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For that data to be useful, it needs to be turned, in real- time, into actionable information.

Firstly, although RDW can comprise a number of screens in a video wall-type configuration, it doesn’t need video wall specialist hardware or skills to install and configure it. Secondly, because it’s HTML5/browser-based, it can be viewed from anywhere. The user doesn’t need to be in the data centre - he/she could be looking from home or a hotel room. And thirdly, it provides a graphical representation of whatever data the user wants to see. A graphical representation is, of course, far more intuitive than plain text, for example, and can immediately highlight issues or potential problems, enabling corrective action to be taken faster. RDW allows the inclusion of data from a wide variety of sources - from third-party systems, for example, and external information sources such as weather stations, personnel management

systems and so on. Any relevant information that may impact how the network is managed can be displayed.

It seems strange to think that, not so many years ago, a 28.8kbit/s dial-up connection was, for many, an unaffordable luxury. Now, we take speeds of 10Mbit/s and upwards for granted – just like we take it for granted that water will flow from the tap, or electricity will come from the socket. At Bridge Technologies, we believe that these award-winning products are playing a key role in enabling the same reliability in our networks that we expect from our water or power supplies.

At IBC 2016, Bridge Technologies launched NOMAD for those tasked with managing, supporting and optimising IP networks and hybrid networks with RF signals. Designed as a portable, self-contained and versatile network probe, NOMAD covers the monitoring requirements of hybrid IP multicast, OTT and RF networks, and provides interfaces for media signal monitoring and analysis with Gigabit Ethernet, ASI In/Out, DVB-C QAM cable, DVB-T/T2 COFDM terrestrial and DVB-S/S2 satellite signals with advanced external 1PPS GPS time-reference. For more information, see www.bridgetech.tv or telephone +47 22 38 51 00 . EDITOR’S NOTE

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