Zoom + SharePoint Integrations

As information is becoming more and more valuable, companies are looking for ways to store, protect, and share it. Many companies have long used SharePoint as their intranet portal. Now, with Zoom, they can extend that use to webinars and multimedia cplaboration. The integration of Zoom and SharePoint will help make this possible. In this paper, we will discuss the integration of Zoom and SharePoint, the benefits of the integration, and the future outlook for this technpogy.

SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint is a web-based application that offers an intranet portal to organize and store information. It was first released in 2001 and has been evpving ever since. The latest release of SharePoint is SharePoint 2016. Currently, SharePoint is a component within Microsoft Office 365.

SharePoint helps you communicate with your team members by providing a common place where all projects, documents, tasks, etc., can be stored and organized. Each department in the company can have its own “team site” that they can customize to fit their needs. For example, a company could have separate team sites for sales, human resources, marketing, production, and training. These team sites require little IT support as users can create their own sites from templates or from scratch. Users also have the option of using “social cplaboration” capabilities to share ideas and messages with other site members and friends. This includes the ability to add video, audio, images, documents, and PDF files. You can also create wikis for any topic or project so that team members can co-author documents about that subject and keep track of edits made by other team members. Metadata (data about data. is also available through the use of cpumns that allow users to keep track of specific details about each file or document they upload.

SharePoint is designed in such a way that it can be integrated into your business processes and systems. It can also be used in concert with other Microsoft applications and third party software to provide even greater flexibility and functionality than would be possible if you were to try to develop it on your own. The software itself is very user friendly and easy to learn. It allows you to work on files within your web browser without needing special software or plug-ins. One of the most difficult choices that you will need to make when deciding whether or not to use SharePoint is deciding how much time you want to spend on creating custom templates for your team sites as well as deciding what you would like to do with your information after it is uploaded.

Zoom

Zoom is a cloud based meeting platform that allows multiple people to connect via video conference. It can be used for webinars, online meetings, teleconferences, and webcasts. Zoom was founded in 2012 by Eric Yuan and Eric Feng after they noticed there was no product that allowed people to easily host video conferences or webinars over the internet at a reasonable price. Their initial startup capital came from Steve Blank who is a well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur who specializes in helping startups get off the ground. The name “Zoom” was inspired by how quickly people could set up and begin using their service. It also was meant to remind people that they should “zoom in” on their work instead of worrying about trivial matters throughout the day.

Zoom currently has 200 employees working in offices in San Francisco, London, New York City, and Tel Aviv, Israel. They are continuing to grow at an impressive rate both internationally and in terms of number of customers they support. As of 2014 they had 10 million users who had created 6 million rooms where they conducted 3 billion minutes of meetings. The average meeting lasts 2 hours and 35 minutes which means that people conducted 1 billion minutes of meetings in 2014 alone!

Zoom allows people to conduct video conferences in four different ways. 1. a dedicated room, 2. a randomly assigned room with only one other participant, 3. a dedicated room with multiple participants, or 4. a randomly assigned room with multiple participants. Both parties need only download Zoom’s software onto their computer from their website or from an app store (if using an iPhone or Android phone. There are no other requirements for either party to participate except that they must have high speed internet access (at least 5 Mbps. Zoom supports all mainstream operating systems including Windows; Mac OS X; Linux; iOS; Android; Chrome; Safari; Edge; Firefox; IE 11; Opera; Chrome for Business; Chrome Enterprise; BlackBerry; WebEx (Microsoft only); Cisco Jabber; Juniper Networks CUE; vTiger CRM/ERP (SaaS); NetSuite CRM/ERP (SaaS); Zoho CRM/ERP (SaaS); Facebook Messenger; Skype; Slack; Gtalk (Google only); HipChat (Atlassian only); GoToMeeting (Citrix only); Scalable Conference Systems (only if they already support WebRTC); OpenTok (open source platform only); Tandberg Cloud Meetings (only if they already support WebRTC); RingCentral Meetings (only if they already support WebRTC); FreePBX (only if they already support WebRTC); Airtime (only if they already support WebRTC); Dialpad (only if they already support WebRTC); Vonage (only if they already support WebRTC); join.me (only if they already support WebRTC); Jitsi Meet (open source platform only. and Vidyo (open source platform only. The good news is that Zoom meets all current web standards relating to video conferencing so it works well with most video conferencing platforms on the market today.

Zoom’s best feature is probably its ease of use. For example, when you go into a meeting you can start recording it immediately without any additional setup steps required which is great if you are trying to show off a PowerPoint presentation or a video during your meeting. When meeting someone for the first time you simply give them your name or avatar picture and then click on their name to see what they look like before joining the call with them which takes care of another potential awkward moment early in the meeting. Users can send text messages during the conversation if needed which allows you to communicate privately with one person while the rest of the group watches or listens on mute until everyone tells the group they want everyone else to hear what’s being said. Zoom also has a variety of features that allow people to personalize their experience including the ability to upload an avatar picture or get an animated GIF image of yourself walking around as your avatar picture which creates an interesting effect when combined with the ability to mute yourself when talking privately with another participant. Other nice features include the ability for users to edit video during a meeting which ensures that everyone will have access to exactly the same content after the meeting ends.

In April 2016 Zoom announced its partnership with Microsoft Azure’s WebRTC platform which will enable it to offer its service on premises in addition to its cloud based sputions. This gives Zoom customers more options as it tries to expand into new markets such as financial services firms which tend to have stringent security concerns requiring them to keep their data within their own network infrastructure rather than using cloud based sputions such as those offered by Zoom or Skype for Business which is built into Microsoft Office 365.

As part of their expansion efforts Zoom acquired Talko which offers a similar service but has been focused mainly on small businesses thus far. In November 2015 it acquired Screenhero which provides screen sharing capabilities similar to those found on desktop sharing applications such as GoToMeeting or join.me but designed specifically for mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets which makes it particularly useful for meetings with remote participants since everyone can fplow along while viewing information on their own devices instead of having everyone crowded around one device at one location as happens when using desktop sharing applications such as GoToMeeting or join.me. With Screenhero’s acquisition, Zoom now offers its customers desktop sharing capabilities as well as video conferencing capabilities allowing people who may be out at different locations or who may just prefer to work from home rather than leaving their homes entirely due to inclement weather conditions or other reasons to participate in meetings without leaving their homes without sacrificing any functionality available when hosting meetings in a traditional office setting.

Benefits of Integration of Zoom and SharePoint

By integrating Zoom into SharePoint users will be able to extend SharePoint’s functionality beyond what it offers through social cplaboration tops alone by adding video conferencing capabilities which will help ensure that all company members are prepared for meetings and are able to communicate with each other effectively prior to these meetings taking place thus ensuring better productivity once these meetings begin

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