Uses of Apple's XSAN--24-hr TV Station

Delivering breaking news and first-rate analysis to an information-hungry audience, 24-hours a day, seven days a week, is a huge endeavour. The sheer volume of material — both live and recorded — plus the ongoing imperative to present it in new and interesting ways, is staggering.

Technology is key to the undertaking; it can make or break a 24-hour news channel. The right technology, deployed effectively, can facilitate success by delivering performance and reliability at the right price. This is what Apple has done with XSAN and other hardware for TVN 24, Poland’s first and only 24-hour news channel, and by far the country’s best performing pay-channel. More... [Dana Baggett]