Optimizing streaming media workflows to reduce your carbon footprint, Part I

This article discusses ways to optimize streaming media workflows on AWS to reduce your carbon footprint.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Understanding cloud sustainability and the shared responsibility model between AWS and customers
• Using AWS managed services like AWS Elemental MediaConvert, MediaLive, and MediaPackage
• Choosing the appropriate AWS Region based on factors like latency, carbon intensity of the electrical grid, and proximity to end users
• Aligning service level agreements (SLAs) with sustainability goals, such as leveraging automation to stop channels when not in use, using single pipeline vs. standard channel configurations in MediaLive, and implementing Amazon S3 Lifecycle policies
• Conclusion highlighting the key points covered in this part of the series