An editable cost model: plug in learner count, watch hours, bitrate, CDN rate, live minutes, storage, build cost, and SaaS price to get build and run estimates and your own build-vs-buy crossover.
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This editable model turns learner count, watch hours, bitrate, CDN rate, live minutes and storage into build and run estimates with your own build-versus-buy crossover. We wrote seven volumes covering the whole video stack; start with Volume 3 for CDNs and the economics of delivery, then Volume 1 for bitrate, with Volume 2 for live transport. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
Need a defensible number for what your learning platform will cost to build and run?
Send us your learner and watch-hour forecasts, and we will produce a build and run estimate and show where buying a SaaS stops being cheaper. 250+ video products shipped since 2005.
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