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Remote live streaming to AWS Media Services from a DJI Spark drone
I’m Vaughn Hawk, a Cloud Engineer for Metal Toad for over 3 years.
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Hackathon
Hackathon Collaboration with Live Share on Visual Studio
Collaborate in remote Hackathons using Visual Studio Code's Live Share tool for real-time coding, debugging, and server sharing, enhancing team...
Streaming
AWS Elemental MediaLive + Drones = Hackathon Fun
Exploring the excitement of Metal Toad’s AWS Elemental MediaLive hackathon, where a diverse team created a live drone streaming platform.
Streaming
Metal Toad & AWS Media Services: What We Hacked
Metal Toad’s AWS Media Services hackathon showcases innovative video platform projects, fostering collaboration and learning within a 48-hour...
AWS DevOps
AWS Media Services + AWS Amplify
YouToad For the first Metal Toad hackathon of 2020, our goal was to build a web based social media platform for on demand video using AWS Media...
Media & Entertainment
Metal Toad Office in Beverly Hills
Metal Toad moves its AWS Cloud Consulting operations to Beverly Hills, enhancing proximity to media giants and hosting key industry events.
Business
How Cloud became the most important buzzword in business
Explore the evolution of software from Commercialization to the Cloud and discover why the Cloud is the next major disruptor in the business...
Hackathon
Metal Toad Hackathon - A unique (non-technical) experience
Have you ever felt happy, nervous, motivated and excited in just 48 hours? If your answer is no you have never participated in a hackathon before!
AWS DevOps
Lambda: javascript vs python
For this hackathon we created a product, YouToad, using Amplify
Streaming
Metal Toad’s AWS Media Services Hackathon
Join Metal Toad’s hackathon as teams innovate using AWS Media Services, creating cutting-edge video platforms with drones and more in a 48-hour event.
Machine Learning
Cloud + Live Events
Discover how cloud technologies and AI are transforming businesses in an exclusive interview with Bill Martin, CIO of sports and entertainment giant...
Business
The Value of Values
Given the times it seems appropriate to lean back into some of the unique aspects of Metal Toad's work culture that I've had time to observe.
Machine Learning
How to do machine learning in AWS
After being immersed in hundreds of announcements and innovations and inspiring presentations at AWS re:Invent, here are the key insights.
Machine Learning
AWS Personalize - AWS reInvent Insights
AWS Personalize, part of Amazon's suite of machine learning services, allows for creating highly curated experiences is a major differentiator for...
Business
Cloud + Healthcare
Insights from Bridget Barnes, CIO of OHSU, on cloud technology's impact on healthcare innovation and the importance of embracing change in technology.
Business
Cloud + Utilities
Exploring how Charles Eckstrom, CIO of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, leverages cloud technology for resilience, cost...
Artificial Intelligence
The Cloud May Be ITs Antidote for COVID-19
These are unprecedented times where it's hard to get anyone to pay attention to anything other than the COVID-19 epidemic sweeping the globe. But...
Business
Cloud + Manufacturing
Jim Williamson, VP of Technology at ESCO, shares insights on cloud adoption, evaluating tech solutions, and advice for the evolving cloud landscape.
Business
The Battle for Cloud Marketshare in Oregon
Explore how Oregon's tech sector is leveraging cloud technology, with insights from local CIOs and cloud optimization strategies for various...
Artificial Intelligence
What is Xamarin?
Maybe I should start with a better question. Who doesn’t love free stuff? Guess what? Xamarin is F-R-E-E!!!! Yep! I’ll explain why this is...
Media & Entertainment
The Impact of COVID-19 on the entertainment & tech industries
To say that we have entered turbulent times is perhaps an understatement. As we watch things unfold in real time (in my house we are glued to the...
Business
What Is Cloud Computing?
Discover the essentials of cloud computing and AWS, including benefits, potential drawbacks, and certification insights. Learn how cloud services...
Media & Entertainment
AWS Media Symposium—New York 2020 (Postponed)
Excited about the future of media and entertainment? Join us at the AWS Media Symposium in New York this year (March 11, 2020). We’re excited to be...
Machine Learning
Creating a Scavenger Hunt on Android With TensorFlow
Prior to Google IO 2017, I would have expected creating an image classifier that functions on an Android device to either not work, be terribly slow,...