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Initial Thoughts #CiscoCollabAnalystSummit
As usual, Cisco provided analysts a fire-hose stream of content during their two-day analyst event in San Jose, CA. There...
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...
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...
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,...
Creating Automagical Communications
This is the year that we prioritize doing more with less (or the same) in communications and collaboration.
RCS is Coming
2019 will be the year that RCS moves from tech punchline to reality. One never knows if a Google initiative...
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...
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...
2018 Acquisitions: My Picks for the Top 10
When a company announces an acquisition, it can be hard to predict if it will be transformative or forgotten. For...
Winners and Losers of 2018
2018 is a 12 month slice of time. In the world of enterprise communications, not much changes in 12 months....
Microsoft Edge Gets a Competitive Upgrade
Earlier this month, Microsoft said it intends to adopt the Chromium open source project for the development of its Edge...
Avaya Investor Day
The new Avaya hosted its first investor analyst conference. If you are not familiar with investor conferences, they are curious...
Premises-Based Communications: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
Avaya last week reported its financial results for fiscal year 2018, which revealed growth in its contact center business. Total...
Premises-Based Communications: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
Avaya last week reported its financial results for fiscal year 2018, which revealed growth in its contact center business. Total...
TalkingHeadz Podcast with Joe Manuele of Highfive
The podcast was recorded before the big news that Microsoft was going to adopt the Chromium engine in Edge. So,...
Vidyo Nailing Healthcare
Just about every enterprise comms company claims to have vertical strategies, and invariably those verticals are government, education, and healthcare....