Systems Architecture
Overview
Making your objectives their priority, Snell’s system architects combine strategic vision with deep technical skills and a commitment to best practice. Skilled in interpreting the needs of broadcasting’s most exacting clients, they will design and plan a system to meet your operational imperatives and produce a quantifiable return on your investment in Snell’s products.
As a broadcaster in a competitive, fast-moving environment, you succeed through consistent high performance, speed and efficiency in rolling out new services and platforms, and your ability to get the best out of your budgets – even when they are tight. Both technical expertise and commercial discipline are of the essence as Snell’s system architects plan and specify an integrated solution that precisely meets your needs. Building on one or more of Snell’s products, they will work closely and coherently with your in-house team, complementary suppliers and Snell’s own sales team to produce proposals and designs for workflow and systems. Throughout the process, they will provide informed, realistic advice, never forgetting that your expenditure should represent a sound investment. When the time comes for building the system, Snell’s architects will ensure a smooth and comprehensive handover to our implementation team.
What's Included?
Requirements capture
To plan and specify an integrated solution that precisely meets your needs, Snell’s system architects document your fundamental requirements in a thorough, structured fashion before moving on to discussions and workshops with project stakeholders. After consolidating, analyzing and refining all the information gathered, they will make clear, insightful recommendations on the architecture of the system as a whole.
System design consultancy
As our systems architects capture and analyze your requirements, they review workflow and processes in detail. Before designing and specifying the system in full, they will highlight opportunities for achieving maximum efficiency and optimum performance.
Change management planning
As you introduce a new broadcast system or update and upgrade components, you can rely on Snell’s knowhow in managing change, gained over years of specifying, building and upgrading systems for our clients. By considering your organization’s structure and workings in the implementation plan, our systems architects reduce potential short-term disruption and maximize the long-term benefits of your new equipment.
System architecting
Architecting draws together all the elements that will shape your system: captured requirements, system inputs and outputs, workflow, system availability, legacy infrastructure, change management, future expansion and, of course, your budget. Drawing on this information, and exercising all their skill and judgment, our systems architects then produce your system design. Accompanying it is a specification pack to ensure smooth implementation to an agreed plan.
Technical demonstrations
At any time during the design process, Snell’s systems architects will be pleased to stage a technical demonstration of key elements of the proposed system, providing a practical foretaste of your new or upgraded broadcast system.