Video Conferencing Software - Find a freedom of information request

Request

My questions relate to video conferencing software:

1. What video conference solution or solutions do you use, or are planning to use in the coming weeks/months? (Webex, Bluejeans, Google Hangouts, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, other - please state)

2. If you have considered and chosen not to use any of the above, what reason other than cost made you decide not to use them?

3. Have you, or are you planning to use the solution for councillor meetings (closed and/or open to the public)?

Decision

1. Microsoft Teams & Zoom (Zoom only where we MS Teams hasn't been rolled to Staff)

2. Ability to use a Work account, Information Security, Platform Security, Platform functionality

3. Using Microsoft Teams for closed meetings and using Microsoft Teams Live for public meetings

Reference number
FOI1460
Date request received
16 April 2020
Date of decision
26 May 2020