We are proud to announce that Limelight Networks has licensed the Stream Alerts platform for monitoring their media servers. Stream Alerts will continue to operate independently and support our customers but we are unable to register new account at this time. If you have any questions, please contact us here.
On the 28th of January, we’ll be rolling out a huge update to the Stream Alerts monitoring system that completely replaces our back-end monitoring system. With the new setup comes new features such as detailed test reports, the ability to monitor DRM protected streams and (finally) Flash payload monitoring. Contact us for a demo account to check out the great changes! > More
Stream Alerts will be down for brief periods between 9am EST and 3pm EST while we perform upgrades to the monitoring network. If you have any questions, please contact us using the support form. Thanks!
This one has been bugging me for quite a while: I needed to be able to run a live, PUSH encoding session on startup that was required to authenticate to the Windows Media Services server. When you use the WME GUI, clicking the Start Encoding button will pop-up a dialog box where you can enter in your user name and password. However if you save your encoding settings as a .WME file and try to run it using the WM Command Script, it won’t be able to authenticate and your stream will not start broadcasting. It took a lot of trial and error since I couldn’t find any documentation on what elements and attributes the server allows, but I found out how to make it work. > More
As 2009 fades into 2010, we’re working hard to bring a whole new Availability monitoring system to life sometime in January. Great new features include DRM support for tokens, HTTP authentication, playback times, buffering duration, detailed stream/server information and testing logs. A few more bugs and we’ll roll it out soon. So enjoy the holidays and have a safe New Year everyone!
We’ve added another stream monitoring node in Colorado for clients to check their streams from the mid-west. Update your streams today!
Just a quick reminder that Stream Alerts will be undergoing a number of updates between noon and 6 PM Eastern on Sunday the 16th. Monitoring will be down for brief intervals during this period while we install some really cool updates.
Our Flash Payload Monitor beta now supports high-definition codecs such as AAC and H.264 / MP4! With more people consuming media over the Internet, its important that your content look and sound it’s best. Our Payload Monitoring will let you know about audio or video problems before you get complaints from customers! Contact us today for a demonstration of the beta service.
The Streaming Media East conference is hosting a Content Delivery Summit this year that should be full of great information regarding the state of the industry. While Stream Alerts won’t have a booth in the exhibitors hall, Chris will be attending the Summit. See you there on May 11th!
