Introduction

Abstract

The volume of information to be processed, allied to seasonal peaks that require extra processing, creates a demand for a high, upfront, infrastructure investment that is often inefficient, because for good portion time, resources end up being idle. In this scenario, providers of on demand computing power in the Cloud–aka Hardware as a Service (HaaS), are becoming increasingly popular. One of the areas where the volume of information to be processed is increasing at a very fast pace is Video Production and Distribution, basically because The Internet brought the potential to completely reinvent the TV. From a technical viewpoint, this reinvention can be translated in huge challenges, including the ability to process, index, store, and distribute nearly limitless amounts of data. This is exactly where the Cloud could play an important role.