Modern media production no longer happens in one place

AMPP Edge Overview

Media flows originate at venues, studios, production hubs and remote locations while teams, processing resources and operational control are distributed across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments.

AMPP OS enables this shift by providing a distributed media infrastructure where media flows, processing resources and operational control can move across environments without changing workflows. AMPP EDGE extends that infrastructure to the edge, allowing organizations to place compute and connectivity exactly where they are needed while remaining fully connected to the broader AMPP OS ecosystem.

This makes AMPP EDGE much more than a processing node. It is the on-prem extension of AMPP OS, designed to help organizations build operations that are more responsive, more scalable and easier to align with real production needs.

Key Value Pillars

  • Local performance where it matters: Process media flows close to where they originate to support low-latency monitoring, contribution, production and media processing workflows.
  • Distributed flexibility across the system: Stay fully connected to the AMPP OS ecosystem so workflows can extend across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments without changing tools or operational logic.
  • Scalable infrastructure by design: Use AMPP Grid to connect multiple nodes into a shared processing fabric, allowing compute and media flows to scale as production demands grow.

How It Fits in Your Architecture

AMPP EDGE operates as part of the AMPP OS distributed media infrastructure. Media flows can be acquired locally through SDI or SMPTE ST 2110 connectivity and processed using AMPP OS based services running directly on the node.

Those media flows can then be shared across the broader AMPP OS ecosystem where additional processing resources or services may be available.

When multiple AMPP EDGE nodes are connected through AMPP Grid, they form a shared compute fabric that allows processing capacity and uncompressed media flows to be distributed dynamically across the environment.

This gives organizations the freedom to design infrastructure around operational needs rather than the limits of a single location. Services can run locally for responsiveness, in centralized facilities, or in cloud environments, while all nodes operate as part of a single, unified AMPP OS environment with consistent control and workflows.

Why choose a Grass Valley appliance

AMPP EDGE is delivered as a fully validated appliance, designed and supported by Grass Valley to provide reliable, high-performance compute at the edge. This approach follows the same philosophy as AMPP OS, where reliability and consistency are ensured through continuous validation, managed updates and controlled system behavior across the environment. By applying this model to the edge, each AMPP EDGE configuration delivers predictable performance and seamless integration within AMPP OS workflows.

The result is a dependable compute foundation that allows organizations to scale and operate with confidence, knowing their edge infrastructure is built to support demanding media workflows.

Which AMPP EDGE Model Is Right for You?

AMPP EDGE is available in two models, each designed to solve a different type of edge requirement. Both extend AMPP OS to the edge and both integrate into the same broader ecosystem, but they are optimized for different ways of building and scaling infrastructure.

AMPP EDGE Standard (ST)

AMPP EDGE ST is a compact, 1RU, GPU-accelerated edge platform designed to bring AMPP OS workflows close to where media flows originate. It delivers efficient real-time processing for contribution, monitoring and distributed media workflows. Its strength lies in flexibility: configurable I/O, broad protocol support and efficient compute make it suitable for a wide range of deployment scenarios. It integrates easily into both SDI and IP environments, including SMPTE ST 2110 and can scale across nodes when needed, without requiring a fixed system design upfront. It is ideally suited for edge deployments, remote production setups and contribution workflows where flexibility, efficiency and fast deployment are key.

AMPP EDGE Plus

AMPP EDGE Plus is a 2RU, high-performance, fixed-configuration appliance built for predictable, large-scale AMPP OS workflows. It delivers significantly higher compute density for demanding media and AI-driven workflows. Its structured design model, combining storage-tier selection with factory-integrated I/O, ensures that performance, capacity and connectivity are aligned from the start. With deep integration into AMPP Grid, multiple nodes operate as a unified processing environment with shared uncompressed media flows. It is ideally suited for high-density live production, multi-node deployments and content hub environments where performance, scalability and consistency are critical.

Use Cases

  1. Live production at the edge: Process media flows locally for responsive, low-latency production while sharing outputs across distributed teams and environments.
  2. Remote and distributed production: Enable teams in different locations to collaborate on the same workflows using shared media flows and AMPP OS based services.
  3. Contribution and monitoring: Acquire, monitor and transport media flows from the edge while staying connected to the wider AMPP OS environment.
  4. Content hubs and centralized operations: Aggregate and process media from multiple locations within a unified infrastructure that scales through AMPP Grid.
  5. Hybrid production environments: Combine on-prem processing with cloud-based services and centralized resources without changing workflows or operational models.

Part of the Grass Valley Media Universe

AMPP EDGE is part of the Grass Valley Media Universe, where hardware platforms, AMPP OS based services, partner technologies and open infrastructure standards come together in a unified production ecosystem.

Within this ecosystem, AMPP OS provides the distributed media infrastructure that connects production environments across cloud, data centers and edge locations. AMPP EDGE extends that infrastructure to the edge by bringing local compute and connectivity into the same wider operating model.

What makes this approach powerful is that it does not force organizations into a single architectural path. Some workflows may rely more heavily on software-defined infrastructure, others may continue to depend on dedicated hardware and many environments combine both. AMPP EDGE allows media production companies to evolve at their own pace while maintaining operational consistency across the system.