A one-page worksheet to place your streaming project on the buy / assemble / build spectrum: score the four trade-offs (cost, time, product control, margin control), check who owns the delivery and protection layer, and work the decision questions in order.
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This OTT build-vs-buy worksheet places your project on the buy, assemble or build spectrum by scoring cost, time, product control and margin control. Our seven-volume handbook covers the full OTT stack; start with Volume 3 on the delivery and protection layer with CDNs, DRM and players, then Volume 2 on packaging and Volume 1 on encoding. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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