UStream in the Enterprise
March 29, 2017

UStream in the Enterprise

Geof Newton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Streaming Manager (Ustream Pro Broadcast)

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Video (including Ustream)

Very simple to set up and maintain - perfect for streaming event broadcasts, sports events, and even just yourself without requiring significant knowledge of encoders, stream tuning, player configuration and networking.
[It's] primarily used for streaming large corporate events to customers, the public and for internal event broadcasts. It's also used by a few departments for delivery of pre-recorded VoD content.

Pros

  • Easy integration with existing encoders like Wowza
  • Simple, adaptive player
  • Simple to publish to a large audience

Cons

  • Hard to secure videos.
  • Channel-based architecture and cost structure make it difficult to implement corporate-wide; limited ability to create customized channels for each department without incurring significant cost.
  • Lacking webinar-type features like integrated desktop sharing and input from SIP and H.323 endpoints.
Very good for large, public (or semi-private) broadcasts. Easily implemented from off-site locations like conference centers with limited bandwidth demand (~2Mbps for 1080p). Not so good for webinars or anything that demands some interactivity from the audience.

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Comments

  • Bob Lee | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Bob Lee
    commented 9 years ago
    Hi Geof. I'm Bob from the IBM Cloud Video Voice of the Customer team. Thanks for your thoughtful review of our platform. I noted your points about security and channel customization and would love to update you on some of the enhancements we've done to our Streaming Manager for Enterprise offering that may address some of your requirements. Please feel free to reach out to your account manager or to me if there is anything we can do to help and thanks again for your business.
  • Stacy Nawrocki | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Stacy Nawrocki
    (Vendor Representative) commented 2 years ago

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