What is HIVE for Microsoft 365?

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Last updated: Mar 26, 2020 by Former user (Deleted)
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Hive Streaming uses network capacity you already own to stream high quality video to every viewer in the network, without impacting other business applications. The HIVE team has worked closely with Microsoft to create HIVE for Microsoft 365.

With HIVE for Microsoft 365, you can reach thousands of viewers with high quality video without impacting other business critical traffic on the network.  HIVE for Microsoft 365 also includes the tools to simulate live events before you run them and better understand the your users' quality of experience and the greater impact of streaming video across your network.

Flexible, Powerful Video Distribution

HIVE can support streaming video on your network via three different mechanisms. These mechanisms may be deployed separately, or chained together for the ultimate video distribution & reporting solution:

  • The HIVE Agent. Deployed by your IT department to user endpoints throughout the network, the Hive Agent provides premium distribution and reporting capabilities, fully minimizing the impact of streaming video on the network and providing detailed reporting that can help you understand the impact of streaming video on your network down to a user level.
  • Hive WebRTC. If your organization deploys fully WebRTC-compliant web browsers – such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, streaming video distribution can be supported between viewers without requiring the installation of additional software.
  • Hive Stats. If neither the Hive Agent nor Hive WebRTC are available, Hive Stats can still capture a significant amount of information about the user’s viewing session. Compiled into the Hive Insights report, Hive Stats can help you understand the impact of video on the network. Hive Stats does not provide any distribution benefit.

What applications are supported by HIVE for Microsoft 365?

Hive Streaming is proud to support the complete suite of Microsoft’s streaming video applications for business, including:

ONE HIVE deployment, ONE HIVE license, MANY options

To use HIVE for Microsoft 365, you must first acquire a license. The license will authorize your organization for the various aspects of Hive Streaming – full video distribution with the Hive Agent, browser-based distribution with Hive WebRTC or simply Hive Statistics. Click here for more information on acquiring a HIVE license.

If you purchase a full HIVE for Microsoft 365 license and deploy the HIVE Agent across your network, that single deployment will not only support all of Microsoft’s business video applications, but also video streamed via any of HIVE’s other partners.

What's Next

Explore the HIVE for Microsoft 365 integrations: