Part IV: Enterprise Intranet Streaming Media

Chapter List

Chapter 14: Adding Streaming Media to Enterprise Networks

Chapter 15: Phase I: Content Creation

Chapter 16: Phase I: Media Guide Portal

Chapter 17: Phase I: Server Deployment

Chapter 18: Phase II: Live Production

Chapter 19: Phase II: Microsoft Producer Mini-studio

Chapter 20: Phase II: Remote Server Deployment

Chapter 21: Phase III: Producing a Training Series

Chapter 22: Phase III: Multicast-enabled Network

Chapter 23: Phase III: Usage Reports and Feedback

This part describes how to assemble and integrate a streaming media system in an existing large-enterprise network: setting up Windows Media servers, cache/proxy servers, and encoding workstations. This part also describes the development of a Web portal that can be used as a one-stop site for users to locate on-demand and live streaming content on an intranet.

This information is primarily intended for IT professionals, working in an enterprise setting, who are looking toward a large-scale Windows Media deployment. In the first chapter of this part, we will look at the process that goes into envisioning and planning a large-scale deployment.