TELEVISION NEWS PRODUCTION

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Sky News was looking to refresh their outdated IT infrastructure with newer technology to help optimise business operations. We proposed our DiGiCOR solution taking into consideration Sky News’ budgetary requirements, latest technology compatibility, use case, and scalability.

Challenges

The company was looking to refresh their out-dated IT infrastructure with newer technology to help optimise business operations. Sky News stated budgetary limitations as well as the competition of another tier 1 vendor, for the renewal of their IT infrastructure. In addition to following the key technical factors of improvement in performance and productivity for their expansive data centre.

How We Helped

We focused on the specific issues presented by the client and were able to optimise a high-quality production solution that efficiently operates their application of workloads, within the budgetary cost. Our expert team configured a solution as a Linux-based cluster system, which was built with the current technologies to highly improve hardware performance, productivity and efficiency. In addition, we were able to offer valuable services such as onsite service, service quality of hardware, and flexibility in the hardware for future expansions and upgrades.

To meet the company’s requirements, we offered a solution based on the DiGiCOR solution ​D283-SS228-MDR as a performance-improved production system that offers:

• Linux-based systems cluster
• Gold Intel scalable first-gen CPU
• Supermicro chassis high-quality and service quality

Results

It was important for us to configure a solution that best fit the specific use case the company had for their IT infrastructure. With competition from a Tier 1 vendor, they offered a system with a generic drive at a relatively higher price point. We were able to optimise a high-quality production solution that efficiently operates their particular application of workloads, within the budgetary cost. As a result, we hold a great relationship with them as we have earned their trust through the help of our high-quality tailored solutions, working hand-in-hand with our expert technicians and internal team to provide high levels of customer service and support.