Conference Room Technology: Zoom Rooms vs. Teams Rooms
The Latest Advancements in Innovative Collaboration
The last decade has seen a revolution in conference room technology. Inclusivity is in, and siloed workspaces are out. Expansive boardrooms that once sat unused are turning into multiple huddle spaces. Conference tables and chairs have morphed into modular seating arrangements.
As Bob Dylan said, “The times, they are a’changin’.”
If your conference room looks the same as it did 20 years ago, you may consider upgrading. With today’s conference room technology and AI integration, redesigned meeting rooms boost utilization, enhance productivity, and support a unified workforce.
Zoom and Teams meeting rooms play an essential role in this transformation, improving communication and providing seamless collaboration. Here, we’ll explore the benefits both conference room solutions bring.
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Zoom Rooms & Teams Rooms
Zoom Rooms are known for their high-definition audio and video, broad hardware compatibility, and user-friendly interface.
Teams Rooms allow participants to share content and co-edit through integration with the Microsoft ecosystem, including the Outlook calendar, PowerPoint Live, and Excel Live.
Both platforms offer similar features, such as integration with intelligent speakers, microphones, and cameras, with capabilities enhanced by AI. This technology supports inclusive and collaborative meeting experiences by framing and tracking the active speaker, creating a visual experience for remote attendees that is much like being present in the same room.
AI also analyzes voice patterns, filters out background noise, and automatically adjusts the volume. The result is crystal clear audio, ensuring everyone can hear what’s being said and be part of the conversation, no matter where they are. AI also identifies speakers for transcripts and displays smart name tags that help participants recognize each other.
Zoom Rooms and Teams Rooms’ digital “raising hand” functions let the speaker or presenter know when someone has a question without interrupting their flow. Both have whiteboard collaboration capabilities, an essential ingredient for today’s in-demand meeting equity. Both can also be outfitted for customer and visitor viewing and use.
Integrating Both Platforms
Due to their similarities, unique benefits, and clients who operate on only one of the two platforms, more businesses today are finding value in using both. Because of this integration, Zoom and Microsoft Teams have been working on interoperability, allowing participants to join meetings hosted by either platform.
Integrating both platforms gives users flexibility, allowing them to select the best one for different meeting types. Interoperability enables seamless collaboration for team members, no matter which platform they choose.
Creating a conference room that supports both requires compatible software and hardware, as well as configuring the interoperability settings. At Hippo’s, we elevate video conferencing experiences by providing one platform that natively supports Microsoft Teams and Zoom. From one user-friendly interface, you can tap a button to start a video conference session, lower the shades, and adjust the lighting.
Compatible & Effortless
Our AV and automation experts design, source, and install video conferencing equipment that meets your needs and budget, while ensuring no incompatibility issues. Today’s hybrid workforce requires video conferencing that is effortless to manage while creating spaces where everyone has an equal presence and ability to contribute.
Crystal-clear audio, lifelike video, wireless connectivity, and room control are essential ingredients in today’s digital world. To learn more about the latest conference room technology, contact Hippo’s.
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