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What I Learned About Videoconferencing Over The Last Year

We are now a year into communicating with coworkers and customers almost entirely through video meetings. This is what I've learned so far.

March 25, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It has now been a year since our daily lives were changed, our offices were closed and we were sent home to work. I had never truly been a big fan or frequent user of many remote work tools, including videoconferencing and unified communications and collaboration. I’m a journalist by trade and I’ve grown accustom […]

How Zoom is Meeting Demand and Securing the Platform

Laura Padilla, head of global business development for Zoom, spoke about the company's response to COVID-19 in an interview — over Zoom, of course.

January 1, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The world of unified communication and collaboration has been thrust into the mainstream thanks to social distancing and public health measures that have forced the closure of many businesses and offices. Platforms like Zoom have filled that gap of personal meetings quite nicely, and the company has become a household name in the blink of […]

What Our Changing Videoconferencing Habits Mean for IT

We're using videoconferencing and collaboration tools like we never have before, and the IT department needs to take note.

December 31, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

By now, your organization’s employees and your internal IT department should be accustomed to remote or hybrid work and videoconferencing technology. We’ve been using platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, Google Meet, Webex, Bluejeans, Slack and several others to meet and collaborate for about seven months, and many organizations have barely skipped a beat, and […]

Breakout Rooms Now Available in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can create up to 50 breakout rooms and choose to automatically or manually assign participants into rooms.

December 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams is now generally available, allowing meeting organizers to divide meetings into sub-groups to facilitate smaller discussions. According to a Microsoft blog, meeting organizers can create up to 50 breakout rooms and choose to automatically or manually assign participants into rooms. Organizers can start breakout rooms in a regular Teams meeting […]

Platform-Agnostic Systems Are Key To Collaboration Amid Busy Remote Work Tech Market

The collaboration market is becoming crowded with software, so IT leaders now need to invest in platform-agnostic systems as work-from-anywhere continues.

December 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In 2020, the world became intimately familiar with unified communication and collaboration technology that helped organizations transition to remote work as COVID-19 lockdowns forced offices and workplaces to close. With that came several challenges, including keeping remote workers engaged at a level consistent with when everyone was back in the office and making sure these […]

Remote Work Helps Zoom Quadruple Revenue in Q2

Boosted by the rapid shift to remote work, Zoom posted a massive second quarter with revenues rising by more than 350% year-over-year.

September 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom has posted the results of what was expected to be a gigantic second quarter, and the web conferencing giant didn’t disappoint. The company reported an exponential increase in users. Although it did not detail the exact number, the company said it has 370,200 customers with more than 10 employees, In April, Zoom said it […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 94: Zoom’s Hardware-as-a-Service Plan

Jeff Smith, head of Zoom Rooms for Zoom, talks about the company's new Hardware-as-a-Service program that adds value to a simple Zoom Room deployment.

August 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Jeff Smith, head of Zoom Rooms for Zoom, talks about the company’s new Hardware-as-a-Service program that adds value to a simple Zoom Room deployment.

Zoom’s HaaS Offering is a Simple Way for SMBs to Deploy Zoom Rooms

Jeff Smith, head of Zoom Rooms, says the company's new Hardware-as-a-Service offering brings more value to small and medium-sized businesses.

July 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Due to the coronavirus, the world is as remote as its ever been in the 21st century, making videoconferencing and collaboration tools an essential business tool. Zoom has risen to market dominance during the COVID-19 crisis because it’s relatively easy to use and quick to deploy thanks to a simple user interface, features and flexibility […]

Microsoft Teams Could Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Videoconferencing Wars

The world was introduced to a litany of videoconferencing solutions earlier this year, but some UCC experts say Microsoft Teams will come out on top.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Over the last few months, the world got a crash course in videoconferencing and collaboration technology. With remote work now part of our culture, platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans, Lifesize, Webex, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams have become a must have for most organizations that typically reported to an office setting. However, Microsoft Teams, which is […]

QSC Joins Microsoft Teams Certification Program

QSC has announced that it has joined the Microsoft Teams Device Certification Program to enhance the Q-SYS Ecosystem's integration with Teams Rooms.

June 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

QSC has announced that it has joined the Microsoft Teams Device Certification Program to enhance the Q-SYS Ecosystem’s integration with Teams Rooms. The popular conferencing and audio equipment manufacturer is working towards completing specific solution certifications aimed at further empowering effective meetings and collaboration with Teams Rooms and the Q-SYS Ecosystem in larger, more complex […]