Item: IBM Video Streaming
Rating: 10
Author: Colin Sandy

Implementation Rating

The integration of presentation support would improve implementation.

Usability

The interface is very straightforward and easy to use.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Video (Ustream) has been a solid content delivery network and platform. Within our organization, we use IBM Cloud Video services to support our corporate and governmental clients to allow them an extremely reliable streaming platform. Because IBM Cloud Video is so stable and has the capacity to quickly scale to any size job, it is the ideal platform to be used by both large and small clients.

Pros and Cons

IBM Cloud Video has an extremely reliable platform.
The service scales well for larger clients.
The customer service support is outstanding.

Better closed captioning support
Detailed noticed on change of player functions and/or features

IBM Cloud Video Business Outcomes

IBM Cloud Video helped us to land contracts and increase revenue.

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Video (including Ustream) is well suited for special events, product launches, speeches, conferences, seminars, concerts. It works well for most any live event. The IBM Cloud Video service is less appropriate in situations normal suited to real time teleconferencing and any services requiring to the millisecond bi or multidirectional communication.

IBM Cloud Video aka Ustream

Software Version

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Video (including Ustream)