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Chris Lapp

Technical Solutions Architect

Media and Entertainment

Chris Lapp is the Technical Solutions Architect for the Media and Entertainment Vertical in North America. As a Technical Solutions Architect, Chris provides thought leadership to Sales Teams, helping Media customers realize their business outcomes through Cisco Technology. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Cisco from past experience in the broadcast industry with operations, manufacturing, and System integration. Prior to Cisco, Chris held engineering positions at Diversified, helping customers realize large and small scale deployments of SMPTE ST 2110, and assisting in their SDI to IP transitions. While with Evertz Microsystems, Chris worked as a Systems Engineer delivering large scale projects from start to finish. Chris also worked at Bell Media Toronto, where he helped to deliver the first UHD broadcast in Canada. Chris is a Certified Broadcast Technologist with the Society of Broadcast Engineers and holds a Diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Broadcast Systems Technology. Chris is also an active member of SMPTE and participates in standards.

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April 10, 2024

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Cisco at NAB 2024: Cloud-Native Media Production

3 min read

Cisco is elevating live TV to dazzling new heights with Cloud Native technology. Be the star of the show at NAB Show 2024, Booth #W2743, and broadcast with unparalleled clarity and innovation. Discover more!

April 8, 2024

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Leveraging Cloud Native Technologies in the Broadcast Industry

2 min read

Cloud Native technologies present a significant opportunity for broadcasters to refine their media workflows, augment scalability, and increase agility. Visit Cisco at NAB Booth #W2743 in the West Hall to check out our solutions.

February 25, 2022

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Cisco Point of View on: NextGen Broadcasting

4 min read

It's not just the move to IP that’s important to braodcasters. It’s also the move to IT. Broadcasters are now moving their infrastructure to more software-centric workflows. This helps create a cloud-native environment for broadcast media.

April 30, 2021

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

The Cloud can be Simple, Agile, and Secure for Broadcasters

5 min read

At a time when production from anywhere is a must, those that create, distribute, and secure content needed to pivot overnight, adopting new tech and workflows. This blog reviews the need to move to the cloud can provide agility and security for the new normal.

February 22, 2021

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Busting the Buffer Myth for Multicast Media Over IP

4 min read

Deep buffers on network switches cost money and can add increased latency and reduce performance when used incorrectly. This blog offers the basics of buffering and offers tips to selecting the right buffer for media and broadcast engineers.