My main use case for M2A Media is live video orchestration for AWS media services. I use M2A Media to create live event channels. The service creates MediaConnect flows, MediaLive channels, and MediaPackage channels.
Live event orchestration has become faster and operators manage AWS workflows from one interface
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
M2A Media made things really easy for our operators. The main reason why we chose it is that we did not want our operators to actually log in to the AWS console. Instead, they log into M2A Media, which abstracts all the complexities of using the various AWS media services.
The best features M2A Media offers include a very nice-looking user interface, making things much faster for our operators. M2A Media has a very modern design, and the main advantage over using the AWS console is that in AWS, you would have to have at least three or four different tabs open, while with M2A Media, it is much more intuitive and allows you to do everything on a single pane of glass.
M2A Media has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to launch more live event channels in a quicker fashion.
What needs improvement?
M2A Media is a little expensive, and their price could come down in comparison to other services.
Besides pricing, M2A Media needs to make their service a little easier to deploy in other regions. Currently, they are focused in one of the European regions, in Dublin, and have recently expanded to US-East-1 in Virginia. Having more regional support would be beneficial.
There are no other improvements needed for M2A Media besides pricing and regional support.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using M2A Media for over a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
M2A Media is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
M2A Media's scalability is good.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support from M2A Media is awesome.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had no previous solution before using M2A Media.
How was the initial setup?
Our experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing involved a custom agreement.
What was our ROI?
The return on investment is more about our ability to scale our live video business than anything else.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing M2A Media, we evaluated other options, including a company called IOIO and another one called Portal.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others looking into using M2A Media is to make sure you spend enough time doing the evaluation with the product team to ensure it is a good fit for your organization. M2A Media is a great organization, and I encourage anyone in media and entertainment to check them out. I gave M2A Media a review rating of 9.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
