NetApp, Verio support festival of football
NetApp, Verio support festival of football
Network Apliance, together with Verio Europe, has announced increased content distribution and data replication services for the Euro2004.com website.
As Official IT Partner for the Uefa Euro 2004 tournament, Verio Europe provides the technology used to support the euro2004.com website during the tournament. Verio Eurpoe will be working with Network Appliance to deliver rich media content including live video streaming and on-demand viewing in real time via the global Smart Content Delivery (SCD) network.
Verio Europe will use Network Appliance's content delivery and technology distribution solution to optimise server capability during the tournament. The technology will ensure that during peak traffic, performance on the site is not compromised. Network Appliance DataFabric Manager will monitor appliance performance and prepopulate content into NetCache devices that cache and deliver content from the edge of the network. Network Appliance will also be responsible for disaster recovery, data management services, data replication, and storage solutions on the site.
The euro2004.com website will offer multi-media content that will deliver the excitement of the tournament experience to viewers around the world. Viewers can see a wide variety of tournament information and content including audio round-up shows, audio streaming of live matches, match reports and replays, photo galleries, and video clips.
Football fans will be able to view part of the content for free, while special content, such as live match broadcasts and video highlights, will be available for paying subscribers.
"Network Appliance's flexible approach enables us to place multiple NetCaches around the world without needing staff to manage the equipment locally. This enables us to easily scale the service as the demand peaks and throughout the tournament." said Moos Bulder, President of Verio Europe.
"With a global fan base in the millions, the euro2004.com portal provides a fantastic online experience for football fans, all on a real-time basis. We are delighted to be working with Verio Europe on this project in addition to our continued relationship to provide storage solutions for a wide range of business applications services around the world," commented Dave Kresse, Senior Director & General Manager of the Content Delivery Business Unit at Network Appliance.
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