Hybrid Software as a Service (SaaS): The New Way to Move Media

The pace of technological change has accelerated over the past two decades, forever altering the way we share information. From small businesses on Main Street to financial institutions on Wall Street, companies are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service (SaaS) and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. In the field of media production, media and entertainment organizations have yet to fully realize the benefits of SaaS when it comes to a key element of their day-to-day operations: moving the extremely large video and audio files that are the lifeblood of their business. Whether wary of trusting the cloud environment utilized by SaaS or apprehensive about the resources required to make a change, many media organizations continue to rely on outmoded technologies—or inadequate online services—that aren’t doing the file transfer job as efficiently as they could. Opportunities remain, however, for media production professionals and teams to seamlessly implement hybrid SaaS solutions into their operations, and enjoy the benefits of this “best of both worlds” approach: fast, easy, secure file transfers that provide users with command over the process and control of their proprietary data.