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Roku provides a library that supports basic voice commands, such as “play”, “pause”, “next”, and “fast forward”, Roku also provides a keyboard integrated with voice search. However, we cannot integrate custom voice commands directly from Roku’s voice library. Through this article, we will cover how to integrate custom voice commands into a Roku channel using […]

Introduction Handling AWS costs is very important for cloud bill optimizations. One overlooked service that can significantly contribute to monthly expenses is Elastic Load Balancing. Our team, which works for a global advertising management platform client, a powerhouse in advertising and connected TVs, recently undertook a major step to optimize AWS ALB costs, mainly focusing […]

Introduction Mautic is an open-source marketing automation platform designed to help businesses and organizations automate various marketing tasks and streamline their marketing efforts. Marketing automation offers an exciting opportunity for greater efficiency, cost reduction, and an enhanced customer experience. The purpose of this blog is to guide you through the process of integrating Mautic with […]

Introduction Cloud cost optimization is a vast and evolving discipline, but at its core, it starts with visibility. You can’t optimize what you can’t see. So, gaining granular insight into your cloud usage and billing is the basic foundation. You’re not the only one who has ever thought, “This bill feels too high,” after seeing […]

Each day, it seems like a new headline pops up announcing the potential of AI technology and how it is systematically taking over jobs. As a project manager, I cannot help but ask myself the same question. Am I going to be replaced by this tech in the near future? The answer to that is […]

Introduction I recently went through a wild but rewarding ride optimizing a heavy pandas-based reconciliation workflow. What started as a slow, clunky piece of code eating up over 48 hours, ended up getting polished into a lean, mean 6-minutes machine. I wanted to share my story – not as a tutorial, but as a real-world […]

Live streaming is at the heart of modern digital entertainment, whether it’s cricket matches, presidential debates, esports, or live concerts. But for all its innovation, one critical challenge remains: latency. Streaming latency is the delay between a live event happening in real-time and the moment it’s rendered on your device for viewing. It may be […]

Introduction For years, we have used Kafka in the Data Centre, then we moved to AWS and started using EC2 to run Kafka. However, the headaches increased along with our usage. We began to feel as though we were spending more time managing Kafka than creating anything of value due to broker upgrades, Zookeeper problems, […]

Security is always a big concern for OTT apps. Understanding user identity and their access levels is very crucial while developing secure and user-friendly Roku channels with BrightScript. There are many mechanisms which are used to adopt security in OTT apps. Some of the most commonly used security mechanisms are –  Sessions, Cookies, JWTs, Authentication, […]

If you’ve ever tried to track AWS costs with just Cost Explorer and spreadsheets, you’ll know the pain. On paper it sounds simple: export some data, make a pivot table, maybe throw a chart on top. In practice? You’re stuck chasing down anomalies with five browser tabs open, three CSVs half-filtered, and a sinking feeling […]

Introduction If you have worked with databases, you might have definitely crossed paths with MySQL, and probably used mysqldump at some point. It’s a go-to utility for backing up MySQL databases. But let’s be honest — most of us use it in its basic form and forget about it. Here’s the thing: MySQLdump is way […]

Introduction: Think Beyond the Metrics While data is a powerful ally, it’s not the only path to discovering valuable product opportunities. Some of the most game-changing ideas begin with customer pain points, intuitive insights, or simply spotting what’s broken in your app. This blog, inspired by *”Qualitatively Finding an Educated Opportunity”*, explores practical ways for […]