During the COVID lockdown of 2020, Zoom became synonymous with cloud-based video communications. They transformed the way in which we communicated visually with colleagues and friendship groups by taking was previously a one-to-one video call via Facetime or Skype and turning into a group session through “Zoom Meetings”. Its ease of downloading and invitation made it a favourite around the world and to this day it continues to be favoured by many, especially in schools, colleges and universities, although their dominance has been challenged by Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Cisco Webex amongst others.
But Zoom is much more than personal video communication on desktop PCs, laptops, phones and tablets. It is a whole workplace of connected cloud technologies which bring teams of people together. Moving forward, its “AI Companion” will generate meeting agendas, create real time summaries (minutes) and generate live transcriptions. Meeting Rooms equipped with “Zoom Rooms” systems support the traditional one or two displays as found with other cloud providers, but Zoom has taken it one step further with not only 3-display screen support, but also a 4th confidence monitor for education and training environments, in particular.
“Zoom Workplace” is a set of recently bundled offerings where you can reimagine how your teams will work through an AI-powered platform including:-
- Desktop Meetings
- Rooms and Hybrid workplaces
- Team Chat
- Phone
- Calendaring and Scheduling
- Room Booking
- Hot-Desks
- Visitor Management
- Digital Signage
- Whiteboarding
- Recorded Clips
- Task Management
- Surveys and Polls
- Integrated Applications
“Outcomes” are what we ought to be exploring together, not just the technology behind the cloud solution or its connected hardware. Your Return on Investment (RoI) calculations are more complex than simply justifying a capital expenditure and a licence subscription to fit an IT budget; there are benefits over the next three years or so in terms of recruitment, project delivery, real estate, transport and communications cost savings which are often missed and turn out to be the most critical. Your teams’ efficiency, satisfaction and retention rates are often overlooked and VideoCentric urges you to consider how Zoom may assist growth through a wide range of process improvements…
- reducing communication silos
- keeping projects on-track
- accessing centralised project plans and deliverables from a whiteboard
- automating camera switching & microphone technology for improved meeting efficiency
- empowering rather than isolating your remote workforce
- boosting employee satisfaction
- remove barriers to communicate with customers and suppliers
- escalate a simple chat to a phone call, a one-on-one video meeting or a full conference
- let the AI stay on top of actions from meetings assuring 100% follow-up
- make faster decisions
- reduce physical office-footprint requirements
- improve retention of your organisation’s most valuable assets, your employees
Zoom Rooms Solutions
Having looked at the bigger picture of collaboration in your workplace, including flexible and hybrid workers, your meeting rooms will always be a focus of attention for your employees returning to the office, your suppliers and most importantly your customers. What you transmit to them in terms of quality of image, excellence of sound and professionalism of shared content will reflect the quality of your organisation and how it is perceived by others.
We make it simple to bring the very best Zoom Video Conferencing into your Meeting Rooms and Huddle Spaces. Reduce clutter, improve quality, integrate with your business tools and ensure you’re supported.
VideoCentric provide an entire portfolio of tested Zoom Rooms Solutions, from huddle spaces, kiosks, meeting rooms, boardrooms, conference spaces, training facilities and seminar halls. Nowadays, it matters much less as to which manufacturer’s hardware is registered natively to the Zoom cloud but customers sometimes have their preferences for country of origin, historical brand loyalty, or published feature-set and so it is VideoCentic’s intention to show off the majority of them, explain each of the pros and cons with live demonstrations and allow you to compare the differences. Our portfolio includes Zoom-certified solutions from:
- HP Poly (formerly Polycom + Plantronics)
- Yealink
- Logitech
- Lenovo
- DTEN
- Neat
- Avocor
- Nuveva
- Biamp
- Shure
- Barco
- Pexip
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VideoCentric’s extensive range of products, most of which are integrated into complete solutions for Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, can be demonstrated at various locations across the UK, including London, Wokingham, Reading, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Leeds, and Edinburgh. Our in-house experts provide consultancy, installation and technical support to ensure you get the most out of your investment regardless of which market sector you operate in. Experience firsthand, the quality, technical innovation, quality & reliability that set our solutions apart with unique demonstrations crafted to suit your organisation and the specific needs of your meeting spaces.
