Disadvantages of Video Conferencing Services

• Drop in Personal Contact and Understanding
• Network Issues
• Securing Meetings
• Complying With Local, State, and Federal Regulations

Though there are more advantages than disadvantages of video conferencing, let’s talk about some disadvantages of video conferencing.

Top 4 Disadvantages of Video Conferencing

Video conferencing services are aplenty in 2021, especially in 2022. But with so many out there on the market, what’s the right one for your business? There are plenty of advantages of video conferencing but you have to consider the disadvantages of video conferencing as well.

Before you buy, let’s take a look at the top four disadvantages of video conferencing. But before you do, take a look at our last article talking about the advantages of video conferencing.

Drop in Personal Contact and Understanding

First on this list of disadvantages of video conferencing is the lack of personal interactions. Video conferencing can feel off-putting, awkward. It feels impersonal. Engagement is crucial for businesses of all shapes and sizes. In fact, companies with a highly engaged workforce are 21% more profitable. And companies with low engagement risk billions in profit. But video conferencing doesn’t make a significant impact on the bottom line.

Lack of personal connections, face-to-face contact may cause employees to work less as a team than one in-person. A drop in personal interactions is not as heavy of an issue as are network connectivity issues, though.

Network Issues

When you’re working for a company with a dedicated office, it’s reasonable to assume the network connectivity is at least consistently stable. But when you’re working remotely or from home, you don’t have as high of quality network connections. Even when the wi-fi goes down, it’s likely you won’t have a backup.

Securing Meetings

In 2020, video conferencing spiked. What also spiked were minor to major security breaches. Hackers took advantage of this spike to disrupt meetings. Popular video conferencing service Zoom was certainly not free of hackers. Since these incidents, security came more into focus. More controls provided to the user means better safeguards. For example, use of unique passwords.

Complying With Local, State, and Federal Regulations

Some companies and organizations have expressed concern from a compliance perspective. Different states and countries have different laws regarding recording meetings. Is it legal where you live to record virtual meetings and video conferences? 

If it’s legal, companies and organizations must now deal with archiving recorded meetings/content. Healthcare companies, for example, depending on the case, must store patient data anywhere from seven to twelve years. These practices must also be HIPAA compliant.

Let’s Talk About Video Conferencing Solutions Today

The last thing your company should go through is a series of failed video conferencing solutions. Reach out to us at TDNYC today to discover what video conferencing solutions are best for your company.