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Articles by Jochen Herkenrath
Video Developer Learning Lab: An interactive workshop by Bitmovin + G&L
by Jochen Herkenrath, October 8, 2019
Video Development with the experts from Bitmovin and G&L: An interactive workshop on 20.11 at NexTV Europe & CEE, Berlin. 2 tracks are available: fundamentals for beginners or in ...
Livestream planning, the basics: preparation is everything
by Jochen Herkenrath, October 7, 2019
A livestream has been planned. Maybe it’s not even your first and you’ve already been able to gather some experience. And yet: you are unsure how many visitors to expect, whether your ...
The media industry as a goal of cyberattacks: Media Under Assault
by Jochen Herkenrath, September 20, 2019
From January 2018 through June 2019, Akamai recorded more than 61 billion credential stuffing attempts and more than 4 billion web application attacks. In this special edition of the State ...
CloudTest Summary Report: Web Performance and Load Testing
by Jochen Herkenrath, June 27, 2019
System test under peak load
Cooperation with G&L: Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier expands its range of CDN services
by Jochen Herkenrath, April 8, 2019
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier is the international wholesale division of Deutsche Telekom. It offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of services to meet all the needs of a rapidly ...
Expansion of our AWS partnership: Certification as Authorized Public Sector Partner
by Jochen Herkenrath, March 20, 2019
After several years of experience as a technology partner in the AWS partner network, we have now successfully added certification in the Public Sector Partner Programme to our range of ...
Per-Title Encoding: Encoding optimised for specific video content
by Jochen Herkenrath, March 8, 2019
The initial concepts for Per-Title Encoding were developed previously around 2012, and the technology was then used productively from 2015, driven forward significantly by Netflix. At that ...
Fast and secure deployment of enterprise applications
by Jochen Herkenrath, January 7, 2019
Companies need to provide their employees with secure access to corporate applications deployed behind the firewall. In parallel, access is often provided to contractors, suppliers, ...
Web performance, user experience and RUM
by Jochen Herkenrath, December 13, 2018
RUM stands for “Real User Monitoring” – a service that passively collects data directly from the website visitor’s browser session and generates comprehensive user experience reports from ...
OTT: Over-the-Top Streaming as the Standard of Television Broadcasting
by Jochen Herkenrath, September 18, 2018
Evolution and Future of Over-the-Top TV: 4-part e-book "Broadcast Over the Internet" available for free download, provided in cooperation with Akamai. Time-shifted TV, video-on-demand and ...
Dynamic image optimisation – a must for the perfect web experience.
by Jochen Herkenrath, September 6, 2018
Below are some excerpts from an interview with Melissa Webster, IDC Analyst. She leads IDC’s research in digital experience management software and cloud services. This includes content ...
Who cheers first? On latency in live sports streaming
by Jochen Herkenrath, June 29, 2018
How the ball gets to the viewer faster – sports livestreaming (almost) without delay. Every year, a very technical term crops up in the coverage of major sporting events that has few ...