web streaming...

hi all,

i like to do web streaming for our corporation, we are doing the audio streaming now.

we already have the web server, but not a lot of HD space, do we need to have specific HD space, what bandwidth do we need to provide smooth video streaming?

can anyone help?

This is a pretty broad question because without knowing how large your video files, how much traffic you expect, and what your budget is, it would be hard to give you a precise answer. I'd suggest figuring out how large all the videos will be in total, then compare to your existing free HD space. Then, I'd calculate how many customers I am expecting to view these videos at a time, and plan for bandwidth accordingly. Also, it might be a good idea to have multiple servers hosting the videos, and purchasing a load balancer so as to not overwhelm a single server...a good idea if you are expecting decent traffic and steady growth.

You may also want to look at using an external webhosting service which specialises in streaming multimedia. Depending on your requirements it may actually work out cheaper for you.