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title: 9 Reasons Why Video Collaboration is Better in the Cloud
description: MARKHAM, ON, Oct. 28 2014—Cloud-based video collaboration is making video more accessible to organizations of all shapes and sized by lowering initial inve
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# [9 Reasons Why Video Collaboration is Better in the Cloud](https://www.cloudcommunications.com/news/9-reasons-why-video-collaboration-is-better-in-the-cloud)

 Written by [Jeff Owen](https://www.cloudcommunications.com/news/author/jeffowen) | Oct 28, 2014 4:00:00 AM

MARKHAM, ON, Oct. 28 2014—Cloud-based video collaboration is making video more accessible to organizations of all shapes and sized by lowering initial investments and reducing the strain on support staff. A new [Slideshare presentation](http://blog.telemerge.ca/9-reasons-why-video-collaboration-is-better-in-the-cloud?utm_campaign=It%27s%20Better%20in%20the%20Cloud&utm_medium=Blog&utm_source=PR) from Telemerge Canada examines 9 reasons why [video conferencing in the cloud is better](http://info.telemerge.ca/why-video-in-the-cloud-is-better?utm_campaign=It%27s%20Better%20in%20the%20Cloud&utm_medium=LP&utm_source=PR) than traditional on-premise systems. Canadian businesses are expected to consume more than $3billion per year worth of cloud services by 2017, and global traffic from the cloud is expected to account for more than two-thirds of data centre traffic in the same timeframe. Video collaboration services in the cloud—such as Telemereg’s Telepresence-as-a Service ( [TPaaS](http://info.telemerge.ca/tpaas)) offers many benefits associated with cloud technology including access to more functionality, improved security while avoiding the hassle of maintaining and upgrading equipment. View the [Slideshare presentation on the Telemerge Blog](http://blog.telemerge.ca/9-reasons-why-video-collaboration-is-better-in-the-cloud?utm_campaign=It%27s%20Better%20in%20the%20Cloud&utm_medium=Blog&utm_source=PR) to see all 9 reasons why Video Collaboration is Better in the Cloud. More at [www.telemerge.ca](http://www.telemerge.ca),  [subscribe to our blog](http://blog.telemerge.ca), or follow us on  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Telemerge) and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/telemerge-canada-inc.).

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