Thank you. Very much appreciated. On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 12:13 PM Robert Mathews (OSIA) <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 6/29/20 11:48 AM, Yosem Companys <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I do not know why it did not occur to me before, but Zak just told me, why > don't we just ask you directly what you all use for video conferencing? > > We are all struggling here trying to find the best solution, a holy grail > of sorts, perhaps one of you has already found it? > > Thank you, > Yosem > > > *Dear Yosem:* Since I am subscribed to the Digest Version of LT., > therefore, I am only now able to get to this message and the question you > have placed forward for all to consider. > > I believe that the questions I am about to pose to you and the members of > this list, will be beneficial to consider, as painful as such > consideration(s) may be. After all, if the specific task before you/us is > to simply understand who is the "winner" of the Video-Conferencing tool' > popularity contest, a generic search might reveal such a listing, as it > evidently does at the following two sites. They are: > https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/video-conferencing-software/ AND > https://sourceforge.net/software/web-conferencing/ > > But, is the general desire to understand by popularity, what one's > 'choice' tool should be, even among the list members here? I have been > asked the very question you have posed -- so frequently in the past 2 > months that I have lost count of the number of queries in total. Yet, in > my mind, the answer has always been the same. > > What is YOUR personal/organizational NEED (requirement(s) to be met), and > what is the budget associated with this requirement? > > Allow me to present the following thoughts. My assessment is: > > While reviewing options, even when firmly 'intentioned' & 'motivated' > toward making 'a' choice for personal or organizational use, the > fulfillment requirement(s) can, > > 1) extend beyond: > 1a) the (announced) "feature-set" (is the "feature" beneficial to me > and my org) > 1b) the popularity of 'a' tool > 1c) the popularity of 'a' vendor (beyond any successful marketing on > their sales or support prowess) > > 2) BE cost driven: > 2a) monthly costs > 2b) yearly costs > 2c) # of seats > 2d) support costs > > 3) BE driven by USER literacy & their technical competence > 3a) ease of use > 3b) user configurability > 3c) ease of technical integration & interoperability > > 4) OTHER operational considerations (too long to list.... too little time) > 4a) reliability > 4b) security ... etc ... etc... etc... > > It is also a personal assessment, that, *the tool that I personally > DESIRE (technically and operationally), DOES NOT exist.* In our > organization, we utilize a variety of tools to meet a variety of > communications needs. *One TOOL, and one CONFIGURATION, has not > serviced all our needs.* This is true at the personal level too. > > Hopefully, this will help with careful considerations - one must allot to > this important question. > > All the best. > -- > > > *Dr. Robert Mathews, D.Phil. Principal Technologist & **Distinguished > Senior Research Scholar* > *Office of Scientific Inquiry & Applications (OSIA)* > *University of Hawai'i* >
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