AWS re:Invent 2016: Deep Dive on Amazon Glacier (STG302)

Not just for archiving or compliance use cases, Amazon Glacier accommodates customers simply looking to replace their on-premises long term storage with a cost efficient, durable, cloud option, from which they can easily and quickly access their data when they need to. This session will introduce newly launched features for Amazon Glacier, review the current service feature set, and share the global data center shut down and storage strategy for Sony DADC New Media Solutions (NMS). NMS is Sony’s digital servicing division providing global digital distribution, linear playout and white label OTT/Commerce solutions for clients such as BBC Worldwide, NBCUniversal, Sony Playstation, and Funimation Entertainment. Hear from Andy Shenkler, NMS’s Chief Technology and Solutions Officer as he talks about the key factors that drove the organization’s decision to move away from tape and go towards the cloud and out of the infrastructure business overall. Learn more about the impact and operational practices inside a world class digital supply chain as they were able to move over 20 petabytes of data, over 1M hours of video, to the cloud and never looked back.