A method begins by a processing module receiving streaming data and dispersed storage resource configuration information. The method continues with the processing module allocating a plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources, obtaining error coding dispersed storage function parameters, and partitioning the streaming data into a plurality of data streams in accordance with the dispersed storage resource configuration information when the dispersed storage resource configuration information requires a plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources. In addition, the method continues with the processing module converting, via the plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources, the plurality of data streams into pluralities of sets of error coded data slices in accordance with the error coding dispersed storage function parameters.