MLB Network

Archive Challenges

with

Marketplace Uncertainties

DIAMOND ON ICE

DIAMONDDigitized Content

150275

475625

750

1,000

1,400

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019Content in Thousands of Hours Stored in Archive

Video Archive Facts

0 0

43,288

0

7,792 10,305

LTO- 4 T10K-D LTO- 4 T10K-D LTO- 4 T10K-D

Video Archive Facts – Tape Format Growth

2008 2015 2019

Baseball Operations

ClubsBusinessPartners

Live Games

DIAMOND

Television CoveragePitch-by-Pitch Information

Video Content

Photo & Print

Conten

tLegacy

Databases

Archives

Historical Data

Publishing & Photos

DIAMOND – Enterprise Asset Management System

DIAMOND Loggers: Based on criteria for each Stakeholder the Logger will provide additional information and accurately mark the in- and out-points for each event

DIAMONDLogger

DIAMOND CLOUD Platform

Video is searched and streamed2Mb proxy video files are copied to the DIAMOND Cloud Platform

Grass Valley X and Y SANs – Hi-res

games

Transcoder Farm

Transcode Hi-res video to 2Mb h.264 proxy

DIAMOND

Staging Storage

Umpire Feedback ToolPIA +

Request/Response

for video source made by PIA +

and UFT

DIAMONDView User

PEARL User

SURE User

Metadata is checked into

DIAMOND/CLOUD

DIAMOND Platform (Secaucus)

POG User

Stadium

DIAMOND – In The Cloud

Baseball Operations

Users

Ballpark

Ballpark Operations

Users

Amazon Web Services

1.5Mbps h.264 proxy1.0Mbps h.264 proxyWest East

AWS Cloudfront

1.5Mbps h.264 proxy1.0Mbps h.264 proxy

0.5Mbps h.264 proxy

0.5Mbps h.264 proxyMedia Server West

Media Server East

DIAMOND

DIAMOND – In The Cloud

2019 Existing Architecture

MLB Network – Video Production System

DDN X- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Cinegy Capture208 Record Channels

WritesTo

X-SAN / Y-SANMulti-formats per Record

Cisco UCS Platform

Cisco B-200's

Blade Engines32 Currently

VMwareEnvironment

DIAMOND /DASH Plug-ins

DIAMOND Workflows

DIAMOND SCHEDULER

Boot from SANUser ProfilesBoot Images

For UCS

CiscoC-240's

Edit Workstations96 Currently

QuantumStorNext

QuantumStorNext

Tegile

Primary Back Up

MultiDyneKVM TX96 Units

MultiDyneKVM RX

MLBN / NHLN96 Edit

Workstations

MLB Network 40 Hartz Way

DLC DLCFCFC

1 Single Mode Fiber

OracleSL-8500

32 T10KD / 15 LTO-4

15 DIVA Actors on

C-240's

OracleACSLS / DIVA

DDNGS7K GRIDScaler

950 TB Disk CacheFC

MLB Network40 Hartz Way

CoreSite2 Emerson Lane

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

MLBN ArchiveSystem

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

ADOBEPremiere Pro

DIAMOND Database

MLBN / NHLN

225 DLCEdit Workstations

200 Back OfficeEdit Workstations

ADOBEPremiere Pro

Dual 10 Gig DLC

DDN Y- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Multiple 100 Gig Ethernet Cisco

Nexis 9000 1 GigSMB

CurrentKey Archive Players

MLB Network – Video Production System

DDN X- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Cinegy Capture208 Record Channels

WritesTo

X-SAN / Y-SANMulti-formats per Record

Cisco UCS Platform

Cisco B-200's

Blade Engines32 Currently

VMwareEnvironment

DIAMOND /DASH Plug-ins

DIAMOND Workflows

DIAMOND SCHEDULER

Boot from SANUser ProfilesBoot Images

For UCS

CiscoC-240's

Edit Workstations96 Currently

QuantumStorNext

QuantumStorNext

Tegile

Primary Back Up

MultiDyneKVM TX96 Units

MultiDyneKVM RX

MLBN / NHLN96 Edit

Workstations

MLB Network 40 Hartz Way

DLC DLCFCFC

1 Single Mode Fiber

OracleSL-8500

32 T10KD / 15 LTO-4

15 DIVA Actors on

C-240's

OracleACSLS / DIVA

DDNGS7K GRIDScaler

950 TB Disk CacheFC

MLB Network40 Hartz Way

CoreSite2 Emerson Lane

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

MLBN ArchiveSystem

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

ADOBEPremiere Pro

DIAMOND Database

MLBN / NHLN

225 DLCEdit Workstations

200 Back OfficeEdit Workstations

ADOBEPremiere Pro

Dual 10 Gig DLC

DDN Y- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Multiple 100 Gig Ethernet Cisco

Nexis 9000 1 GigSMB

MLB Network – Video Production System

DDN X- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Cinegy Capture208 Record Channels

WritesTo

X-SAN / Y-SANMulti-formats per Record

Cisco UCS Platform

Cisco B-200's

Blade Engines32 Currently

VMwareEnvironment

DIAMOND /DASH Plug-ins

DIAMOND Workflows

DIAMOND SCHEDULER

Boot from SANUser ProfilesBoot Images

For UCS

CiscoC-240's

Edit Workstations96 Currently

QuantumStorNext

QuantumStorNext

Tegile

Primary Back Up

MultiDyneKVM TX96 Units

MultiDyneKVM RX

MLBN / NHLN96 Edit

Workstations

MLB Network 40 Hartz Way

DLC DLCFCFC

1 Single Mode Fiber

OracleSL-8500

32 T10KD / 15 LTO-4

15 DIVA Actors on

C-240's

OracleACSLS / DIVA

DDNGS7K GRIDScaler

950 TB Disk CacheFC

MLB Network40 Hartz Way

CoreSite2 Emerson Lane

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

MLBN ArchiveSystem

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

ADOBEPremiere Pro

DIAMOND Database

MLBN / NHLN

225 DLCEdit Workstations

200 Back OfficeEdit Workstations

ADOBEPremiere Pro

Dual 10 Gig DLC

DDN Y- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Multiple 100 Gig Ethernet Cisco

Nexis 9000 1 GigSMB

CurrentKey Archive Players

MLB Network – Video Production System

DDN X- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Cinegy Capture208 Record Channels

WritesTo

X-SAN / Y-SANMulti-formats per Record

Cisco UCS Platform

Cisco B-200's

Blade Engines32 Currently

VMwareEnvironment

DIAMOND /DASH Plug-ins

DIAMOND Workflows

DIAMOND SCHEDULER

Boot from SANUser ProfilesBoot Images

For UCS

CiscoC-240's

Edit Workstations96 Currently

QuantumStorNext

QuantumStorNext

Tegile

Primary Back Up

MultiDyneKVM TX96 Units

MultiDyneKVM RX

MLBN / NHLN96 Edit

Workstations

MLB Network 40 Hartz Way

DLC DLCFCFC

1 Single Mode Fiber

OracleSL-8500

32 T10KD / 15 LTO-4

15 DIVA Actors on

C-240's

OracleACSLS / DIVA

DDNGS7K GRIDScaler

950 TB Disk CacheFC

MLB Network40 Hartz Way

CoreSite2 Emerson Lane

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

MLBN ArchiveSystem

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

Multiple 40 Gig Ethernet

ADOBEPremiere Pro

DIAMOND Database

MLBN / NHLN

225 DLCEdit Workstations

200 Back OfficeEdit Workstations

ADOBEPremiere Pro

Dual 10 Gig DLC

DDN Y- SAN

5.75 PB StorageHigh Res & Proxy

Multiple 100 Gig Ethernet Cisco

Nexis 9000 1 GigSMB

CurrentKey Archive Players

• Tape Format – LTO vs TS1100 Series

• Middleware – ECODIGITAL DIVA vs Spectra Logic vs Quantum vs IBM

• Robotic Library – Oracle vs IBM vs Quantum vs Spectra Logic

The Future…How to Use a Crystal Ball…

• Tape Format – LTO vs TS1100 Series

• Middleware – ECODIGITAL DIVA vs Spectra Logic vs Quantum vs IBM

• Robotic Library – Oracle vs IBM vs Quantum vs Spectra Logic

The Future…

The Challenge…• Need 3-4 Years to Migrate Tape Formats

• Middleware MUST Support Partial File Restore

• Can My Robot Support “The Next Best Tape Drive”?

• Can My Business Model Support Rapid Changes in Archive Technology?

• Will Our Partners’ / Vendors’ Dedication to Archive Survive Across Decades?

How to Use a Crystal Ball…

Questions and

Answers

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