Tektronix announced its new QCloud cloud-based Quality Control (QC) Software Subscription platform, which is designed for deployment on Amazon Web Services (AWS). QCloud is intended for file-based workflows running on a cloud infrastructure and to meet the QC needs of the production, post production, broadcast and online video service market segments that operate file-based workflows on AWS and other cloud platforms.As a partner in the Amazon AWS Partner Network (APN) program, QCloud processes file-based content stored on AWS' S3 storage platform. It's designed so that users need not invest in any hardware by allowing them to use the AWS platform as needed.