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December 08, 2005
Stream Hosting Companies Provide Added Benefits
As individuals set out to provide an in-house Streaming Server, there are some questions to consider. Here are some of them:
- How many viewers will be viewing?
- Who will maintain the server?
- What happens if the Server crashes?
- How much bandwidth will be needed?
Hosting your own Streaming Server is usually best when you plan to provide a small amount of streams to clients. Having a T1 only allows delivery of a small number of streams, which also depends on the bit rates that you are providing. In addition, Streaming Server licensing can be expensive for most. The licensing cost does not include hardware cost. The average user will not be able to justify this type of expense. It is for reasons such as these that you may consider turning to a Stream Hosting Provider.
Here are some of the benefits that VChange, a top-quality Stream Hosting Provider, has:
1. Streaming Server redundancy - Having multiple load balanced servers available for streaming allows for easy maintenance of servers, better reliability for streaming, and higher capacity.
2. Licensing for various delivery formats - Since the costs for licensing is taken care of by VChange, customers do not have to pay individually for licensing. The cost is shared amongst customers.
3. Data Center co-location - This is a better form of delivery. Vchange offers links to main data center hubs through servers right on the edge of the Internet. This means viewers can access content quicker and with a better experience, avoiding countless network hops.
4. Higher capacity streaming - More potential viewers can watch your content because the bandwidth needed to deliver your streams in provided by VChange.
Learn more about Streaming Hosting Services with VChange
Note: Special Thanks to Jeff Korn at VChange for providing additional information for this write-up.
Posted by MovingPicture at December 8, 2005 03:33 PM