Everything’s in the cloud now, right? You take a picture and how do you back it up? In the cloud. You buy an album on iTunes and how does your phone store it? In the cloud. You write a novel on Google Docs and where does your masterpiece live? In the cloud. In short, you’re in the cloud whether you know it or not. So don’t be afraid of it. In fact, embrace it. Because the cloud is making video conferencing easier and more powerful than ever. How? We thought you’d never ask.
1. Simplified IT
The traditional video conferencing infrastructure poses a million and one problems for IT departments. Moving to the cloud eliminates the vast majority of such issues. With a solution like Prime Call Cloud UC, which is compatible with all endpoints, managing and maintaining your video conferencing solution has never been easier. All upgrades are automatically delivered, so that all users are on the latest software version with no intervention from IT necessary. That might not sound like a huge deal, but we’re talking about a conferencing and collaboration solution that connects to anyone using any endpoint. All that without any IT stress? Yes please.
2. Device Connectivity
Plenty of video conferencing and collaboration solutions offer mobile access, but migrating everything to the cloud can give mobile users even more power. With Cisco Spark Board, for instance, everything created during an in-person conference can be stored in the cloud so that users can take their work with them when they leave the physical room. The cloud makes workflow as seamless as possible.
3. Harnessing the Power of the Web
Cloud-based conferencing solutions like Prime Call Cloud MeetMe allow users to host or join meetings from a web browser--meaning there’s no need to download a plug-in or an app. Connecting to a video conference is as simple as clicking a link. This is an especially handy tool for connecting to external users whose endpoint-of-choice might not be compatible with your own.
4. Access for Everyone
This is what it all comes down to: increasing access. With IT headaches out of the way and device disagreements resolved and universal browser access granted, video conferencing and collaboration evolves into a process that is no more or less complicated than picking up a phone and calling your colleague. And for all of the bells and whistles soldered onto 21st century conferencing systems, there is still nothing more important than being able to offer a line of communication open to anyone who needs it. And while such an ideal is achievable with on-site systems of yore, cloud-based solutions make it so much easier.
Learn more about our various cloud conferencing and collaboration solutions and please contact us with any questions you might have.
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