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Video Expert Ben Mesander Rejoins Cardinal Peak and Shares Video Product Design Trends Streaming Media By Cardinal Peak Staff Cardinal Peak is ecstatic that Ben Mesander is rejoining its team as a director of application engineering. Leveraging a rare understanding of complex video and image processing technologies, Ben leverages more than 30 years of engineering experience to solve the most complex challenges with creativity. Details 
From Small Screen to Big Time: Scaling Your Streaming Media App for Success Streaming Media By Matt Osminer Without proper scaling of streaming media apps, users may suffer through slow or interrupted playback — resulting in a subpar user experience, lost revenue and missed growth opportunities. Details 
Cloud Application Observability: Comparing 3 Cloud Monitoring Tools Cloud Transformation By Matt Osminer The second post in our cloud application observability series compares different cloud monitoring tools to help readers determine the correct choice for their cloud project. This article focuses on three particular packages: Datadog, Prometheus and Grafana. Details 
A Guide to Application Observability with Metrics & Cloud Monitoring Tools Cloud Transformation By Matt Osminer Our engineer shares the capabilities and data flows of common off-the-shelf cloud metrics and cloud monitoring tools – exploring the best way to implement raw data from an app’s services into meaningful dashboards and alerts. Details 
IoT Vendor Espressif is Making Waves with RainMaker Cloud Transformation By Brian Ellis RainMaker is a suite of tools and services that simplifies the process of developing and deploying IoT applications. Designed to work with Espressif ESP32, it includes an SDK, mobile app, voice integration and analytics. In this blog post, our engineer shares an overview of RainMaker and answers FAQs around cost, data ownership and customization. Details 
Understanding Streaming Protocols: How to Choose the Right One for Your Needs Streaming Media By Matt Osminer Looking to stream your content but not sure which protocol is the right fit for your project? This blog breaks down the differences between low-latency streaming media protocols and HTTP-based adaptive streaming protocols, discusses the advantages of each and empowers you to make an informed decision. Details 
WebRTC Tutorial for Interactive Video Streaming Streaming Media By Matt Osminer WebRTC provides an efficient way to share video, audio and other data without the need for any plug-ins or additional software. Discover how WebRTC enables real-time communication, providing the ability to create dynamic and interactive video experiences. Details 
Streaming Media & Video Encoding Formats and Trade-Offs Audio By Matt Osminer This informative blog post delves into streaming media encoding, different encoding formats and codecs and how they are used to package media for streaming. Details 
AWS re:Invent Chalk Talk: Connect Your Device to the Cloud with AWS IoT ExpressLink AWS By Evan Gates We presented our experience with AWS IoT ExpressLink at this year’s AWS re:Invent event in Las Vegas. AWS ExpressLink can transform your legacy device into an IoT-connected device — with minimal design effort! Details 
How To Ensure HIPAA-Compliant Software Development Health Care By Cardinal Peak Staff Explaining HIPAA and the benefits of HIPAA-compliant software development, this educational blog post from our health tech device expert provides a checklist for ensuring software compliance. Details 
Amazon IoT 101: An AWS ExpressLink Overview AWS By Keegan Landreth Recently quoted in an Amazon blog post announcing ExpressLink’s general availability, one of our embedded engineers put together this overview of the new AWS IoT offering, highlighting what AWS ExpressLink is, how it works, its advantages and disadvantages, and various use cases. Details 
Whatever Happened With Amazon Sidewalk? AWS By Andrew Sargent Amazon Sidewalk is here… finally. What does that mean for IoT users? Our engineering expert delves into the shared network, highlighting its benefits and discussing what’s next for our increasingly connected world. Details 23 pages of results