Reduce Amazon Kinesis Video Streams costs with these tips
Process and analyze video streams
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams cost saving tips
Optimize your Amazon Kinesis Video Streams costs with these tips
Set Optimal Retention
Analyze usage patterns and configure retention periods. Kinesis charges for data stored beyond this period. Adjusting retention to application needs can save on storage fees.
Use On-Demand Mode
Utilize on-demand mode for unpredictable workloads. This feature charges only for resources consumed, aiding in cost control for variable usage situations.
Integrate Analytics Apps
Incorporate video analytics applications like Amazon Rekognition Video to extract metadata, facilitating filtering and retrieval of only relevant streams, hence reducing storage and processing costs.
Service information & pricing
About Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
- About Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
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Amazon Kinesis Video Streams is a secure AWS service for media streaming with analytics and machine learning capabilities. It includes APIs, scalable infrastructure, real-time playback and computer vision using Amazon Rekognition Video. The service, supporting WebRTC for streaming across browsers and apps, provides secure, searchable storage and two-way streaming, great for smart homes and automation, eliminating infrastructure management needs.
- Amazon Kinesis Video Streams pricing
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Amazon Kinesis Video Streams charges based on usage with no upfront costs, minimum fees or resource provisioning. Costs depend on data volume ingested, stored, and consumed. Using WebRTC, charges are based on active signaling channels/month, quantity of signaling messages sent and received, and TURN streaming minutes. Standard AWS data transfer charges apply when retrieving data from video streams to non-AWS internet destinations.