Cloud-native media operations
Not just public cloud. Software-defined media platforms need new operating models, observability, governance and engineering habits.
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Cloud • Media • Transformation. I help media organisations turn strategy into working systems - across platforms, operations, AI-enabled workflows and the realities between ambition and delivery.
Focus
Where the next operating model is forming.
The industry has moved beyond simple technology substitution. The important questions now sit between strategy, software, operations, people and commercial reality.
AI-enabled workflows
AI is moving from isolated tooling into production workflows, localisation, metadata, orchestration and decision support.
Distribution fragmentation
Broadcast, FAST, OTT, YouTube, apps and connected TVs all reshape the relationship between content, platforms and audiences.
Strategy into execution
The hard part is rarely the slide deck. It is turning intent into architectures, choices, teams and systems that actually work.
Most transformation fails in the gap between vision and operation.
That gap is where I work: translating direction into practical choices, challenging assumptions, and making emerging technology useful without losing sight of the business problem.
The value is not knowing one buzzword first. It is understanding how cloud, AI, standards, software delivery, security, media operations and commercial distribution interact when the system is under real pressure.
Credibility
A media technology lens with practical scars.
From the early DAB tools to the launch of BBC iPlayer, bringing AI into TV captioning and cloud into the Olympics, I've been at the forefront of software in media since the 1990s
Background
Former Red Bee, Arqiva and Discovery / Eurosport, including major direct-to-consumer and international media operations.
Writing
Regular contributor to SVG Europe on cloud-native media, operations and industry change.
Community
Host of Cloud Native Media - conversations at the intersection of broadcast, software, cloud and standards.
Recent thinking
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What's actually changing in media technology.
SVG Article
Observability: The missing discipline in cloud-native media operations
Video
Open Standards and Open Source in Media: Panel Discussion with Bruce Devlin
LinkedIn Post
Vibe coding has gone from maverick to mainstream - what's next?
LinkedIn Article
YouTube: The Elephant in the Living Room
The Language Revenue Gap
The best localization technology isn't the cheapest to deploy: An industry report co-authored for SyncWords.
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