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- #61 Managing Technology With Humanitarian and Environmental Impact In Mind with Eric White, Chief Technology Officer at the Clinton Foundation
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This episode of The Workflow Show is joined by Eric White, Chief Technology Officer at the Clinton Foundation. Ben and Jason ask Eric about his background in tech, beginning with his childhood and school experiences, and burgeoning technologies of the time. Eric covers his journey from Microsoft to founding Utopia Systems Inc., focusing on web hosting and cloud services, and eventually to the Clinton Foundation. Eric also speaks on the role of CTO in an organization the size of the Clinton Foundation and how it differs, based on the mission of the foundation, from the needs of other technology companies.
Episode Highlights:
- Eric discusses the transition to Technology from Agricultural and Economics businesses
- Ben and Jason ask Eric about the founding of Utopia Systems Inc. and how the company participated in the changes in internet hosting, using cloud services
- Eric highlights how the goals of the Clinton Foundation in public service and civic engagement affect the needs of the systems and workflows within the company
- Eric further defines Data governance and the importance of utilizing data governance for security and streamlining work for their users
About Eric White, Chief Technology Officer at Clinton Foundation:
Eric White is the CTO at the Clinton Foundation. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, starting his career with Microsoft. Eric has served as the founder and CEO of Utopia Systems Inc., a pioneering cloud-hosting service provider. Most recently, he was the chief technology officer of Cloudscale365, a hybrid cloud, and managed services provider. Eric has a deep understanding of cloud architecture, networks, and software development with a focus on the strategic use of innovative technology to create impact and improve the organization’s ability to perform its work.
About Utopia Systems Inc.:
Utopia Systems Inc. was established by a group of professionals from different engineering fields driven by a common goal to provide sustainable end-to-end solutions to diverse engineering challenges. They provide fully integrated analytical, scientific, and testing solutions to support environmental, energy, and process sustainability.
More The Workflow Show: Engineering Empathy: Building Innovative Access Systems and Preserving Video Testimony with Sam Gustman, CTO and Associate Dean at USC Shoah Foundation and USC Libraries
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25 min - #60 Post Production in Broadcast News Media and Advances in Editing Workflows with Robert Lawson, Director of Technology, News Editing, CBS News
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Subscribe on CastosIn this episode of The Workflow Show, Ben and Jason have the privilege of interviewing industry veteran, Robert Lawson, Director of Technology, News Editing at CBS News. With over 20 years of experience, Robert brings a refreshing perspective about the common struggles of new tech in 2021, versus the transitions in broadcast media of the past, such as the move from analog and linear editing. The quick pace and stringent ethics of news reporting create separate challenges for post-production compared to feature film, network series, and others. Ben and Jason discuss with Robert important tools and workflows that help with the unique needs of news media.
Episode Highlights:
- Discuss the new moves to collaboration in The Cloud in the state of editing, and the previous transition from analog to linear
- Discuss the differences between a new media editing environment for broadcast news and other types of productions
- Cover Robert’s background and extensive experience in the industry
- Talk about a build versus buy approach to a media workflow
About Robert Lawson, Director of Technology, News Editing at CBS News:
Robert has over 20 years of experience as a Film & Television post-production professional; including daily national news television broadcast, independent long-form documentary production, hi-end digital finishing for all television networks. He has a wealth of expertise in planning, budgeting, design, management, and implementation of digital media systems and infrastructure. Robert was Chair, Avid Customer Association Services & Support Advisory Board, 2015–2016. Board Member since 2014. He has a comprehensive knowledge of non-linear editing, specializing in Avid hardware and software operation and maintenance. He is Avid ACSR Elite for Editor, ISIS, and Interplay Production.
More From CHESA and The Workflow Show: Episode 51 Workflow In the Cloud – Creativity Drives Innovation – A Talk with Michael Cioni
Social Media Share ButtonIG, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook1 hr 1 min - #59 Video Production and Post Production in the Cloud During Covid with Michael Kammes of Bebop Technology, Part 2
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Subscribe on CastosOn this episode of The Workflow Show we continue a great conversation with Michael Kammes of Bebop Technology. Along with discussing production and post production in the cloud and how different teams are assessing the types of workstations they can collaborate from, Ben and Jason of CHESA ask about internet bandwidth and other end-user requirements and limitations in cloud production workflows. They also discuss how changes in new technology and hardware, such as Apple’s ARM chip, could change cloud workflow.
Episode Highlights:
- Workstation rentals and production rental as a business model, versus on-prem
- Collaboration in the cloud between workstations for post-production
- Synchronous and Asynchronous review and approve
- Cloud editing offerings in the market and how they work
- Hardware needs for cloud editing
- Incorporating new tech into Bebop’s platform, such as NDI (Network Device Interface)
- The costs of cloud storage based on subscription and/or usage
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42 min - #58 Video Production and Post Production in the Cloud During Covid with Michael Kammes of Bebop Technology, Part 1
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Subscribe on CastosOn this first of our two-part episode of The Workflow Show “Video Production and Post Production in the Cloud During Covid” with Michael Kammes of Bebop Technology, Jason and Ben of CHESA speak with returning guest Michael Kammes, Director of Business Development at Bebop Technology. It’s been a year (Pre-Covid) since Michael’s last guest appearance. Much has changed since our last chat when we discussed editing in the cloud. Quickly this has become the norm. Catch up with Jason, Ben, and Michael to hear what has changed in the last year and what video editors and studios are looking for as they adapt workflows to an at home and remote creative workforce.
- What is the difference in requests of clients and customers from a year ago to now, including facility changes, moving assets to the cloud, and vetting out the right tool for each team’s need?
- What has Post Production in the Cloud during Covid looked like?
- Why low cost solutions to cloud file management can be enticing, but sometimes don’t fit the overall needs of customers.
- How should you consider a cloud strategy for your team?
- What are the different methodologies of collaborative editing in the cloud?
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43 min - #57 Scaling Out Workflows; Audio Production vs. Video Production with Ben Meadors, Post Production Engineer, Spotify Studios
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Subscribe on CastosOn this episode of The Workflow Show, Jason and Ben speak with Ben Meadors, Post Production Engineer at Spotify Studios about the differences between a video production workflow and an audio production workflow. Ben covers the processes of Spotify and where the production team has grown. Ben Meadors shares the thorough, detailed documentation at Spotify that enables the teams in their onboarding and in troubleshooting. Tune in for some highly useful first-hand experience.Episode Highlights:
- Covered processes Spotify uses to provide documentation to new editors and users in their production team(s)
- Ben Meadors describes his influence on Spotify Studios’ workflow and transitioning workflows during the pandemic for remote work (work from home)
- The differences in video production and podcast production are discussed including media asset management
- We talk about exciting new tools in the podcasting space and innovations in media production
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Ben is the Post Production Engineer at Spotify Studios, guiding post-production workflow for video and podcast creation. Previously Ben was the Integrated Services Manager at AbelCine, where he designed and installed shared storage and asset management systems, post-production facilities, and broadcast studios.
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Episode #54, “Education to Innovation: A Conversation with Mike Szumlinski of iconik.io, Cloud Based Media Asset Management”iconik.ioStay Connected!Sign up for the Chesapeake Systems email newsletters and stay up-to-date on technology trends, upcoming events and more.- Name*
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47 min - #56 Engineering Empathy: Building Innovative Access Systems and Preserving Video Testimony with Sam Gustman, CTO and Associate Dean at USC Shoah Foundation and USC LibrariesOn this episode of The Workflow Show, hosts Ben and Jason interview Sam Gustman, CTO of USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education (USC Shoah Foundation) and Associate Dean and CTO at the USC Libraries where he oversees IT for the Libraries and started USC Digital Repository (a CHESA client). Their discussion covers the intricacies of maintaining a media archive to last for generations, including file management and migration, avoiding bit rot, preservation quality video codecs, and the Dimensions in Testimony project which uses AI to allow people to have a real-time conversation with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses to genocide. Sam Gustman also elaborates on the origination of the Shoah Foundation and the important work they do for education, highlighting the voices of genocide survivors and leveraging technology to engender respect and understanding.Episode Highlights:
- Sam Gustman outlines the start of the Shoah Foundation as an effort to archive and maintain interviews of victims of the holocaust, founded by Steven Spielberg after the release of Schindler’s List.
- Ben and Jason ask about the hurdles of storing and managing a multi-Petabyte collection of digital video, such as monitoring for bit rot, ingesting metadata, preservation quality video codecs, and even the possibility of utilizing blockchain to preserve video across the internet.
- Sam, Ben, and Jason discuss the importance of the Visual History Archive’s work in education providing compelling ways to access a vast library of experience as the Shoah Foundation continues its mission to document and provide students and researchers with tools to interact with, search, and learn from testimony.
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Resources We Mention:See the 60 Minutes on the Shoah Foundation's Dimensions in Testimony project using Artificial Intelligence.More From CHESA and The Workflow Show:More on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from The Workflow Show on AI and taking advantage of the value of your content library, and how automation for your infrastructure might be the solution you’ve been seeking.54 min - #55 Creative Journeys: Surprise! You Work in IT NowFeeling the Pain of Being Out of Your Technical Depth? Don’t Suffer in Silence –… Listen Now The post #55 Creative Journeys: Surprise! You Work in IT Now appeared first on Chesapeake Systems.0 min
- #55 Creative Journeys: Surprise! You Work in IT NowFeeling the Pain of Being Out of Your Technical Depth? Don’t Suffer in Silence - CHESA’s got a Workflow Therapy couch ready for you. Take heart from your CHESA friends’ struggles with “Imposter Syndrome”- and tactics to overcome it! – throughout their careers. CHESA Business Development rep Louise Shideler returns to chat with hosts, Ben Kilburg and Jason Whetstone, about their journeys from the creative realm into the technical domain of Media IT. They share similarities along their paths and suggest characteristics, attitudes, and habits that anyone working in Media and Entertainment technologies can apply.
- How do skills from traditional “creative” fields transfer to Media IT roles?
- The importance of critical problem-solving and analytical skills, as well as one’s mindset, for successfully managing such a career
- How to find your mentors in the industry: communities that support continuing education, such as professional organizations and online forums & blogs
- Why and how “Imposter Syndrome” affects those in this field — and even the customers who seek workflow consultation
45 min - #54 “Education to Innovation: A conversation with Mike Szumlinski of iconik.io Cloud Based Media Asset Management”On this episode of The Workflow Show, Ben and Jason speak to guest Mike Szumlinski, Chief Commercial Officer at iconik.io, about what it means to foster the growth of a product and creating a collaboration tool for media asset management in the cloud. Mike also talks about his background, working at PVT, and emphasizing the sharing of knowledge via blogs and education. The hosts and Mike discuss how to spot innovation through customer feedback and anticipating growth beyond the current need of a product, including how Iconik utilizes Kubernetes and how that fits into the future of cloud based workflows.
- Mike recounts his history in the industry, from studying at MSU to working with Pro Video Tech, and eventually Cantemo AB.
- Ben and Jason discuss with Mike the importance of education and community learning in Media IT.
- Mike discusses the values of ICONIK in ease of accessibility to other tools, open API, and the growth of the customer base in the last year due to WFH needs.
- Ben, Jason, and Mike dig into using kubernetes and the use of VMs (virtual machines) to better the ICONIK product and what it means for the next round of innovation in media technology.
59 min - #53 Shared NVMe Storage, Object Storage, and the Future of StorNext, with Eric BassierCHESA’s Ben and Jason chat with Eric Bassier, Senior Director of Product and Technical Marketing at Quantum. Ben and Jason ask Eric about the future of storage systems in and out of the cloud, and what changes within Quantum’s products are helping businesses adapt their workflow to the current climate of on-prem, cloud, and hybrid systems. Eric details the benefits and use cases of NVMe and how companies are migrating to it.
- Storage and Networking Technologies behind StorNext from Quantum
- Talk about Hybrid Cloud and File Systems entirely in the Cloud
- Cover use cases for Block Storage vs Object Storage, NVME vs SSD
- Talk innovations in the future for Cloud Level Storage and changes to the industry from these technologies
More From CHESA on NVMe:For more on NVMe read Ben Kilburg's blog Is NVMe Right for You Right Now?1 hr 14 min
About The Workflow Show
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On The Workflow Show, CHESA's Jason Whetstone and Ben Kilburg offer media workflow therapy and address overarching trends and specific tech topics to help guide you through these challenging yet…
exciting times of unprecedented change within the realm of digital workflows. CHESA is a full-service provider of technology systems and solutions that specializes in optimizing media workflows from creation to distribution and preservation. CHESA’s expert architects design pioneering asset management solutions that enable creative teams and drive efficiencies in IT, all backed by steadfast customer support. Dedicated to building long-term relationships as trusted partners, CHESA offers a rare level of passion and understanding in the design, development, deployment and maintenance of secure, high-performance media asset management solutions (MAM/DAM/PAM); cloud services, storage, backup, archive, ai tools, workflow automation, cloud platforms; media transcoding and delivery, customization, API integration, among other services.