helixcloud showcase
DESCRIPTION
HelixCloud delivers managed streaming services, providing scalability and reliability while lowering operational costs and capitalizing on your existing network resources. Deliver the highest possible quality video to any smartphone, tablet, PC or connected TV is becoming key for many application developers, marketers and content owners around the world. HelixCloud has been designed to provide a management framework and an intuitive Web UI on top of Helix Universal Media Server - the streaming media delivery platform developed by RealNetworks. Delivering streaming services over the cloud is now possible simply by adding HelixCloud to your streaming architecture. Sharing resources within the enterprise or providing converged streaming services for your clients means quickly achieving economies of scale and leverage costs for infrastructure and for O&M (operations and management).TRANSCRIPT
HelixCloud Showcase
January 2014
Who am I
Co-Founder of Insideout10, holding of Interact Egypt, with an active presence in the European, North African and Middle East markets.
Working with streaming media and RealNetworks partner since 20 years.
@ziodave
http://www.linkedin.com/in/riccitelli
http://blog.insideout.io/
David Riccitelli
(more on LinkedIn)
Mission
"To provide affordable, scalable and
highly reliable video management and delivery infrastructure
while minimizing operational costs"
Real-World Example
Sport Time Live TV on the A1 network
Features
● Account and User Management● Quota Limit● Integrated FTP Server● Slick Web UI● Multi-format streaming● Role-based security● Access Control● Real-Time Reporting● Developers API
Accounts and Users
Accounts- have a disk quota - aggregated access reports
Users- belong to accounts- have their own credentials- may upload files- see reports
System Admins- perform admin tasks
Account, Quotas, UsersSystem Admins:● create accounts and set disk quotas● then create users inside accounts● and assign user credentials (username and password)
Users share the parent account disk quota
Content Ingestion
Users use their credentials to logon via FTP and upload audio/video assets to their own restricted area.
If disk quota is exceeded, the account needs upgrade or
contents to be deleted.
Content Management
Once ingested, users can manage contentlogging into the Web Console(using the same FTP credentials)
Users can:● assign titles● preview content
using the integrated Web player
● define access rules● add assets to channels
Access Rules
Geographicallow access only to clients from specific countries
Networkallow access only to clients from specific networks
Conditional Accessintegrate a custom access workflow (e.g. pay-per-view or subscriptions)
Channels
Users create live channels using the ingested on-demand clips
Geographic Distribution
Helix Cloud can be used to create a CDNand distribute load across different
geographic locations
3rd Party CDN Integration
Helix Cloud can redirectclients to a 3rd party CDN
In case ofnetwork congestion
API
Helix Cloud API are at the core of the platform,providing developers access to:
Reporting
Channels
Logging
and more
Accounts and Users
Authentication
Authorization
Content
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Media Player
Clips are published onwebsites, portals and apps(optionally using the Helix Cloud API)
Multi-screen & Multi-device
Clips are delivered to a wide range of devices(using Helix Server from RealNetworks)
Real-Time ReportingEvery access to clips is logged, providing real-time
detailed and aggregated reports ofdaily views, unique viewers, play-time,
sent bytes and used quota
Thank You!Grazie!Merci!
Danke schön!شكرا!