 With the appetite for anytime-anywhere video and audio consumption growing continually, content providers of all types need to deliver on-demand and live streaming that reaches any device—or risk losing their audiences. Fortunately, organizations of every size now have access to high-quality, reliable, live and on-demand streaming to any screen, and it's clear they're eager to take advantage of it. Yet all too often they're deterred from the seemingly daunting task of deciding how and where to deploy video-streaming technology: on premises, in the cloud, or using a hybrid model. As video formats and infrastructure requirements evolve and the number of streaming playback devices increases, organizations are left scratching their heads, wondering which workflow will best meet their needs now and into the future. This is a primer for those of you evaluating the deployment of a live streaming workflow (everything between the encoder and the player) on premises vs. in the cloud vs. a hybrid of the two. We'll highlight key factors to consider and then look at several cloud infrastructure examples to help point you in the right direction. |
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