Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the “cloud office” model relying on cloud computing really became popular overnight.
In order to help prevent and control the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, major service providers have launched tools to support it, and many humanized enterprises have responded in succession. It seems that "cloud office" has been discussed for more than ten years, and it really became popular overnight. Is the cloud office era really coming? In the past few days, what is the feedback from users? What impact will it have on the social economy in the future?
Let service providers "pain and happy" outbreaks
It is reported that after the construction started on February 3, tens of millions of users used corporate WeChat remote offices, while hundreds of thousands of meetings were held in Corporate WeChat. Data released by
Dingtalk also show that there are nearly 10 million companies and about 200 million people in the country starting the home office model.
Corresponding to this is that after the Spring Festival,
cloud computing concept stocks are riding a dust, forming a reddish situation among 10,000 green clumps. On February 7, the concept of cloud office rose 4.84%, and the cumulative increase over the five days was 42.71%. At the moment, it seems that
the new coronavirus epidemic situation is difficult to resolve, isolation and observation, and reducing aggregation are still the main themes in many places. In this context, telecommuting will continue for a long time. In the long run, this will promote the acceleration of the digital transformation process of enterprises.
However, as user demand erupted immediately after February 3, many service providers were even "suffocated" for a while. Multiple online office software, such as
Dingtalk and corporate WeChat, collectively "collapsed." Many netizens have reported that Dingtalk has always sent and received messages that have unread messages, but there are no new messages after opening; corporate WeChat conference functions have problems such as stuttering and flashback. Subsequently, both service providers announced that the problem had been resolved, and the computing power was subsequently expanded. On the one hand, there is an influx of massive users, and on the other hand, the demand for the computer room is urgent. Let these extraordinary cloud giants also experience a "pain and happiness" .....
"Cloud office" platform competition will intensify
At present, the common functions of "
cloud office" software include three categories: instant messaging, document collaboration, personnel and task management. In actual use, these softwares can even add plug-ins for the special needs of the enterprise, or even "one-click" to add general new functions. For example, Dingtalk and WeChat have added a plug-in for health statistics, which allows companies to understand the health of employees. The author estimates that in the future, this model may form a model for service providers to solicit users for free through the basic version of "cloud office" software, and charge for customized services.
In addition to online office products, in addition to integrated digital office software such as Dingtalk, corporate WeChat and Tencent conferences, there are also many foreign companies and products that focus on "cloud conferences", including Haoshitong, Zhanshi Interactive, full-time, conference communication, Cisco, ZOOM, Skype, and more. They are also eager for the current domestic market ...
Will the explosion of user demand and the attention of overseas service providers lead to a new wave of growth in data center construction in the "cloud office" field?
How efficient is the return to work online?
So how efficient are these cloud office software? What about the user experience? Since February 3, the editors of China IDC have interviewed many remote office companies. Simply put, efficiency varies from job to job. For users, the new model of "cloud office" is indeed convenient, but it still needs a process to adapt. According to Mr. Wang, an Internet enterprise user, the author said: "Online conference products are very convenient. You can meet and discuss issues as you would in a company, and upload and download job information through corporate WeChat. However, some simple problems that could be solved with a single yell , But now it has to be solved by typing or voice, some are still not suitable. "
Another author, Liu Xiang, a media colleague who also works from home, said: "The cloud office is very good for editors. People like us have no regular schedule and have topics to choose from, and they often write at 2 or 3 in the middle of the night. Second If you still have to go to the company, the efficiency will actually be lower. With cloud office, you can save 2 hours of travel time sooner or later, which can be used for rest or writing. "
However, a young grandson who worked as a programmer for Party B company complained to the author: "Cloud Office confuses life and work, and it was necessary to work overtime in the company. Now it is not easy to talk to the boss. How to count? " In addition, apart from some interest issues, the impact of the home office environment on the quality of work will still be somewhat. "Elderly and children at home are all noisy and noisy, which has some influence on the writing of code" ... Xiao Sun said.
It is not difficult to find out that "cloud office" has solved the technical problems at present, but in the future, it will still face user usage habits and some administrative considerations that involve practical interests. If the "cloud office" really forms a trend, will it lead to some extended business models? Imagine with an open mind, such as a cafe with a separate room in the community? As for overtime pay and vacations, when everything becomes a trend, it is bound to be more standardized. But it is still too early to say.
"Cloud office" is so convenient, why are there people afraid to use it?
Since February 3, with the surge in demand for "cloud office", Apple's iOS App Store and download rankings in major Android markets have changed significantly. Currently, the top three downloads of the iOS App Store are Dingtalk, Enterprise WeChat, and Tencent Meetings, and even once surpassed WeChat. The magnitude of demand is evident. This is why the industry generally believes that "cloud office" will be one of the social and economic changes that the epidemic has caused.
But there is another phenomenon that has caught my attention. Since "cloud office" software is so abundant, why do companies still need to invest in the cost of developing the corresponding software? It was still a cliché, data security ...
Although service providers in the market currently promise not to steal user privacy, for companies like banks, insurance, or some companies that rely on core technology development for their business, trade secrets or core technologies are more important than reducing office costs. Based on such needs, they would rather spend money on developing their own system than using third-party software.
Under such circumstances, will there be a differentiation between public and private clouds in the future "cloud office" market? If this is the case, the market and the business ecosystem derived from it will be immeasurable. We will wait and see.
postscript:
The benefits of "cloud office" to enterprises and employees are obvious, which may really be the same as the rise of e-commerce after SARS in 2003. It will even form a new "cloud ecology" and drive many applications that are not tepid. However, although
the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has accelerated the development process of "cloud office" to a certain extent, this kind of birth is not "melon-fed", and there must be many problems that need to be run in or resolved. Just as e-commerce has crushed traditional commerce after SARS, it has also gone through a long process.
