Destination Cloud

Oct 30 2023
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In the ever changing technology landscape, for many businesses their journey into the cloud is crucial to their success. Join us on the Destination Cloud podcast as we meet with industry leaders and organisations to explore their experiences, predictions, achievements and challenges in maximising cloud integration for ultimate success.

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Getting up close and personal with AWS Personalize

Oct 30 2023 30 mins  
Destination Cloud is back, and in this edition, our hosts Simon McGrath and Alex Borland are joined by Veena Chandran, Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Chris Birkinshaw, Technology Principal at Merapar, to discuss all things AWS Personalize. With consumers expecting more from their OTT platforms, this episode explores how personalising data and deploying

Getting up close and personal with AI & ML

Sep 06 2023 28 mins  
AI needs no introduction. The implications of AI in the broadcast industry have been known and seen for a long time but perhaps never quite so prevalent as this year with the Writers Guild of America striking. On the flip side, there is huge excitement about the potential of AI and ML in enabling churn prediction, metadata enrichment, personalisation strategies, and more. In this e

From glass to glass: the use of metadata in the technical delivery of content

Jun 14 2023 32 mins  
In this episode of Destination Cloud, our hosts Simon McGrath and Alex Borland are joined by Geert Vos, CTO and founder at Media Distillery, and Aiden van Latestein, principle senior architect at Merapar, to discuss all things metadata. From the origination of metadata to the content management systems along the supply and value chain – this episode will take you on a deep dive o

Media & Broadcast – what lies ahead for 2023?

Feb 12 2023 26 mins  
The media and technology industry is both innovative and fast paced, meaning that no two years are the same – especially when you take into account the current economic climate and the ongoing cost of living crisis. In this episode of the Destination Cloud podcast, our hosts, Alex Borland and Simon McGrath invited TVBEurope Editor, Jenny Priestley, and Merapar’s own CTO, Klaus

Understanding Agility

Jan 27 2023 24 mins  
Have you ever wondered whether Agile is the right approach for you? How about Kanban, scrum or even waterfall? With so many different disciplines available, it’s hard to know which one will be best for you. In this episode of Destination Cloud, Alex Borland, VP Strategy & Business Development and Simon McGrath, VP Strategy & Portfolio are joined by Andy Spence, Merapar’

Destination Cloud

Jan 26 2023 32 mins  
Is it a particle or is it a wave? Is your business operating in a ‘wagile’ way? These are just a couple of the big questions that Merapar’s own Simon McGrath, VP Strategy & Portfolio and Alex Borland, VP Strategy & Business Development are discussing on the first episode of the Destination Cloud podcast series.Joined by Matt Duhig, Co-Founder & Managing Director a