Introduction

IBM Aspera Orchestrator automates the collection, processing, and distribution of large volumes of file-based digital assets. The run-time engine supports conditional decision-making, manual user inputs, automated high-speed file movement, and third-party system integrations.

Orchestrator uses FASP transport technology for all high-speed file transfers and is fully integrated with all Aspera transfer mechanisms.

Orchestrator includes the following features:

• Job queues that allow reordering of the execution priority of multiple staged jobs.
• A robust library of plugins for functions such as transcoding, quality control, antivirus, ad insertion, digital fingerprinting, and other solutions.
• REST API for management, monitoring, and control from within third-party applications.
• Automatic restart on transmission failures.
• Support for parallel execution of all actions (for example, parallel video encoding into multiple formats).
• A drag-and-drop, browser-based interface that allows the user to graphically compose reusable workflow sequences of inputs, actions, and outputs.