Our latest Content Chain Trends Report: Content Infrastructure & Storage discusses major macro business and tech trends, as well as their effects on products and services in Connect & Store. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of cloud technology, enabling decentralized remote production, and pushed media businesses to invest more in IP connectivity. This report also analyzes the growing popularity of interactive and immersive experiences driving investment in cloud computing, as well as 5G to achieve low latency.
Highlights of this report:
- The pandemic has accelerated the move to remote production, changing the architecture of the production model from centralized to decentralized.
- The decentralization of resources and shift to remote production increased investment in cloud and IP-based workflows, enabling shared access and collaboration.
- The pandemic has also accelerated the move to the direct-to-consumer business model, causing a decline in satellite revenues.
- The move to direct-to-consumer is driving the demand for interactivity and immersive experiences.
- The growth of streaming audiences is increasing latency, thus shifting the investment focus of media companies to low-latency technologies, such as edge computing via cloud and 5G.
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