Blogs

How AWS Elemental MediaTailor Uses SCTE-35 for Server-Side Ad Insertion

by TrackIt | September 8, 2025 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Written by Nathan de Balthasar, Software Engineer at TrackIt Digital ad insertion in streaming workflows relies on precise signals that indicate when and where ads should play. Without these markers, platforms cannot synchronize breaks, resulting in poor viewer...

Building Cyber Resilience Through Capture the Flag (CTF) Events

by TrackIt | September 2, 2025 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Capture the Flag (CTF) events are hands-on cybersecurity exercises where participants are challenged to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in simulated environments. Unlike traditional training, a CTF places participants in the attacker’s seat, helping them...

SCTE-35 Standard: Core Signaling for Digital Ad Insertion

by TrackIt | August 13, 2025 | Blogs | 0 Comments

Written by Nathan de Balthasar, Software Engineer at TrackIt Digital advertising in broadcast and streaming environments depends on precise signaling to identify when and where ads should be inserted into video content. Whether for traditional cable television,...

Implementing Digital Rights Management (DRM) on AWS

Nov 24, 2023 | Blogs

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is an essential technology for safeguarding and controlling access to digital content, including Video-on-Demand (VOD) and live-streaming content. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides AWS Elemental, a suite of services that offers a...

Elevating Data Standards: Quality Control with AWS Glue

Nov 20, 2023 | Blogs

Written by Arnaud Brown, Senior Full Stack Engineer and Joffrey Escobar, Cloud Data Engineer The first article in the Data Quality series highlighted the significance of data quality and the key dimensions that assist in defining high-quality data. The article also...

An Introduction to Data Quality – Ensuring Accuracy, Reliability, and Relevance

Nov 1, 2023 | Blogs

Written by Arnaud Brown, Senior Full Stack Engineer and Joffrey Escobar, Cloud Data Engineer In a connected world increasingly shaped by technology, data quality has emerged as a linchpin for organizational competitiveness and innovation. Accurate and reliable data...

Fashion Image Recognition using Amazon Rekognition and the DeepFashion2 Dataset

Oct 30, 2023 | Blogs

Image Recognition using Amazon Rekognition Building a machine learning model is an inherently complex process. This complexity increases substantially when delving into the domain of image recognition. Amazon Rekognition, an object detection service offered by Amazon...

Efficient Vector Search with Amazon OpenSearch

Oct 27, 2023 | Blogs

Amazon OpenSearch, derived from a mature version of Elasticsearch, is a highly scalable, fully managed search and analytics service that has become a cornerstone for businesses seeking to extract valuable insights from their data. With the advent of serverless...