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Analyze This
Actionable analytics is the focus of this year’s Enterprise Connect Innovative Showcase; submit now!
Philonenko Leaves Avaya
Today, Avaya announced its Q1-19 results, and some organizational changes. Briefly, results were mixed with some positive developments on MM...
My Takeaways from Time Spent with Avaya
The company carries on in transitioning its diverse portfolio from products to services.
Connex19 Updates from ALE
ALE hosted its annual industry analyst event. ALE continues to outdo itself with exotic conference locations. This time the event...
Theodore Newton Vail
Theodore Newton Vail is the man who really founded the Bell System. He built the nationwide network, he founded Bell...
What to Expect from Cisco Collaboration
It’s becoming clear now that they’ve been busy at Cisco, and we are in for an unveiling in terms of...
When Should Something be Proprietary?
When the iPhone had 100% or 80% market share it made perfect sense to add special features that were proprietary....
The Huddle Storm of 2019
Digital transformation is not something you buy. That’s bad news for a lot of vendors, because it seems to be...
No More UC MQ
Market research firm Gartner changes up its reporting strategy for a maturing UC market.
Top Considerations in Teams vs. Webex
There’s a lot to Microsoft Teams and the Cisco Webex Suite. These solutions are much broader than UC or conferencing....
Avaya Engage 2019
Just got back from Avaya Engage in Austin Texas. The quick summary is Avaya is doing lots of great things,...
Innovation Missing From Apple
I give Tim Cook a lot of hell. I have lambasted him for several years. He lacks vision, he stifles...
Bell Labs Holmdel Promotional Videos
Holmdel was an amazing place. A special location and moment in corporate history that may remain unique. The second video...
Who needs 5G Anyway?
US News agencies are sooo excited about 5G. I can’t figure out why. What is so great about 5G and...
Microsoft Teams 2019
At the beginning of 2018, Microsoft unveiled an aggressive roadmap for Teams, which only a few months earlier celebrated its...
Creating Automagical Communications
This is the year that we prioritize doing more with less (or the same) in communications and collaboration.
The Hawthorne Effect
One of the more interesting discoveries of the Bell System was the “Hawthorne effect”. The discovery was that the mere...
RCS is Coming
2019 will be the year that RCS moves from tech punchline to reality. One never knows if a Google initiative...
T-Mobile is Jacking Up Prices
I have always thought that T-Mobile’s John Legere is crazy as a fox. He took T-Mobile and their sick 2G...
The Verizon International Blues
Verizon changed its Travel Pass rules. I learned this the hard way while traveling in India. The new plan limited...
Cisco Vet Jonathan Rosenberg Goes All-In on SaaS
New Five9 CTO and head of AI talks about his career transition and the opportunities that lie ahead for him...
Open Letter to Tim Cook
Dear Tim Cook: It seems that you may not have noticed that 100% of your iPhone products suck. Six of...
Apple’s Excuses
Apple has reported disappointing sales, particularly in China. Apple CEO Tim Cook at partly attributed the weakness to “a slowdown...
TalkingHeadz with Mathilde Collin of @FrontApp
The Front story is fascinating. Front raises the question: Is it easier to replace email or fix it? Mathilde thinks...
December 2018 was a Big for Conferencing
I just sent to subscribers my December Quipz recap. This issue had 52 important stories. I organize the content into...
My 2018
It’s that time again, time for my longest post of the year – my annual report post. This is where...