Facebook’s Engineering Wizardry Makes Even VR Videos Load Fast

{rss:content:encoded} Facebook’s Engineering Wizardry Makes Even VR Videos Load Fast http://ift.tt/1JZSzTz http://ift.tt/1OIYtoP January 21, 2016 at 07:00PM  How did Facebook go from 1 billion to 8 billion videos views per day in 18 months without the whole server farm catching fire? It’s called SVE, short for streaming video engine. SVE lets Facebook slice videos into little chunks, cutting the delay from upload to viewing by 10X. And to ensure the next generation of 360 and virtual reality videos load fast too, it’s invented and… Read More