Webinar: Behind the Stream: The Technology That Powers Large-Scale Live-Streaming Experiences by Techstrong Learning

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Behind the Stream: The Technology That Powers Large-Scale Live-Streaming Experiences

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Experts from Akamai, Bitmovin, and OneFootball will discuss how their technology brings stadium-like experiences to their 200 million global users by leveraging the Bitmovin Live Encoder, powered by Akamai Connected Cloud, to scale transcoding operations for live football (soccer) matches.

When

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 · 3:00 p.m. Berlin (GMT +1:00)

Presenters

Mitch Ashley

VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev

Mitch Ashley is VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development, and IT leader, with deep expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. An in-demand CTO, CIO, engineering, and DevOps leader, Mitch has the pulse on the latest in software engineering, including the AI's impact in development, testing and security, cloud-native architecture, application and software supply chain security, platform engineering, ITOps, SecOps, AIOps, and DataOps. In his career, Mitch has brought to market multiple industry-impacting software-based products, including cybersecurity products, SaaS applications, Internet services, large telecommunications and financial applications, mobile applications, managed PKI services, and broadband networks. At Futurum, Mitch advises and guides leaders in delivering contemporary and next-generation software and security strategies critical to their business strategies.

Amanda Scheldt

Cybersecurity Writer and Webinar Host

Amanda Scheldt is a cybersecurity writer with an extensive background in cybersecurity research, threat intelligence, national security intelligence, and security awareness training. She has a Masters of Science in Cybersecurity from Webster University. Amanda combines her past industry expertise along with a passion for writing to promote more awareness and education in cybersecurity.

Paul Macklin

Director of Product Management, Live Encoder - Bitmovin

Paul Macklin is the Director of Product Management for Bitmovin's Live Encoder and Streams products, bringing extensive experience in video and SaaS product management to his role. With a strong foundation in broadcast engineering and a career dedicated to live media content, Paul has excelled in both solutions architecture and pre-sales roles, gaining valuable insights as both a customer and supplier. His work focuses on advancing Bitmovin’s Streams solution and live capabilities, that ensure optimized viewer experiences during live playback.

Yannick Ramcke

General Manager OTT - OneFootball

General Manager OTT at OneFootball, the world’s leading digital football platform (joined in 2019). Strategizing and steering the global roll-out of the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming business aiming at reimagining the distribution and monetization of live/on-demand football content (focused on Germany, Brazil, Italy, UK, France, Spain)

Alan Evans

Director, Cloud Computing EMEA

Alan Evans is Director, Cloud Computing EMEA at Akamai Technologies. With over 26 years’ experience in Broadcast, Media & Entertainment, Gaming, and Telecommunications, including distributed systems and edge cloud technologies. He develops and drives GTM & ecosystem strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for the Akamai Connected Cloud platform, helping businesses deliver fast, secure, and reliable Edge-Native digital experiences.