This document discusses video streaming using cloud computing. It introduces VideoPublishing, a SaaS media platform built on AWS for content management, on-demand/live content delivery through a customizable API. It describes core concepts like high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance. Core services include an API, conversion service, content delivery, asset storage, and administration console. The architecture diagram and scalability issues are presented. Cloud benefits include no infrastructure costs and pay-as-you-go pricing. Information on Zitec, the company behind VideoPublishing, is provided.

1. - Video Streaming using Cloud Computing -
Ionut VODA - Zitec CTO & Partner

2. Summary
1. What is VideoPublishing ?
2. Core Concepts
3. Core Services(2 slides)
4. Platform Architecture
5. Scalability Issues
6. Cloud Benefits
7. About Zitec

3. What is VideoPublishing ?
audio
images
videos
SaaS media platform built on AWS
Content Management System for your media
on-demand/live content delivery
fully customizable through API

4. Core Concepts
• high available (99.95% uptime)
• scalable
• fault tolerant
• redundant

5. Core Services (1)
API
• cross platform RESTful API
• HTTP protocol
• XML/JSON response formats
Conversion Service
• parallel processing
• ingests ~150 video codecs
• ~130 audio codecs
• ~130 image formats

6. Core Services (2)
Content Delivery
• true streaming
• on-demand/live
• CDN
Asset Storage
• Amazon S3
Administration Console
• built on top of our API
• web interface

7. Platform Architecture Diagram

8. Scalability Issues
database maintenance (SimpleDB)
persistent content storage (S3)
avoid blocking or synchronous requests (SQS)
session storage/session stickiness

9. Cloud Benefits
NO for infrastructure setup
"pay as you go" model
• 1 computing machine ~$0.18/hour
• 1 GB of storage ~$0.10/month
• 1 GB of bandwidth ~$0.11/month

10. About Zitec
• Founded 2003, financed through Outsourcing
• Over 30 FTE
• Focused on medium and high complexity projects
• Zend Authorized Reseller
• Most ZCE/ZF certified Engineers in a .ro company
• Zitec Projects
o VideoPublishing.com (shareholder)
o HotelPeeps.com
o Sharoid.com

11. Contact information
VideoPublishing
http://videopublishing.com
http://videopublishing.wordpress.com
@videopublishing
Zitec
http://www.zitec.com
@zitec
http://facebook.zitec.com
Speaker
ionut.voda@zitec.com