Many mega data centers have engineers developing optimized platforms with the minimum set of components for specific workloads.

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For example, customers can use Amazon Elastic Transcoder to convert their large high resolution "master" video files into smaller versions that are optimized for playback on websites, mobile devices, connected TV's and other video platforms.

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