Brad on Broadcast

Are you the kind of person who communicates well? Do you have your own forum or post on other technical forums? Would you like to help create an active dialog space for Broadcast Engineering readers?

Shortly we’ll be launching a technical forum where engineers, operators, managers and other broadcast and production personnel can engage in a dialog between themselves and other experts. In the forum, readers will be able to ask questions, provide feedback and, in general, talk with others who share your needs and concerns. The Broadcast Engineering forum will become the perfect place to let others know how you feel about a broad range of technical, regulatory and other professional topics or to ask questions when you need help.

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The editors at Broadcast Engineering have been busy this summer working with some of our expert writers and authors on several new eBooks. Each of these training resources is written by a knowledgeable engineer or videographer. These authors have worked in broadcast and production environments, so they understand your problems and the issues you face. No matter your level of expertise, these eBooks are designed to cover a range of informational needs.

Over the last month, several new eBooks have been released and they are crammed with important and useful information to help you be a better engineer or operator.

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In the previous column, key issues regarding backup and archive solutions were reviewed. Each approach represents quite different solutions to non-similar tasks. A backup solution represents a business insurance policy. It helps the company continue operation over days, weeks, perhaps months after the occurrence of some catastrophic event. The data for a backup solution should be stored off-site, perhaps hundreds of miles distant. more

Broadcasters and other content producers are increasingly facing huge amounts of data that must be stored, edited and played out. Now repeat that process. The result is that new ways are being developed to retain programming, both finished and raw, that permit online-like operation, but without the huge cost of vast arrays of spinning disks. more