Wowza To Work with AWS and AMD for High-Efficiency Streaming
June 25 2024 - 10:11AM
Wowza, a worldwide leader in live and on-demand video streaming, is
excited to announce the latest in their efforts to promote
efficient, high-quality transcoding for live and interactive video
needs. Wowza Streaming Engine, their highly flexible, on-prem video
streaming solution, is now compatible with Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2) VT1 instances from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and
available in AWS Marketplace, a move that will redouble Wowza’s
ongoing efforts to promote faster and greener streams.
Wowza announced their collaboration with AMD in 2023 involving
Wowza Streaming Engine and AMD’s Xilinx Alveo U30 accelerator card,
resulting in highly efficient transcoding for low-latency and
large-scale video streams. That same card now powers Amazon EC2 VT1
instances, which are designed to accelerate real time video
transcoding and deliver low-cost transcoding for live video
streams. Now Wowza Streaming Engine is compatible with these Amazon
EC2 VT1 instances.
“Collaboration powers innovation,” says Dave Stubenvoll, CEO of
Wowza. “What we’re seeing here is next level streaming technology
resulting from the combined efforts of major industry players,
namely AWS, AMD, and Wowza.”
Efficiency is paramount for many organizations looking to
process large volumes of streams. Reduced server load can lead to
lower carbon footprints and lower costs for companies that need
scalability on a budget. It can also increase stream reliability as
servers are at a lower risk of being overloaded. Finally, even
organizations that already operate at high demand need to consider
how that demand might continue to grow.
While these needs come as no surprise, Wowza is uniquely
effective in addressing them by working with AMD and AWS. Through
high-density transcoding, customers that embrace this trifold
solution will enjoy scalable low-latency streams without
sacrificing quality. They can save costs not only through reduced
server demands, but also thanks to the price performance offered by
Amazon EC2 VT1 instances. Reduced costs and increased scalability
will continue to serve these organizations as their needs
evolve.
“Organizations with high processing demands are feeling the
pressure relative to sustainability – not only when it comes to the
environment, but also when it comes to the sustainability of their
infrastructure as their transcoding needs increase over time,” says
Ashique Anwar, Chief Product Officer at Wowza. “With Wowza
Streaming Engine and the Alveo U30 on Amazon EC2 VT1, we can take a
lot of that pressure off via better performance, healthier CPU
usage, and considerable cost savings.”
The availability of Wowza Streaming Engine on Amazon EC2 VT1
instances offers businesses an efficient, cost-effective solution
for handling high-density video transcoding workloads. With these
enhanced performance, scalability, and integration capabilities,
companies can now deliver superior video experiences to their
audiences, meeting the ever-growing demands of modern video
streaming applications.
Learn more about Wowza Streaming Engine on Amazon EC2 VT1
instances at the AWS Marketplace.
About Wowza
Wowza is the experienced and trusted partner for reliable,
scalable video solutions. For more than 15 years, Wowza has powered
35,000+ video implementations globally across a range of end
markets, including media, enterprise, government, aerospace,
healthcare, and more. Wowza’s video-on-demand and live-streaming
solutions solve the most challenging aspects of video for its
customers, ensuring reliable, secure experiences that businesses
can trust from a SOC 2 compliant provider.
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