TAG’s end-to-end visualization and monitoring platform can now run in Google Cloud
Tel Aviv, April 10, 2023 — TAG Video Systems, provider of software-based IP end-to-end monitoring, deep probing, logging, and real time visualization solutions, today announced that it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program as a Build Partner. The Google Cloud Partner Advantage program is designed to help partners deliver customer excellence while driving growth by providing access to resources, tools, and support from Google Cloud. As a Google Cloud Build Partner, TAG customers will have the opportunity to run the company’s full Realtime Media Performance Platform fully on Google Cloud increasing agility, remote capabilities, asset utilization and the potential to reduce operational costs.
TAG’s Realtime Media Performance platform is a multi-level solution that monitors, aggregates, manages and utilizes data-driven viewer analytics to provide users with the insight required to build performant linear media systems. Serving as the platform’s foundation, TAG’s Multi-Channel Monitoring (MCM visualization system monitors every type of signal from live production through OTT delivery and supports hundreds of sources including all the latest formats and transport methods.
The Media Control System (MCS) level serves as an aggregation engine, system manager and orchestrator for data collected by the MCM. Using an open-source paradigm, the MCS exposes every piece of data probed and monitored by the MCM to third-party analytic and visualization applications such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana and Prometheus enabling DevOps to use the information for forensic or predictive analysis to design a precise and pristine viewer experience.
Key benefits include:
- Scalability
- One platform for all applications
- High input / output density
- Easy API and integration
- Dynamic license sharing / OPEC
- Maximum asset utilization
- Adaptive monitoring capabilities
- Support of all cloud formats and protocols
- Remote production capabilities
“TAG is delighted to join the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program as a Build Partner,” explained Peter Wharton, TAG Chief Strategy Officer. “Moving to the cloud is a business decision that transforms the way media is created and delivered. Being a Google Cloud Build Partner will allow our customers to take advantage of greater opportunities, streamline their operations, optimize their assets, and maximize cost structures.”
“As media and entertainment customers migrate their broadcast operations to Google Cloud, it is critical to be able to monitor and analyze the video streams in real time. We are excited to have TAG bring their probing and monitoring software to Google Cloud” said Kip Schauer, Global Head of Media & Entertainment and Gaming Partnerships at Google Cloud.
For further information: tagvs.com
About TAG Video Systems
TAG Video Systems is the world leader in 100% software based integrated IP Multi-viewing, Probing and Monitoring solutions. Introducing its first IP solution in 2008, today TAG supports over 150,000 probing/monitoring points across the four primary broadcasting applications – Live Production, Playout/Master Control, Distribution and OTT. TAG’s Zer0 Friction philosophy allows Broadcasters and Content Distributors to minimize complexity, manage the pace of change, while competitively enabling business operations. The 100% software platform supports both compressed and uncompressed formats, including MPEG TS, JPEG- XS, CDI, NDI, JPEG2000, SMPTE 2110, SMPTE 2022-6/7, MPEG-DASH and HLS. TAG’s solutions run on standard Commercial Off-The-Shelf hardware (COTS) and cloud, providing state-of-the-art IP monitoring and analysis tools combined with highest quality UHD Multiviewer available on standard and mobile device displays.
