École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Choses Amplidata’s Himalaya Software

Amplidata NV, in object-based software defined storage, announced that École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has installed a storage system based on its Himalaya software to meet the needs applications that enrich the lives of music lovers around the world.

EPFL, one of Switzerland’s two elite schools for technology, is using its Himalaya-based object storage system to create and deliver uses for the archive and live recordings from the Montreux Jazz Festival, hosted annually by the school’s Lake Geneva neighbor.

The new media delivery solutions include a live streaming application. At the end of each festival day, the digitized music is added to the archive by moving the files into the data center via a 10GbE dedicated line. The solutions include a live streaming application for festival attendees to discover the archive on mobile platforms. Another application developed by the EPFL acoustic group creates sonic zones in a café where festival sessions can be heard at only one table without the use of headsets or sound barriers.

“EPFL is using a S3 REST interface that is extremely web-friendly and easy to integrate into creative projects using this vast pool of media,” said Michael Wall, Amplidata CEO. “Himalaya is the perfect system for the preservation of these landmark musical documents and the exploration of new, novel media applications.”

“We first turned to Amplidata when we recognized the need to preserve these recordings on something more available than tape,” said Alain Dufaux, operation and development director (metamedia center) for EPFL, “Now that we have Himalaya, we are stretching the boundaries of technology to deliver new ways to consume the media.”

“This wonderful music and Himalaya are the building blocks we use to create new paths from the archive to music fans, which is far preferable to these performances locked away on tape that way quickly reaching its shelf life,” added Igor Ristic, project coordinator for digitization and IT manager (metamedia center.)