Mobile Video and the Enterprise Alex Vishnev CTO Global Convergence, LLC
FACT: VIDEO IS HERE
Video is Here!!! 3
Video Communications Is Not A New Concept 4 Toshiba, 1964 AT&T, 1964 Bell Labs, 1956 Concept: Fritz Lang, Metropolis, 1927
Historically, Video Communications Had Ups and Downs Key Gating Issues Price Quality Social Acceptance/Presentation Features 5
Wider Acceptance of Personal Video Chat Personal Devices are cheap Video Quality becoming tolerable Skype/Apple/Google/Yahoo are creating their brands and acceptance of video communications Variety of Social Engines are Offering Video Services 3G/4G Carrier are Starting to Offer Video Services TV/News Are Making Consumers Aware of Video Communications with Remote (Skype, etc) Participants
Today’s Islands of Technology Proprietary systems and services – FaceTime (Apple) – Qik – Tango – Skype In-Network Services – Skype – FaceTime – Google/Yahoo/MSN/AO L ONLY TALK WITH EACH OTHER Vendor specific – Cisco/Tandberg Video Conferencing – Polycom Video Conferencing ONLY TALK WITH EACH OTHER 7
How Do We Fit-in And Adapt This Technology into the Enterprise?
Enterprise Operational Issues Device Management, Control and Audit Internal and External Application Distribution Security,Security,Security… Did I say SECURITY? Security Policies for Personal vs Enterprise Devices Control But Not Limit Productivity Offered By Mobile Devices. Unified Communications
Key Elements For Accepting Video Applications in the Enterprise Video Quality and User Experience Interoperability and Standardization of Mobile Devices are needed to provide Video Services With Enterprise Collaboration Servers Effective Bandwidth Management and Error Recovery Training and Setting User Expectations Video “Cloud”
Summary Device Management, Control, Security and Audit Internal and External Application Distribution Control But Not Limit Productivity Offered By Mobile Devices. Unified Communications Video Quality and User Experience Interoperability and Standardization of Mobile Devices are needed to provide Video Services With Enterprise Collaboration Servers (Conference, WhiteBoard and Education) User Training and Setting Proper Expectations
Thank You, Alex Vishnev Global Convergence, LLC