Media Storage in the Cloud

This paper provides insight into the emergence of cloud-based storage services and illustrates how video providers and content distributors are leveraging the scalability, reliability and speed of Internet storage to meet their requirements. Readers will learn about challenges using storage in the cloud; best practices to achieve the highest level of security and performance, together with cost optimization; transitioning to cloud-based video infrastructures; and, optimizing the performance and cost of their cloud storage. Use cases highlight how media and entertainment companies can benefit from cloud object storage.

Published

2015-07

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Cloud storage, cloud-based video infrastructure, cloud performance, cloud object storage, object storage, managing storage, OTT, VOD, video on demand

DOI

10.5594/M001744

ISBN

978-1-61482-958-4