# Cloud-Based Video Conferencing Apps Amazon Chime is a Communication Option for Businesses By Joey Haar | Published 2017-02-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-chime References: [androidcentral](http://www.androidcentral.com/amazon-takes-skype-and-hangouts-its-own-video-conferencing-solution) & [chime.aws](https://chime.aws/) [Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ntt-docomo-cx) Chime is a product that hopes to address one of the great ironies of the modern workplace. The cloud-based video conferencing tool for businesses aims be a communication tool that makes connecting easier, not more frustrating. As communications technologies have improved over time, one would imagine that work life would get easier. However, as it currently stands, communications are in a sour middle ground: just good enough to engender things like remote working, but just poor enough to make contact with remote workers frustrating. Amazon Chime promises to offer stronger connections and more intuitive features designed specifically for the workplace. Amazon Chime is a platform that offers many different media for communication. Its main service is video conferencing, but it also has [calls, chats, and channels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/campsite) for sharing different types of content. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Cloud-based Communications:** Companies can disrupt the traditional communication landscape by leveraging cloud-based technologies to enhance connectivity and collaboration. - **Intuitive Workplace Tools:** Developing intuitive and user-friendly communication platforms for businesses can revolutionize the way employees connect and work together. - **Multimedia Communication:** Leveraging a wide range of media, such as video conferencing, calls, chats, and content sharing, can provide businesses with diverse and effective communication options. ### Who This Affects Most - **Information Technology:** The IT industry has the potential to innovate and disrupt traditional communication practices by developing and offering cloud-based communication tools. - **Telecommunications:** Telecommunication companies can explore the opportunity to provide cloud-based video conferencing apps and other intuitive communication services to businesses. - **Workplace Collaboration:** The workplace collaboration industry can embrace the trend of cloud-based communications to enable seamless collaboration and productivity across remote teams. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Workplace Collaboration Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoom-team-chat.md) - [Team Collaboration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoho-cliq.md) - [Smart Meeting Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thats-what-you-said.md) - [Video Customer Support Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ntt-docomo-cx.md) - [Workplace Chat Organizing Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clickup-chat.md) - [Coffee Shop Video Calls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-video-calls.md) - [Video Conferencing Management Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anyclip.md) - [AI-Powered Collaboration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoom-workplace.md) - [Radio-Style Chat Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amp.md)