In the last decade, the options for cloud services have expanded exponentially, leading to a vast array of product offerings and vendors. While the variety and complexity of services offered by cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) presents advantages to big teams with economies of scale and scope, these same factors may be unnecessary or even burdensome to smaller teams that seek a more focused and streamlined experience.

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the world changed. As a consequence the way we work also changed, for the foreseeable future at any rate. Working remotely transformed from being something that was nice to do every now and then if you could, to something absolutely essential if your post-production or design studio was going to continue operating successfully.

There's no need to highlight the fact that all of our lives, both professional and personal, have had to adapt to the change thrust upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. Things that seemed to be previously impossible are now possible in "the new normal". From offices that never would have considered to allow remote working, pipelines and workflows that wouldn't be able to stretch, had to adapt to the change that work suddenly needed to happen outside of the office walls.

Over the past few months our industries have been tested. Almost everyone has experienced a change in the way we work – practically, emotionally, and technologically – and we’re unlikely to see a shift back to the way things were for a little while yet. But this period has opened up a realm of possibilities in the world of remote working.

As the economic ramifications of the Covid-19 lockdown continue to threaten businesses globally HP Financial Services (HPFS) have announced a series of asset financing options that could benefit creative studios throughout the media and entertainment industry.

In the second episode of Escape Pod Jason talks to Lee, Tim, and Coffee & TV's Derek Moore about working with Flame off-site.

In the first episode of Escape Pod Jason talks to Lee and Aurelio about how facilities can go remote.

Access your Z workstation from anywhere in the world with HP Z Central Remote Boost.

These trying times see a lot of us working from home. Whether you’ve set up your desk at the kitchen table, from your bed, or the corner of another room we’re all finding ways to get our jobs done.