Case Study: Tohoku University achieves scalable lecture capture and on-demand video learning with Panopto

Tohoku University replaces 20-year on-site video setup with Panopto

Tohoku University, Japan's top-ranked university, faced challenges with an aging on-premise video streaming system that was difficult to maintain, costly, and prone to outages. These issues were compounded by a natural disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic, which created an urgent need for a reliable, scalable, and expandable solution for online lectures. The university sought a new cloud-based video platform to replace its infrastructure, leading them to the vendor Panopto.

Tohoku University implemented Panopto as its cloud-based video management platform for its seamless integration with existing systems and its education-oriented features. The solution provided a scalable and user-friendly system for lecture capture and on-demand video learning. The impact includes enabling evidence-based teaching improvements through viewing analytics and forming the basis for the university's future digital education innovation goals. Panopto provided the flexible and expandable platform the university required.

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