Multimedia Services in Cloud Computing Environment

For multimedia applications and services over the internet, there are strong demands for cloud computing, due to the massive storage and computation required for serving millions of wired internet or mobile network users. In this new multimedia cloud computing paradigm, users can store and process their multimedia data in the cloud in a distributed manner, eliminating full installation of the media application software on local computers or devices. An overview of cloud computing will be provided in this work, focusing on its impact on multimedia services. The case study of Netflix video provider is presented, as well.