Case Study: iN DEMAND achieves rapid, reliable high‑volume media transfers to Amazon with Qlik

iN DEMAND - Customer Case Study

iN DEMAND, a leading distributor of transactional and subscription video content to cable companies and MSOs, faced the challenge of moving massive monthly inbound content (50–100 TB) and two petabytes of existing storage to lower‑cost, scalable AWS cloud storage while keeping encoding and processing in New York. The company needed reliable, high‑throughput sync between its NYC data center and Amazon’s Reston region to meet SLAs and handle single files in the ~100 GB range, with a performance target of at least 1 Gbps.

iN DEMAND deployed Qlik Data Integration across its on‑premises sites and Amazon EC2 over a 10‑Gb Direct Connect link; initial testing delivered reliable throughput in excess of 2 Gbps. The solution enabled fast, easy implementation (deployed in less than two weeks versus an estimated six months and a ~$500K in‑house investment), met project deadlines and SLAs, and reduced operational and storage costs for large‑file media transfer.

iN DEMAND

Michael Raposa

Vice President, Infrastructure