Media Server Technology
Karl Paulsen is Chief Technology Officer for
AZCAR, a leading Broadcast and Media Technologies systems integrator. An SMPTE Fellow and SBE Certified Professional Bro
Unrecognized Trends in Video Server Implementation
by Karl Paulsen, 03.18.2010
The trend to an all server-based playback continues as more and more program content is being delivered as a file-based medium. More...
Putting Some Fibre in Your Storage Diet
by Karl Paulsen, 03.03.2010
Two decades after its beginning in 1988, the ubiquitous Fibre Channel technology has become engrained in most of the advanced storage and transport applications. More...
Understanding IP Storage
by Karl Paulsen, 01.06.2010
An evolving technology with a growing set of flavors from which to choose from More...
Fitting MXF into File-based Workflows
by Karl Paulsen, 12.07.2009
What has come forward in the evolution of MXF and file-based workflows is a solution set, a tool kit of processes that help to set and establish business processes related to storage, media architectures and content delivery More...
Object-Based Storage
by Karl Paulsen, 11.02.2009
No longer is it practical to carry separate databases or other components in disparate systems that must be continually linked or interrelated through secondary or other alternative interfaces. More...
Deduplication: Managing Disk Storage
by Karl Paulsen, 10.09.2009
The processes and practices for managing disk storage, including backup and protection, are continuing to evolve as the dependency upon sophisticated online and offline storage technologies expands. More...
Appliances for an IT-Based World
by Karl Paulsen, 09.23.2009
Video server technologies have come a long way since this column first surfaced some 12-plus years ago. More...
Defining Intelligent High-Performance Platforms
by Karl Paulsen, 08.17.2009
Spinning disks are replacing tape for most everything other than original acquisition or long-term, deep archive purposes More...
Selecting Storage Solutions of the Future
by Karl Paulsen, 07.06.2009
The expanding roles that high-definition, 3D-stereoscopic and higher-resolution images play are impacting many aspects of the media and entertainment industry. More...
Seeking Hard Disk Drive Latency
by Karl Paulsen, 05.05.2009
Spindle speed statistics seem only to take modest jumps and are far less dramatic than the increasing number of gigabytes of storage. More...
Getting the Image Right From the Start
by Karl Paulsen, 04.03.2009
Establishing and maintaining good image performance requires a thorough amount of planning at the system level. More...
The Virtualization Of Storage
by Karl Paulsen, 03.18.2009
As digital asset management systems begin to categorize and systemize the myriad assets in their domains and as the ability of humans to manage these huge volumes of assets diminishes—the requirements for new forms of storage More...
Predicting Disk Drive Failures
by Karl Paulsen, 02.23.2009
Hard drives are mechanical devices and as such will eventually fail. But what constitutes the "failure" of a hard disk drive? When should you replace a drive? More...
The Solid State Disk Revival
by Karl Paulsen, 01.05.2009
The evolution of flash-based memory for consumer and professional applications is helping to drive a renewal in solid state, scalable enterprise storage. More...