Virtual Week Cloud & VirtualizationVirtual Control Processing for Sustainable ProductionsMark Davies, Director of Products and TechnologySPEAKER BIOMark Davies is Director of Products and Technology at TSL Products. Davies has over 30 years of broadcast industry experience. With extensive knowledge of broadcast workflow, most critically in the areas of system control and Media transport, from analogue to IP. Starting his career in electronic engineering at Pro-Bel, he quickly rose through the engineering ranks and broadened into Product Management. He has held senior positions at organisations including Snell & Wilcox, OmniTek, Miranda & Grass Valley. Davies is a well-respected figure in the industry who speaks regularly on panels and has had papers published by the EBU, NAB, etc.A virtualised and distributed control system can unleash more power by integrating production equipment, workflows and the multitude of playout platforms using web-based configuration and a wide range of bridging surfaces. Virtualised and distributed control systems can replace impossible-to-support custom solutions. This approach enables users to extend the life of their equipment, or to integrate sophisticated control with multi-format delivery. In this presentation, TSL Products will discuss how the move to virtualised systems adds sustainable benefits, offering greater flexibility and increased rack density for more advanced...