As broadcasters are shifting from analog to digital operations, they are also reallocating resources to accommodate growing consumer demand for high definition content. IT operations at every stage of the industry's value chain now strain to support environments that must accommodate larger files, increased bandwidth requirements, and accelerated time-to-market expectations. The need to squeeze every bit of value out of all intellectual property within a company means that stored data must be managed with the greatest efficiency possible. This paper examines the storage requirements imposed by the shift to manage high definition content, and suggests sensible guidelines that will help managers define their strategies as they shift to digital storage for their high definition content.
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