How DevOps Helps the Media and Entertainment Industry

The modern media and entertainment landscape is drastically transformed with the help of DevOps.

FREMONT, CA: The media and entertainment sector is one of the frontrunners in embracing new technology. Netflix is one of the pioneers in adopting and finding newer methods on the technology to serve its customers better. This transformation has reimagined how consumers consume media, and its share in the internet traffic and consumption is an indicator of the same. The transformation in media consumption has led the industry to find newer models to attract customers.

Adopting the DevOps culture will promote frequent releases, high automation, and software reliability and scale the stability and upgradability of applications. It assists in aligning development and operations environments to strive for success in the online landscape. The true essence of DevOps is improving collaboration between employees. It is advisable to share objectives and other aspects that make a successful DevOps culture. Adopting agile and DevOps practices can mitigate the environment provisioning and software installation cycle time. And with better possibilities of automation, DevOps will allow teams with frequent and reliable releases.

The online video streaming services should know their objectives properly and then analyze how DevOps can fit into it. Identification of the areas where firms can fit DevOps and Agile to add value is key. All the platforms, VOD, DSP, streaming, OTT, live broadcasting, or direct-to-customer, irrespective of the type of service, have one common aim - serving customers in the best possible means. And for this, the system involved requires to be scalable and resilient. Parallel implementation across multiple tenants, enhanced predictability with significantly mitigated fall-outs and downtime, optimum resource utilization with less IT spending help optimize operations.

The technology involved in media & entertainment is growing quickly. Both the content producers and consumers need greater quality at faster speeds. Provides can help in offering the technology that sits behind the devices for delivering the enhanced experience.