Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
Ingest and store video streams
Ingests, stores, and plays back video (and time-encoded data) from cameras and devices; supports WebRTC for low-latency two-way connections and integrates with analytics such as Rekognition.
- Cost$$ Medium
- Difficulty●●●●●
- Costs money when idle?A little
- Serverless
- In examsSAA
Think of it asLike a security camera recorder in the cloud: records, plays back, and shares footage with analytics systems.
When to use it
✓ Use it when
Capture video from many cameras/IoT devices to store, view, or analyze with ML.
✗ Avoid it when
Live streaming video to large audiences → IVS / Elemental MediaLive.
Common uses
- Security cameras sending video to the cloud
- Smart doorbells using WebRTC
- Face recognition on video streams
What does it cost?
- Pricing model: Charged per GB of data ingested, GB stored, and GB consumed; WebRTC is charged per channel and per message.
