Hybrid Government Video Streaming at Scale: What Granicus Built with Wowza

Public-sector video programs have a unique problem. Demand keeps growing, but the environment is rarely consistent. Some agencies require on-prem deployments for policy or operational reasons, while others prefer a managed cloud experience. At the same time, residents expect both live and on-demand access to work every time.

That is the situation for Granicus. Their platform serves 7,000+ public-sector organizations, where meeting video plays a direct role in civic transparency, accessibility, and public engagement.

In a new case study, Granicus shares how they built a hybrid, government-grade streaming approach with Wowza that balances flexibility, control, and scalability without forcing agencies into a one-size-fits-all model.

Why Hybrid Streaming Is Becoming The Default In Civic Platforms

Deployment requirements vary widely across stakeholders. Teams building platforms for cities, counties, public sector agencies, or civic services have likely seen this trend firsthand. Granicus’ infrastructure needs to support customer-managed on-prem deployments and centralized cloud streaming for distribution and archiving, all while delivering a consistent viewing experience.

The right video stack can stay consistent as deployments scale across agencies with different constraints.

What You Will Learn In The Granicus Case Study

This is not a story about a single streaming workflow. It is about building a repeatable model that holds up across many agencies, many streams, and many environments.

Granicus runs nearly 70 cloud Wowza instances and 100+ on-prem deployments to support meeting video across their ecosystem. Inside the case study, you will see how Granicus uses Wowza to:

• Support both cloud and on-prem workflows while keeping operations predictable
• Manage patterns for ingest, restreaming, and distribution, including a pull-based CDN workflow
• Lay the groundwork for infrastructure improvements focused on efficient delivery, including containerization and autoscaling

Built For The Public Sector: Predictable Operations And Reliable Delivery

Public meetings, civic transparency, and government communications require a workflow that works even in suboptimal conditions. At scale, repeatability matters. That means delivering reliable live and VOD meeting video across diverse environments, while keeping architecture consistent as you add agencies.

Granicus Director of DevOps, Jason Rose, describes Wowza Streaming Engine as a foundational part of their video infrastructure because it provides the hybrid flexibility and operational control needed to deliver meeting video at scale.

Download The Case Study

This case study offers a practical look at what it takes to scale hybrid streaming while maintaining control. If you are building video capabilities for public sector platforms, or supporting cities and agencies with live and on-demand meeting access, download it today:  How Granicus Powers Hybrid, Government-Grade Video Streaming at Scale with Wowza