"Don't you have a conference in Shanghai? Why don't you go there?" "We have 'cloud conference' now. I can attend conference on Internet and I don't need to take flight." "How is the effect?" "Data viewing, multi personal audio video, it's the same with face-to-face meeting." Recently, while chatting with office colleagues, Zhanjiang Steel employee Chen Hao opens his PC and begins a "face to face" design review conference with colleagues in Shanghai. Now, there is no need to walk into conference room. Turning on the computer at any time, cross-regional conference has become a reality in Baosteel.
Recently, network video conferencing cloud service based on cloud computing model is formally launched for operation in Baosteel Group. Turning on the computer and logining on Baosteel Cloud Conference Service System, Baosteel employees are able to carry out easily cross-regional meeting, interviewing, training, quality objection handling and remote diagnostic work. With the launching for operation of Baosteel network video conferencing cloud service, cloud conference, with lower cost, more convenience, and more directness is becoming one of the important tools for employees' intellectual work and it also added new impetus to Baosteel's cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
”Compared with traditional network video conferencing, "cloud conference" does not have geographical and time constraints and has low hardware requirements of user terminal.Without walking into the conference room, one just need a PC with a camera and one can have online meeting at anytime. In future, iPhone and Android smart terminal can also apply. At present, Baosteel employees can login on "cloud conference" and can have convenient "desktop communication" at any time with colleagues in different regions. "Cloud conference" also greatly reduces the cost of network video conference. Previously it costs nearly one million yuan for a set of network video conferencing equipment. Now one does not need to buy equipment and one can attend conference by logining on "cloud conference". A Baosteel employee who frequently goes to Zhanjiang on business makes an account that round-trip airfare from Shanghai to Zhanjiang alone costs 2800 yuan, without counting accommodation and other expenses. With "cloud conference", this travel cost is saved. Chen Hao has experienced in work the convenience brought by "cloud conference". "Whatever the event, 'cloud conference' achieves convenient communication and greatly enhances work efficiency."
In addition, Baosteel network video conferencing cloud service is extended to remote diagnosis, quality objection handling, interviews, etc.. When there is equipment failure in production site, one picks up the iPad and focus at the fault position, the "old master" miles away can carry out remote diagnosis of the cause of the fault; As for processing quality objection, experts from various sectors do not need to gather together. They can discussion and have exchange anytime, anywhere by turning on their computers; As for recruitment and interview, people do not need to come and go. Interviewers and candidates can have dialogue on the "cloud".
