--- title: "Video Adoption in the Cloud - Why its Closer Than You Think" canonicalUrl: "https://intelisys.com/why-the-guy-behind-me-coughing-will-drive-more-video-adoption/" excerpt: "I hear there’s a flu epidemic.  No, I didn’t get the shot.  Perhaps i’m poorly informed, but i could never reconcile why its a good idea to inject yourself with the flu so you don’t get the flu.  Do they take that same measure for syphilis?  I’m not rolling that dice.   So back to […]" metaDescription: "Video Adoption in the cloud is coming. this video thing could really change a lot for me. If it means less flying, it could mean a lot of great stuff." datePublished: "2013-01-30T03:37:01-05:00" dateModified: "2025-03-03T12:49:37-05:00" --- - Video Adoption in the Cloud - Why its Closer Than You Think # How the Guy Behind me Coughing Will Drive More Video Adoption January 30, 2013 [*](https://0cdd42d8b8.nxcli.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dreamstime_xs_2199858.jpg) I hear there’s a flu epidemic.  No, I didn’t get the shot.  Perhaps i’m poorly informed, but i could never reconcile why its a good idea to inject yourself with the flu so you don’t get the flu.  Do they take that same measure for syphilis?  I’m not rolling that dice.   So back to the epidemic.  I’m currently at 35,000 feet flying to sunny Cabo and the guy right behind me keeps coughing…incessantly, like water dripping from a pipe, every 15 seconds or so.  And I can’t stop thinking that i’ve got flu all over the back of my head.  Good times.   I’m a frequent traveler.  I’ll log around 100k actual flight miles, all domestic this year.  Mostly I’m flying to see partners and customers or speaking to groups.  All of it is done on packed airplanes sharing air with the infected and afflicted.  Is it me, or has it gotten worse?  Planes are more crowded.  Bugs are more common.  I’m crammed into a petrie dish with the rest of them.   So I ask myself, could there be a better way?  I love to see people, but do I need to touch people?  Could I have the same meaningful conversations and interactions through video?  If I could read their expressions and see their reactions and they could see mine, do I really need to shake their hand or pat them on the shoulder…and so many people are huggers now….I’m a hugger…what am i thinking?!   Germs aside, this video thing could really change a lot for me.  If it means less flying, it could mean a lot of great stuff.   More time with the family?  Eating better?  Exercising more?  More meetings in a day? Getting more done?  And perhaps less sick days?   I’m not quite ready to give up the beaches of sunny Cabo to avoid the cougher behind me, but if it means fewer trips to O’hare in February or Dulles in August…I say bring it on!     [*PrevPreviousIntelisys Ranks #1 in tw telecom Ambassadors Club](https://intelisys.com/intelisys-ranks-1-in-tw-telecom-ambassadors-club-2/) [NextIntelisys Announces Strategic Partnership With Carousel Industries**Next](https://intelisys.com/intelisys-announces-strategic-partnership-with-carousel-industries/) ## Related Posts [** VIEW ALL POSTS](https://intelisys.com/follow-us/) ### [5 Insights from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)](https://intelisys.com/insights-verizon-data-breach-investigations-report/) This year’s DBIR hits at a moment of change in the larger security conversation. 2025 was all about securing network infrastructure, but despite those efforts, it’s become clear that preventing [Read More »](https://intelisys.com/insights-verizon-data-breach-investigations-report/) ### [Connectivity, Security, and AI: A Unified System for Distributed Banking](https://intelisys.com/connectivity-security-ai-banking/) The modern banking system is built on trust. When consumers deposit their money, invest in financial products, or agree to a loan, they need to know that the institution will [Read More »](https://intelisys.com/connectivity-security-ai-banking/) ### [How Banking Left the Branch — And What That Demands from Technology](https://intelisys.com/banking-demands-from-technology/) Thirty years ago, if you’d asked 100 people to describe how they did their banking, they likely would have described the same process: visiting a physical branch, speaking to tellers, [Read More »](https://intelisys.com/banking-demands-from-technology/)