# Services related to AWS Elemental MediaPackage
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You might use the following services when using MediaPackage.
+ **Amazon CloudWatch** is a monitoring service for AWS Cloud resources and the applications that you run on AWS. Use CloudWatch to track metrics such as content input and output request counts. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).
+ **AWS Elemental MediaLive (MediaLive)** is a live video processing service that encodes high-quality live video streams for broadcast television and multi-screen devices. Use MediaLive to encode content streams and send them to MediaPackage for packaging. For more information about how encoders (such as MediaLive) work with MediaPackage, see [How MediaPackage works](what-is-flow.md).
+ **AWS Elemental MediaTailor (MediaTailor)** is a scalable ad insertion service that runs in the AWS Cloud. Use MediaTailor to serve targeted ads to viewers. For more information, see [AWS Elemental MediaTailor](https://aws.amazon.com/mediatailor/).
+ **AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)** is a web service that helps you securely control access to AWS resources for your users. Use IAM to control who can use your AWS resources (authentication) and what resources users can use in which ways (authorization). For more information, see [Setting up MediaPackage](setting-up.md).