English | ISBN: N/A | 2014 | 139 pages | PDF, EPUB, MOBI | 10 MB

Preface 

Microsoft Azure Media Services allows you to build scalable, cost effective, end-to-end media distribution solutions that can upload, encode, package, and stream media to Windows, iOS, Android, Adobe Flash, and other devices and platforms. 

The guide describes a scenario concerning a fictitious company named Contoso that has decided to use Azure Media Services to provide a video-on-demand service as an end-to-end solution. 

In addition to describing the client applications, their integration with Azure Media Services, and the decisions made during the design and implementation, this guide discusses related factors, such as the design patterns used, and the ways that the application could be extended or modified for other 

scenarios. 

The result is that, after reading this guide you will be familiar with how to design and implement applications that consume Azure Media services. 

Who this guidance is for This guidance is intended for architects, developers, and information technology professionals who design, build, or maintain video-on-demand or online video portal applications and services, 

particularly those that integrate with a content management systems. To understand the sample code provided with this guidance, you should be familiar with the Microsoft .NET Framework, the Microsoft Visual Studio development system, the Azure SDK for .NET, ASP.NET MVC, and the Microsoft Visual C# development language. 

Why this guidance is pertinent now Building the workflow for the creation, management, and distribution of media is problematic. It involves having to integrate multiple technologies and providers, some of which may be incompatible. In addition, it can require a huge investment in infrastructure, which may not always 

be fully utilized. These issues can result in a non-standardized workflow that is not easily scaled, and that requires coordination at different stages of the workflow.