Backgrounder

A global leader in the streaming entertainment industry, headquartered in the USA, has fundamentally transformed the way audiences consume television and movies. By pioneering a subscription-based streaming service, the company enabled subscribers to instantly access TV shows and movies over the internet, initiating a new era in entertainment consumption. As of 2023, the service was available in over 190 countries, with a subscriber base exceeding 230 million.

The company’s success is underpinned by a data-driven approach to content curation and personalized recommendations, which has played a significant role in maintaining user engagement and increasing viewing times. To sustain its competitive edge in an increasingly crowded streaming market, the company must ensure that its platform delivers seamless, high-quality content to millions of users concurrently.

Challenge

As the subscriber base expanded, the company faced the critical challenge of scaling its infrastructure efficiently to accommodate the increased load without sacrificing performance. The company relies on a robust and scalable infrastructure to support its extensive library of movies, TV shows, and original content. Ensuring minimal buffering, high-definition quality, and reliable platform access is paramount, particularly during peak viewing periods when millions of users are streaming simultaneously. Achieving low latency and high throughput is essential to maintaining a superior user experience.

Solution

To overcome the challenges of scaling infrastructure and maintaining performance, the streaming company integrated MiTAC S8040 and S8047, which are powered by AMD Siena CPUs, into its operations. AMD Siena CPUs are specifically engineered to address the rigorous demands of large-scale streaming platforms.

The S8040 and S8047 deliver the necessary processing power to manage complex data processing tasks, which is critical for the efficient streaming of vast amounts of content. Their design includes 8 RDIMM slots supporting DDR5 memory, enabling high-speed data access that significantly reduces latency during content delivery, thereby enhancing the user experience.

Furthermore, S8040 is equipped with 4 PCIe 5.0x16 slots, offering high-speed connectivity and expansion capabilities. This allows for the seamless integration of advanced network interfaces and storage solutions, ensuring that the platform can handle high data throughput requirements. Both S8040 and S8047 also feature NVMe M.2 slots, which provide ultra-fast storage options. This minimizes load times and buffering, particularly during peak viewing periods when user demand is at its highest.

By leveraging the power and capabilities of MiTAC S8040 and S8047 servers, the streaming company has effectively scaled its infrastructure to meet growing demands while maintaining high performance and reliability.

Benefits

By incorporating the S8040 and S8047 into their infrastructure, the streaming giant has taken a decisive step in fortifying its platform to handle the ever-increasing demands of a rapidly growing subscriber base. These servers, with their formidable processing power and lightning-fast memory, have enabled the company to scale its operations without missing a beat. Performance remains impeccable, even as millions more tune in.

But it’s not just about raw power. The advanced networking and storage solutions these servers bring to the table have effectively eliminated the dreaded buffering wheel, ensuring that viewers enjoy a smooth, uninterrupted experience, even during the busiest hours.

In short, with the S8040 and S8047 at the core of its infrastructure, this streaming giant is not just keeping pace with the needs of modern streaming—it's setting a new standard for what a seamless content delivery experience should be.