Prevent disruptions to your workloads with SOUTHWORKS AMS Migration Blueprint

Azure Media Services Migration Blueprint

Microsoft has announced that Azure Media Services (AMS) will be retired by June 30, 2024.
Existing Azure Media Services Customers must migrate to a Microsoft partner prior to this deadline to avoid service disruptions.

Microsoft has chosen SOUTHWORKS as an experienced System Integrator (SI) to assist customers transition to new media services solutions. SOUTHWORKS, alongside recommended partners such as MediaKind, Harmonic, and Bitmovin, can ensure you have a smooth and seamless transition from AMS.

Migration Scenarios

SOUTHWORKS' team of highly skilled developers can help you across the range of migration scenarios

Video On Demand (VOD)

A primary challenge in your transition will be the migration of your existing transcoding jobs and workflows to a new platform.

Live Streaming

Our experts can help you transfer existing Live Events and automated workflows over to the new platform. We are equipped to convert AMS Live Archives into a format accepted by the new platform

Video Player

The migration to a new media services platform may also necessitate a change in your web player implementation. We can provide alternatives furnished by the provider or consider OSS options such as Video.jsor ShakaPlayer

Audio/Video Analysis

If you currently use audio and video analyzer presets to extract insights from your VOD files, we can transition these operations to the Azure Video Indexer. This powerful tool provides advanced capabilities including speech-to-text, translations, and speaker identification.

Seamless migration with an expert partner

With SOUTHWORKS’ extensive expertise in building media services solutions using both Azure Media Services and the suggested partners, we facilitate your transition away from AMS, minimizing your time investment and eliminating the need to reprocess or migrate your content away from Azure.

In collaboration with Microsoft recommended media partners:

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As a trusted Microsoft Gold Partner, SOUTHWORKS' highly skilled software engineers bring the dev-intensity, Microsoft product knowledge, and deep technology expertise required to deliver strategic quick wins for our clients looking to reap the benefits of Microsoft solutions.

1k+

Microsoft projects

100+

Azure Certified
Engineers

100+

Developers in live projects

Why chose SOUTHWORKS for your AMS Migration?

We aim to make the transition as quick and painless as possible, with no need to reprocess or migrate your content away from Azure.
Partner with SOUTHWORKS and your preferred ISVs directly on the Azure Marketplace for a hassle-free switch.
We have completed more +200 Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment projects on the Azure Platform.
We have +10 years of experience working in this industry.
25% of our portfolio is within the media and entertainment industry.

How to kick-start your AMS Migration

We begin Azure Media Services migration projects by working with our clients to build a roadmap, set targets and goals. These activities are “pre-work” that are funded by SOUTHWORKS.

2 or 3, hour-long meetings.
Focus on understanding existing architecture and workflows.
Outline potential risks and challenges specific to your solution.
Suggest the most appropriate ISV given your context.
Prepare migration roadmap, timelines, and statement of work.

We begin Azure Media Services migration projects by working with our clients to build a roadmap, set targets and goals. These activities are “pre-work” that are funded by SOUTHWORKS.

2or 3, hour-long meetings.
Focus on understanding existing architecture and workflows.
Outline potential risks and challenges specific to your solution.
Suggest the most appropriate ISV given your context
Prepare migration roadmap, timelines, and statement of work.

Prevent disruptions to your workloads - get started on your AMS Migration journey today, with a trusted Microsoft migration partner

Our Migration Customer Success Stories

SOUTHWORKS is the software development partner that people turn to for their most complex, high-profile projects.

SOUTHWORKS x SIEMENS

Complex migration of more than 70,000 videos from Kaltura to Microsoft Stream

SOUTHWORKS x LIFETIME

Cloud-native live streaming and closed caption solution on Azure stack

Development on Demand

We believe there’s a better way to do outsourced software development. We call it Development on Demand. It’s based on three core promises: transparent pricing, short-term flexible contracts, and time zone affinity.

Transparent pricing

$18KUSD Per Fireteam / week

One, transparent, predictable price.

No hidden costs
No oversized, over-scoped projects
One affordable, predictable pricing model

Flexible contracting

Short-term, scalable

World-class engineering talent delivered in short-burst one week sprints.

No long-term contracts
No overhead
Expert advice
Guaranteed throughput

Time zone affinity

Nearshore world-class engineering talent

SOUTHWORKS nearshore developers in US, LATAM and EU keep you always in the know.

No distant time-zones
No babysitting the project
Bulletproof process
Ideally located teams

Learn more about Development on Demand

SOUTHWORKS, the Development on Demand pioneers

SOUTHWORKS delivers outsourced software development at scale and at speed for broadcasters, media houses and sports organizations looking for nearshore software development with transparent up-front pricing, short-term flexible contracts, and time zone affinity.
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As an Amazon Web ServicesAdvanced Tier Partner, SOUTHWORKS' highly skilled software engineers bring the dev intensity, AWS Elemental product knowledge, and deep technology expertise required to deliver strategic quick wins for our clients looking to reap the benefits of AWS cloud.

Development on Demand, the new model for nearshore software development