graphics APIs and threading support, WebXR enables critical immersive, low-friction commerce and entertainment on the web. is access to hardware devices. Some commenters appear to confuse unlike hardware for differences in software.

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