The number of users of the Zoom video conferencing platform has increased 400% from the end of 2019 to today, from 75 million to 300 million worldwide, since the end of 2019. covid19 pandemic, reported by a company official.

Rogelio Rocha, Mexico and Caribbean Director UpMarket and Industries The official of the video conferencing giant Zoom explained that the same growth in users was recorded in Mexico as a result of incarceration and in response to the needs of industries, the education system and users’ activities to flourish.

In the example of Zoom, the administrator explained that “Cybersecurity has played an important role during the pandemic, especially in the face of the rapid growth of this platform, but they have achieved a secure service.” 75 million.

Rocha also said that some of this growth model free Used by many companies, such as Siemens, which allows the user to use an application or service for free.

“They could subscribe and have 40 minutes of free Zoom, but when they saw they were insufficient, most applications were rented for $17,” said Rogelio Rocha.

Zoom in Mexico

In the Mexican case, Rocha said the service “has the feature of being used to broadcast weddings, baptisms, and even funerals, as gatherings are avoided during the pandemic.”

Rocha met with Gerardo Pérez, Head of Digital Initiative, within the framework of the Mexican Hannover Messe’s presentation with the “Industrial Transformation México 2022” Fair, which will be held in León, Guanajuato between October 5-7. Siemens Mexico.

In addition to Schneider Electric, Director of Mexican and Central American Government Affairs Daniel Cruz, and Mitsubishi Electric Automation general manager Felipe Rivera, the companies that will participate in the Hannover Messe of Mexico and all agreed to strengthen digitalization, cybersecurity and reduce their carbon footprint.

What is the point?

Rocha reminded that one of Zoom’s goals at Hannover Messe is to focus on large users.

“We’re focusing on big companies because they’ve learned that with the pandemic the hybrid model is here to stay,” said the manager, mainly to optimize companies’ manufacturing processes and value chains.

Cruz, on the other hand, reported that Schneider Electric estimates that it will invest $100 million in different generation projects, electricity storage and restructuring of some facilities in Mexico.

In addition, he denied that the current government’s change in public policies on energy issues changed the investment plans it had committed to Mexico.

Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Electric general manager Rivera underlined that despite the pandemic, they achieved 30% growth in the digital transformation segment and 60% growth in cybersecurity in 2020 and 2021.

“Now we have to make production processes more efficient, because if we want to achieve digital transformation we have to rethink the way we consume, the pandemic has changed the forms and optimizations of production processes,” Rivera said.

Likewise, Azul Ogazón, Mexico’s director of Industrial Transformation Mexico at Hannover Messe, said that “progress in digitalization does not stand still” and is therefore the only industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0, which is constantly evolving and will continue to happen. renewed for the benefit of, inter alia, optimization and value creation in the production processes of various industrial sectors.