AWS Kinesis Video Stream Cost Optimization

A while ago, I was part of a team for the main competitor to the Ring Doorbell.

As you can imagine, the backend for a video-enabled doorbell has to be able to process massive amounts of video data.

Since then, Kinesis Video Streams have come a long way, and recently they released a new “Warm Storage” feature to help you reduce costs for your longer-term video storage.

It seems to be similar to the S3 storage tiers. Their “Hot” tier is for real time streaming, but if, instead of real time video, you are retrieving video from a while ago, you can opt into “warm” storage.

If you have a video component to your project, you might want to check it out.

If you need help getting set up with AWS Kinesis video streams, check out our group coaching community: https://schematical.com/community