BrightSign launches Control Plus on AWS

BrightSign, a provider of digital media players and operating systems for digital signage, has launched BrightSign Control Plus, a tier of its device management solution for digital signage players, on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). BrightSign Control Plus provides fleet management for digital signage networks across industries including retail, restaurant, corporate, healthcare, and transportation. The platform provides a consolidated view of fleet status, with health dashboards, automated alerts, system navigation, and AI-assisted diagnostics.

By using AWS cloud infrastructure, BrightSign can scale the platform to support more than 300,000 players deployed worldwide. BrightSign Control Plus can manage deployments ranging from a few devices to thousands of digital signage networks, including simultaneous self-healing, software updates, bulk actions, and job scheduling. The platform is designed for IT managers, system integrators, multisite operators, CMS partners, and other teams responsible for provisioning and managing technology fleets.

“Our top priority is to provide our customers with the most intelligent digital signage solutions that marry best-in-class hardware with the right software, services and support. Launching BrightSign Control Plus on AWS is a continuation of that mission,” said Steve Durkee, CEO of BrightSign. “Running Control Plus on AWS’s trusted platform enables us to provide customers with reliable, secure, flexible, and sustainable digital signage, regardless of the scale or size of the deployment. This means complete visibility and unmatched control of digital signage networks from anywhere.”

BrightSign Control Plus uses AWS services including Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS & Aurora, Amazon S3, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon GuardDuty, Load Balancing, and AWS Control Tower. These services support the platform's cloud environment, including security monitoring, governance, content storage, and content delivery.

AWS infrastructure also supports BrightSign's ability to manage its existing deployment of more than 300,000 players, while allowing the platform to accommodate larger fleets. BrightSign Control Plus can be used for both individual installations and larger digital signage deployments.