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Bitmovin Cloud-Native Encoding Service: Empowering Scalability, Efficiency, and Sustainability

Cloud Native Encoding Benefits

Bitmovin's cloud-native encoding service offers exceptional benefits to users. With unparalleled flexibility, you can seamlessly scale your encoding workflow based on your needs, from encoding a single file to thousands of files. The automated orchestration layer intelligently assesses the complexity of your content and selects the most cost-effective instance, ensuring efficiency and affordability. Moreover, the ability for multi-cloud deployments enhances reliability, critical for avoiding downtime and freeing your team from operational complexities. Utilizing the latest server technologies and spot instances enables a significant acceleration in encoding performance, making sure your video library is managed cost-effectively.

Sustainability and Efficiency

Bitmovin's cloud-native encoding service optimizes sustainability and efficiency. Drawing from over a decade of experience in massive compute deployments and the latest GAIA research, shared infrastructure is proven to be drastically more sustainable than on-premise or lift-and-shift applications. By leveraging this expertise, users benefit from reduced carbon footprint along with superior efficiency in resource utilization. The service ensures that the underlying infrastructure is always efficiently utilized, utilizing the latest server generations for maximum performance at lower costs.

Scalability and Innovation

Bitmovin empowers users to handle fluctuating demand effortlessly while adapting to changing requirements. By automating instance deployment and correlating costs with specific machine use from various cloud providers, users can ensure cost-effective scalability. This service allows you to experiment, grow, and innovate without the need for upfront investments in hardware upgrades. With the ability to scale up to over 50,000 encodings per day and switch between cloud providers seamlessly on a per-job basis, Bitmovin enables remarkable scalability and operational agility.

Customer Success and Environmental Impact

Bitmovin's VOD Encoding solution has resulted in substantial success for customers. Selecting green regions can lead to a remarkable 91% reduction in carbon footprint compared to on-premise solutions. This aligns with the industry trend where cloud-native applications exhibit a 45% lower carbon footprint than lift-and-shift applications and are 91% more efficient than on-premises solutions. Bitmovin's initiatives to reduce carbon footprint further highlight its commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Enhancing Video Stream Testing with Bitmovin's Stream Lab

Introduction to Stream Lab

Bitmovin's Stream Lab offers an automated video stream testing solution that ensures quality playback functionality by testing clear or DRM-protected streams on real streaming environments. This tool allows developers to test on both older and newer models of actual devices, providing access to pre-set tests built for specific use cases.

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Enhancing Streaming Experience with Bitmovin Video Analytics

Introduction to Bitmovin Video Analytics

Bitmovin's Video Analytics tool is designed to track, monitor, and analyze streaming data in real-time, providing valuable insights to improve viewer engagement and retention. By deploying this solution, users can access actionable data that allows them to identify and address playback issues promptly, ensuring a smooth viewing experience for their audience.

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Enhance Your Video Streaming Experience with Bitmovin's Advanced Features

Reach More Devices with Bitmovin

When you migrate from Shaka Player to Bitmovin, you gain access to a wider range of devices, including LG and Samsung Tizen smart TVs. This transition enables you to deliver a superior viewing experience to your users with simplified deployments compared to Shaka Player. Bitmovin's player not only covers everything that Shaka offers but goes above and beyond to enhance your streaming capabilities.

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Seamless Migration with Bitmovin's Azure Media Services Migration Tool

Transition Hassle-Free with Bitmovin

Bitmovin offers a seamless migration solution for existing users of Azure Media Services (AMS) who are facing the inevitable retirement by Microsoft by June 30, 2024. By transitioning to Bitmovin before this date, you can avoid disruptions and ensure your content continues to be served effectively without missing a beat. As the official recommendation in Microsoft's migration guide, Bitmovin's migration tool is designed to simplify the process and enable you to continue serving video content via Azure without the need for re-encoding. This means you can migrate your existing back catalog from AMS while utilizing your current Azure storage infrastructure.

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Elevate Your eSports and Gaming Streaming Experience with Bitmovin

Robust and Scalable Streaming Solutions

Bitmovin's cutting-edge video streaming technology offers an unmatched quality of experience for eSports and gaming viewers. With ease-of-use and scalability, users can set up, deploy, and stream live and on-demand video content seamlessly. The services provided effortlessly scale to meet the growing needs of the audience and content creators.

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