Vertiv Avocent® HMX solutions for control rooms, broadcast studios and TV directors

Innovative solutions for video and data transmission

The simple world of video and data transmission, which consisted only of satellite or terrestrial transmission of pre-prepared material that was broadcast at a certain time and its subsequent archiving (e.g., on magnetic tapes) has irreversibly passed away. Nowadays, broadcast studios, control rooms or television directors face many challenges. Helping to solve them effectively is Vertiv Avocent equipment.

Challenges facing the operation of broadcast studios and television directors (broadcast control room)

Today, broadcasting is a very complex process. In today's world, content is transmitted through almost every conceivable device - from cell phones (smartphones), which are mainly used to publish video and audio recordings on social media, to professionally produced high-definition videos transmitted over Internet networks.

Post-production and broadcasting are equally complex, as all of this content must be edited, combined, then optimized and delivered on-demand to multiple channels and devices, including TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets, or even smart watches.

Until recently, it was difficult for broadcast studios to keep up with the speed of change. They were often hot, noisy and crowded places, which hindered the efficiency of the staff. The staff of such a place had to move between workstations with professional equipment for video editing, color correction and all the other systems and applications needed to do their jobs. Collaboration at such a site was virtually impossible, as the equipment was extremely expensive and was installed in a single unit. An employee wishing to edit material often had to wait in line to access each of the workstations.

Equally problematic were the rising costs of purchasing, operating and maintaining professional equipment. In addition, the equipment was fraught with the risk of failure. Broadcasters had to invest in setting up and equipping duplicate workstations for processing material, so as to eliminate the bottlenecks associated with the inability of several employees to use them, simultaneously. In addition, according to recent studies relating to security, organizations that maintain broadcast systems as part of their entire corporate network infrastructure often fall prey to cybercriminals. The IT departments of such companies are additionally burdened with tasks related to both supporting the troubleshooting of sophisticated hardware, software and applications for editing, for example, video, and countering potential hacking attacks or minimizing the effects of a cyber attack.

Vertiv Avocent HMX drives innovation in broadcast studios and TV directors

Only Vertiv Avocent HMX solutions make it easy to manage and use all the tools needed to prepare and deliver video content in a multidimensional broadcast environment.

Vertiv Avocent HMX supports critical business applications with superior performance, reliability and scalability. Thus, it guarantees reduced time-to-market, streamlined workflows and significantly reduced risk of failure, as well as reduced costs for the organization.

Vertiv Avocent HMX offers solutions for every type of broadcast studio. With Vertiv Avocent, you don't have to purchase unnecessary technology that doesn't provide the power and flexibility you need. As a result, you will reduce your investment expenses, and you can invest the free money in the development of your business. Whether you need an environment that is directly connected to your internal network and resources via a keyboard, mouse and monitor, or you want a remote connection that supports digital technologies with the best resolution, Vertiv Avocent offers solutions to fit your needs.

Vertiv Avocent HMX from Vertiv can grow and evolve with your business. All of Vertiv's high-performance solutions can be selected to create an operating environment that exactly matches your business requirements, at a specific point in your company's growth. As your business grows, you can freely expand your Vertiv Avocent solution-based infrastructure to meet the current and future needs and requirements of your business.

Accelerate the efficiency and productivity of broadcast studio users

With Vertiv Avocent HMX, video and data broadcast control rooms can achieve the greatest efficiency and productivity. Vertiv Avocent HMX simplifies the management of digital workflows by providing fast, high-quality access from the workspace to every system needed to get the job of supporting broadcast studios done.

• Vertiv Avocent HMX guarantees quick and easy access to an unlimited number of systems from the user's workspace. Users don't have to physically move from place to place - they can switch between systems in just seconds.
• High-performance expansion technology eliminates the need to keep machines in broadcast studios, directors' rooms and control rooms, creating a much more comfortable and conducive work environment.
• Vertiv's Avocent HMX solutions provide seamless migration from VGA to DVI connections, reducing the time and costs associated with the transition from analog to digital technologies.
• The platform-independent technology provides ideal quality for a wide range of inputs from all types of systems and peripherals, such as touch screens, control panels, USB devices and high-definition video. Even when connecting to target computers remotely (remotely), Avocent can provide users with a high-quality user experience from systems as if the user were directly connected to them.
• The flexibility of sharing costly resources promotes collaboration - both local and remote users can instantly switch between workstations and share screens and sessions.
• Instant switching, even in standby mode, eliminates downtime. Users can switch over in seconds without waiting for IT support, so work can continue uninterrupted in the event of a hardware failure.

Simplify IT management and reduce risk

Vertiv Avocent® HMX streamlines technology management in broadcast studios and television directors. IT departments can reduce the time and cost of installing, provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting systems, while enhancing the security of the environment.

• Centralized remote management provides a single source of information about all broadcast studio assets - regardless of their type, vendor or location. IT can automate the process of finding, connecting and administering systems through a single console.
• Real-time system status information and instant diagnostics help IT departments simplify monitoring and maintenance, as well as prevent downtime and quickly diagnose problems.
• Plug-and-play installation enables new devices and systems to be connected more quickly.
• Powerful expansion capabilities enable systems located in isolated, secure locations. This minimizes the risk of damage and increases availability in a properly maintained and secure environment.
• Detailed access control ensures that the right user has access to the right system. Multi-level, role-based access control for data and devices, including USB-connected peripherals, allows users to be authenticated using existing authentication services such as LDAP or Active Directory.
• Vertiv Avocent HMX analog and digital solutions minimize the risk of cyberattacks. By isolating broadcast systems from the rest of the network, Vertiv Avocent can prevent intrusions.
• Automatic standby switching provides seamless failover, eliminating a single point of failure and ensuring excellent image quality. IT staff can repair systems during normal business hours, reducing costs without affecting availability to resources.
• Command-line system management options via the serial console and service processor increase IT's flexibility and responsiveness.
• Vertiv offers extensive, advanced support services to make deploying Avocent-branded solutions in a video broadcast control room extremely fast and cost-effective.

Reduce operating costs with Vertiv Avocent HMX solutions

Vertiv Avocent® HMX helps broadcast owners and executives achieve a much more flexible environment in broadcast studios at a much lower cost. Broadcasters can easily share resources to increase user productivity, increase IT efficiency, and reduce the number of systems and control rooms required to support the business.

Gain the flexibility to share mission-critical systems. Local and remote users can easily switch between and share systems and applications, eliminating the need to move people and hardware resources and build multiple control rooms.

Get more efficient redundancy with lower risk of failure, for virtual machines. When a failure occurs, users have to switch to a virtual system, then performance and productivity quickly decline. Vertiv Avocent HMX eliminates the risk and adverse effects of such situations by being able to redirect each user to a different hardware resource. If the redirection fails, only one user will have to switch to a standby machine.

Reduce costs associated with redundancy - redundancy. Typically, each workstation has its own standby, requiring a large investment in expensive, "duplicate" hardware. With Vertiv Avocent HMX, users can share machines, reducing the number of duplicate systems to just two - and this ensures that every user has access.

Vertiv Avocent HMX solutions for TV directors, broadcast studios and control rooms

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