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Strategy & Operations at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
Jul 6, 2020
Very user friendly, easy to share screens, and lots of useful features
Pros and Cons
  • "There are lots of great features available to every user."
  • "How they have the gallery aligned when someone is sharing a screen isn't ideal right now. If there were more options on how to arrange it, would be ideal."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution for remote meetings.

My typical use case is doing product tours, as well as tool connections, and explainer videos for how to use dashboards for our product. I teach people through virtual training. 

How has it helped my organization?

Technically, the solution hasn't changed the way I work so much. I've been remote since before COVID-19 and all my work is being handled in the same way as it was before. However, I'm very aware that for everyone else in the world it's probably changed the way meetings are traditionally handled.

We have a technical product that is quite complicated to understand without being able to visually see and walk people through it and show them how to use it. Zoom makes it possible to do visual training. Instead of being in there face to face, however, we're able to actually just walk them through each training session and new users can ask questions, and dive deep into the product to understand it better.

What is most valuable?

I like being able to record the sessions if I need to. I also like the option to annotate.

The options to add polls and share screens are great.

There are lots of great features available to every user.

It's pretty user friendly and easy for people to use. All the clients I have say they don't typically have any problems getting into it or using it. It's great in that respect.

What needs improvement?

I would say the polls need improvement. 

When you're using the video, there's a little dialogue box that pops up. It's annoying to everybody who uses Zoom. It would be nice if it had some more features for driving interaction and engagement during meetings. However, they need to make sure the dialog box is up there in a more convenient way. 

How they have the gallery aligned when someone is sharing a screen isn't ideal right now. If there were more options on how to arrange it, would be ideal. 

The ability to make it easier for poll creation and usage would be helpful. If I make a poll, I want it to be accessible to all my different meetings, not just that one meeting. Right now, it's a lot of extra work due to the fact that I have to continuously re-create it every time I need it. 

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for at least a year, or, maybe at this point, two.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't had any problems with stability. It's actually been much more stable than the other five different conferencing tools I have used. I'm happy with that. It's quite reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We only have 16 users on the solution at this time. That's everyone in our organization.

We use the solution often, however, since everyone is already on it in our organization, we don't have plans to scale more or increase usage. We're already at 100% usage.

From day one, we've been using video conferencing as our main method of communication.

How are customer service and support?

I've never had to reach out to technical support. I have a background in IT, so my instinct, if I run into issues, is to figure everything out myself. I can't speak to the quality of their service since I've never dealt with them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've tried about five other solutions, and Zoom, by far, has been the most stable and reliable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward in some ways. However, it's not intuitive per se. It's straightforward once you're aware of it, and yet, there are a lot of features I didn't even know were there until I did some research. It wasn't obvious from how they have their website set up. You have to really dig for features. I found it only after six months or a year into using it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We currently use the business account on Zoom. I'm not sure of what the exact costs are to use the solution. The pricing, as I understand it, is very straightforward. There might be just one add-on cost, which would be for users who would like to join in or talk via toll-free dialing.

What other advice do I have?

We're just a customer. We don't have a professional relationship with Zoom.

In terms of advice for implementing the solution, I would probably just say make sure that new users go into the settings within their account and see what they have turned on and off. For instance, I just told my CEO and a couple of the other executives about the option to annotate because I assumed that they knew that was possible. They didn't. 

There's also the capability of using a whiteboard. There are a bunch of other really great features that are available as well that are not obvious at first. Users need to just go in through their account settings and click on everything and set the account up in ways that are convenient for them depending on what they're trying to accomplish. 

It's strange that the majority of the cool features are by default disabled, so users have to go in and become familiar with them on the back end. Everyone needs to take the time to make sure you really play around with it, or go to the help center and watch some videos, and read some of the articles to see what's available.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1050993 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Jun 28, 2020
Easy to conduct and join meetings, with a customizable backdrop to shroud your surroundings
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the ability to connect to and conduct meetings."
  • "They need to improve the background feature, to be able to set a background without interfering with the current background."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of this solution is for meetings and interviews.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the ability to connect to and conduct meetings.

What needs improvement?

They need to improve the background feature, to be able to set a background without interfering with the current background. For example, if your home needs some tidying up you don't want people to see your things.

Currently, you can change the background but it's a lot of work. If they have to ability to cut the background that would be much better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Zoom for two years.

What other advice do I have?

I sell cybersecurity services.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Network Security, Information Security with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jun 27, 2020
Good for remote meetings, user friendly, and flexible
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very user friendly and flexible."
  • "The privacy settings need to be more apparent, otherwise anyone can wander into meeting rooms and disrupt them."

What is our primary use case?

We have primarily been using the solution for remote meetings during COVID-19 quarantine. We use it for online classes.

What is most valuable?

The solution is very user friendly and flexible.

What needs improvement?

There is something called Zoom bombing. Users can misuse the product if other users don't enable privacy settings on their meetings. What happened recently was there were 200-300 participants with the host being unaware. The host had not enabled the proper privacy or security settings before initiating the meeting, so unauthenticated users were able to jump on and participate without actually being part of any group. The privacy settings need to be more apparent, otherwise anyone can wander into meeting rooms and disrupt them.

First-time users should get a mandatory walk-through or some sort of mandatory training before installing or using the software. It would help protect them and help them understand how to use the product effectively before jumping into their first meeting.

For how long have I used the solution?

I'm a student; I've been using the solution since the beginning of COVID-19 when quarantining and social distancing began. It's been around three months.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

I'm just a Zoom user. I'm a student and I've been using it for my classes at University.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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it_user1365321 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Credit Risk Management at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jun 21, 2020
Good for internal communications, allows you to share screens, and is easy to setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are that you are able to share the screen, and draw on it."
  • "The time limitations for the free version should be increased from 40 minutes."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is for normal web meetings. We use it for internal communication.

We have regular weekly meetings and for those who don't have to share any screens, we just call.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are that you are able to share the screen, and draw on it.

What needs improvement?

The time limitations for the free version should be increased from 40 minutes. We do have an account but not enough to go around.

During the screen sharing, there is an option to zoom in. If they could add a feature where you could just drag if you wanted to zoom in or when you want to zoom out, that would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the latest version of Zoom for three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is acceptable. There are no serious issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's relatively easy to scale zoom. You just get another ID.

We have 100 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we did not use a different solution. We stared with Zoom.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is relatively okay, but it's not as easy as Google Meet.

What about the implementation team?

I did the installation myself, it took a couple of minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have an account but we are also using the free version.

What other advice do I have?

If you are interested in a free version, you should go with Google Meet because there is no time limit.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Consultant at a mining and metals company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
May 12, 2020
Easy to implement and use, but there are active concerns with respect to security
Pros and Cons
  • "Zoom is easy to use and makes it easy to communicate with people remotely in meetings."
  • "The inclusion of some more advanced security features would be an improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I manage our team that provides solutions to our clients.

We use Zoom to conduct virtual meetings. We use it to communicate internally, as well as with our customers.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is teleconferencing. This tool is good enough for employees who want to be able to work at home.

Zoom is easy to use and makes it easy to communicate with people remotely in meetings.

What needs improvement?

The quality of this solution is depending on the internet connection, and as such, can sometimes be unstable.

There are some security issues with Zoom, which is something that needs to be resolved. The inclusion of some more advanced security features would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Zoom for about one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Given that all of the employees are working from home, we use this solution every day for teleconferencing. The only issue we have had with instability is due to our internet connections.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is very scalable. The entire company is using Zoom, although our meetings generally have less than 30 people.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have been able to resolve our own problems without assistance from the vendor. It is very easy to use.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We use multiple solutions for virtual meetings and conferences including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex. For meeting with enterprise clients, we generally use Microsoft Teams. When it comes to meeting with the public, we more often use Zoom.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team implemented Zoom for our use.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is that it can be used for non-critical information. However, due to active security concerns, at least in the short-term, meetings that contain critical or private information should be conducted on another platform.

In terms of how I would rate this product, I would score the quality of audio and video at about seven out of ten. Security-wise, however, I am worried about it.

Overall, I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Project Manager at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real User
Apr 27, 2020
Simple to use and very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "When there is a large number of people involved, I can pinpoint a particular person and I can message him in Zoom, rather than messaging everybody involved. I can directly communicate with that person and I find that feature very useful."
  • "I would like to see them develop end-to-end encryption, like WhatsApp. That would improve the security of the software."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom to connect with other business units.

What is most valuable?

When there is a large number of people involved, I can pinpoint a particular person and I can message him in Zoom, rather than messaging everybody involved. I can directly communicate with that person and I find that feature very useful.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see them develop end-to-end encryption, like WhatsApp. That would improve the security of the software. 

Also, suppose ten people are participating and talking. I can only see four people at a time. So the number of video frames could be better.

Finally, file sharing and formation of groups in this software would be a real improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for nearly a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's working well. I haven't found any stability issues. On average, I use it twice a week.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are no issues with the scalability. In our organization there are at least 500 to 1,000 people who use the solution.

How was the initial setup?

It was very easy.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

With Skype for teams I can form groups and I can share multiple files and have online being shared. I don't find those features in Zoom. Zoom is more for teleconferencing.

What other advice do I have?

Anyone can use it. It's very handy.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Graeme Trevayne - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real User
Apr 16, 2020
Easy to set up, the breakout rooms are useful, and setting up a meeting is easy with the Mozilla plug-in
Pros and Cons
  • "The Mozilla extension is useful to schedule meetings."
  • "It is difficult to see and control whether you're muted or not, so the interface should be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I use Zoom for keeping in touch with friends in the UK. We've done a virtual open-mic concert and also done virtual pop-quizzes on it.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the breakout room, which we found useful for the pop quiz.

The Mozilla extension is useful to schedule meetings.

What needs improvement?

It is difficult to see and control whether you're muted or not, so the interface should be improved.

When people are messaging, often they accidentally message the entire group rather than a single person. This is something else that can be made more clear.

Security is a concern with this product, so I would not do anything commercial using it. The need to work on their reputation as far as security goes.

For how long have I used the solution?

I started using Zoom about two weeks ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is fine and we haven't had any issues. However, many people aren't convinced that it's robust enough to be a corporate tool at the moment.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It can handle lots of users.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not needed to contact technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We tried to use Skype, but the problem with Skype is that it doesn't work on Apple Macs. It says that it does, but it never logs in. Because of this, we had to find an alternative.

We use Microsoft Teams for work-related communication, whereas I use Zoom for personal conferencing. I would say that Microsoft Teams is a little more corporate, as you need to have a Microsoft account. 

How was the initial setup?

It was easy enough to set up.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I have been using the free version of Zoom.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is considering Zoom is that it is ok for social use. It's easy to use and it supports a lot of users. It is easy to set up as a free service.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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it_user1318293 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Product Compliance and Assurance at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Apr 7, 2020
Easy to use with a simple user interface, but the security needs to be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The user interface is simple."
  • "Recently, most of the people in my organization have not been able to dial in using the telephone number and have been required to join meetings using their devices."

What is our primary use case?

We use Zoom for meetings and video conferences.

What is most valuable?

We use all of the standard meeting features.

The most valuable feature is ease of use. The user interface is simple.

What needs improvement?

Recently, most of the people in my organization have not been able to dial in using the telephone number and have been required to join meetings using their devices.

We are concerned about security when using this solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Zoom for a little over a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had issues with stability very often.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also have experience with Webex and Amazon Chime, which also have the features that you typically use for video conferencing.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is researching this solution is to look into the security because lately, there have been concerns about it. If you are concerned about security then it may be better to use another type of software.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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