--- title: "Zoom: Why Does It Work?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/zoom-why-does-it-work--hzdsfyd5m source_url: https://www.infoq.com/presentations/zoom-scalability/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global type: article source: "InfoQ" published: 2023-12-27T14:26:23.619Z updated: 2024-01-27T02:15:20.411Z tags: ["architecture", "cloud", "qcon", "zoom"] reading_time: 16 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zoom: Why Does It Work? **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 16 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Zoom is a global architecture that has scaled rapidly during the pandemic, providing a video-first platform for meetings and other services. It utilizes layers such as the intelligent transport layer, reactive quality of service layer, adaptive codec and session layer, and distributed conference layer. The architecture is built on a mixture of technologies including AWS, Oracle, and colocation data centers. The client connection process involves multiple steps to establish a secure and optimized connection to the meeting. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture), [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#qcon](https://daily.dev/tags/qcon), [#zoom](https://daily.dev/tags/zoom) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zoom-why-does-it-work--hzdsfyd5m)