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Watts per Stream — Energy & Efficiency

The new economics of running video in a power-constrained world — measuring and cutting energy per stream, not just cost per stream.

Cost per Stream — The Economics of Encoding at Scale

The financial case for purpose-built video infrastructure — where the money goes and how to get it back.

VPU-as-a-Service & Owning Your Infrastructure

New operating models for cloud video processing — renting VPU capacity, escaping cloud lock-in, and owning your stack.

Server Recommission — Beating the Shortage

With new servers scarce and backordered, add VPUs to the servers you already have and multiply video capacity instead of buying more boxes.

Next-Gen Codec Support — AV1 & Beyond

When and how to move to AV1, and how the broader codec landscape (HEVC, VVC, LCEVC) is shaking out.

VPU vs GPU vs CPU — Architecture Comparison

Why purpose-built video silicon beats general-purpose CPUs and GPUs for encoding at scale.

Live & Sports Streaming — Low-Latency

Delivering premium live and sports at low latency, high quality, and large scale.

Buyer Toolkit — Evaluate, Compare, Decide

Everything a ready buyer needs to choose the right product and prove it out — guides, benchmarks, and hands-on FFmpeg.

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VPU Ecosystem Partner graphic featuring NETINT and i3D.net with headline "Performance Critical Workloads." Background shows a live opera performance on stage alongside a digital broadcast production console and server racks. Includes "VPU Ecosystem IBC Edition" badge.

Scaling Performance-Critical Video Workloads

NETINT·14 hours ago·6 min

A promotional banner for the IBC Edition focused on the VPU ecosystem, featuring the prominent text "+ Add Encode Capacity via Distributed Infrastructure". It showcases abstract global network technology graphics with blue lights and red data streams, accompanied by the NETINT and NetActuate corporate logos in the bottom right corner.

VPU Capacity Without a Hardware Cycle

NETINT·6 days ago·5 min

Netint VPU Ecosystem graphic featuring a modern cable-stayed bridge with the headline “Build Dedicated VPU-Based Video Infrastructure.”

Build Dedicated VPU-Based Video Infrastructure

NETINT·1 week ago·6 min

Before-and-after diagram showing an aging server chassis upgraded with VPUs, shifting video encode and transcode work from the CPU to a PCIe accelerator for more streams, lower watts per stream, and server redeployment.

Get More From the Servers You Already Own

NETINT·1 week ago·6 min

NETINT graphic titled “VPUaaS: VPU-Powered Capacity-as-a-Service,” set against a blue abstract digital infrastructure background with VPU Ecosystem IBC Edition branding.

VPU-Powered Capacity as a Service

NETINT·1 week ago·6 min

NETINT graphic titled “3 Ways to Add VPU Capacity,” featuring a red-lit server rack in a data center, with VPU Ecosystem IBC Edition branding.

Three Ways to Add Video Capacity in a Constrained Market

NETINT·2 weeks ago·6 min

The New Video Capacity Problem

NETINT·2 weeks ago·6 min

Server racks with red and blue data streams flowing through a data center, representing encoding efficiency and resilience in streaming infrastructure.

Encoding Efficiency, Power, and Resilience in Streaming Infrastructure

NETINT·2 weeks ago·6 min

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Podcast cover art with bright blue background and bold white text: 'Security Systems Choke on Video' and 'VPUs Fix It'; two men pictured at bottom—Mark Donnigan and Isaac Connor; 'Voices of Video' label at top.

Why Security Systems Choke On Video And How VPUs Fix It

NETINT Technologies·3 weeks ago·44 min

Red cover promoting 'NO LOCK IN: Deploy VPU Encoding In Seconds' with two men (Mark Donnigan left, Mark Mahle right) and a 'Voices of Video' banner.

You Can Deploy VPU Encoding In Seconds Without Lock In

NETINT Technologies·4 weeks ago·47 min

Poster for 'The Encoder Got Faster Faster While You Slept' with hosts Mark Donnigan and Sarah Walter smiling against a purple gradient and wavy light graphics; includes 'Voices of Video' and 'VPU Ecosystem' logos at top.

The Encoder Got Faster While You Slept | How VPUs On Akamai Cloud Change The Cost And Scale Of Video Encoding

NETINT Technologies·4 months ago·33 min

Swapping the Engine While It Runs | How Video Platforms Introduce Hardware Acceleration Without Breaking Production

NETINT Technologies·5 months ago·18 min

Poster for Voices of Video episode: 'You Bought a VPU, Now Where Are the Brakes' featuring Joe Waltzer (left) and Mark Donnigan (right) against a purple wave background with the show logos.

You Bought A VPU, Now Where Are The Brakes | Anatomy Of A Video Streaming Stack

NETINT Technologies·5 months ago·56 min

Podcast cover for Voices of Video: ‘What If Efficiency Means Headroom Not Speed’ featuring Leonardo Nieto and Juan Casal.

What If Efficiency Means Headroom Not Speed

NETINT Technologies·5 months ago·27 min

Poster for Voices of Video: 'Ramageddon Meets Video Encoding Reality' featuring three circular headshots of Corbin Moore, Colin Durocher, and Mark Donnigan over a purple wave background.

Ramageddon Meets Video Encoding Reality | When Video Becomes The New Data Center Fuel

NETINT Technologies·5 months ago·33 min

Poster for Voices of Video: 'DESIGNING VIDEO SYSTEMS AROUND LATENCY BUDGETS' with two men, Stefan Ideler (left) and Leonardo Nieto (right), smiling against a purple background with wavy light lines.

Designing Video Systems Around Latency Constraints

NETINT Technologies·5 months ago·48 min

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Split-screen video interview with Tim Baldwin (Zixi) on left and Mark Donigan (NETINT) on right in a discussion.

Inside Zixi’s Cloud-Native Video Platform: Scaling Live Streaming with VPUs

NETINT·3 weeks ago·2 min

Is This the Future of Cloud Transcoding? VPU as a Service Model

Voices of Video·3 months ago·1 min

Modernizing Security & Surveillance with ZoneMinder and NETINT VPUs

Voices of Video·3 months ago·1 min

What It Takes to Move 8K in Real Time | WebRTC Meets Hardware Reality

Voices of Video·5 months ago·1 min

The Cloud Isn’t Broken. The Economics Are | The Akamai VPU Play

Voices of Video·5 months ago·1 min

The Building Blocks of Streaming: CMS, DAM, Transcoding & Distribution

Voices of Video·6 months ago·1 min

The Data Center Shift | Power, Supply Chains, and Video at Scale

Voices of Video·6 months ago·2 min

When Benchmarks Lie: How Video Teams Misread Efficiency

Voices of Video·6 months ago·1 min

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