Chambers is on the Bridge
Chambers likes to do interviews, but they are mostly on point about something Cisco just announced. I thought this Wall Street Journal Interview captured more about Mr. Chambers than most. Though...
View ArticleWebEx Becomes Persistent
Today Cisco formally announces its latest release of WebEx. It is hard to believe that WebEx dates back to 1996. Cisco acquired the conferencing company back in 2007. It’s also...
View ArticleSplit-Up or Shut-Up
In a recent interview, investor superstar Marc Andreessen told Bloomberg’s Emily Chang at the Salesforce Dreamforce Conference on Wednesday. that if a technology company is more than 20 years old,...
View ArticleStarting A Video Call On-Time
I do prefer video conferencing over audio-only meetings, and I find myself increasingly annoyed with audio-only forums. The audio-only call remains popular, but the excuses are getting weaker, like bad...
View ArticleWhat to UC in 2015
2015 is off to a bold start. Here’s a handy guide for some of the drama to watch for this year. ALUE ALU who? With regards to ALUE, most of...
View ArticleEC15 Keynotes Cisco
In this four part series, I will examine each of the keynote presentations at Enterprise Connect 2015. Sorry about the delay, but I took spring break off with the family....
View Article2Pager Posted on Cisco-Tropo
The first time I met Jonathan Taylor was soon after the announcement of Voxeo Labs. Taylor founded Voxeo (now acquired by Aspect) and feared that its growth and operations were...
View ArticleKeeping up with the DiDatas
The channel is changing, and the Solution Integrators (SIs) and Global Solution Integrators (GSIs) are the benefactors. Dimension Data (DiData) is living proof. The UC/Telecom industry has...
View ArticleA Few Things in Common Between ININ and Cisco
Last week there were two worthwhile simultaneous events: Interactions 2015 and CLUS. Interactions 2015 was hosted by Interactive Intelligence in Indianapolis, IN. CLUS, or Cisco Live, was hosted by...
View ArticleWhy the Slack Bubble Will Burst
Slack is a fascinating phenomenon. The company was only launched 16 months ago. Last April, it reported 750k “active users.” It is a freemium business application with an unusually high...
View ArticleCisco and Apple
Apple and Cisco announced they are creating a “fast lane” for iOS business users with the optimization of Cisco networks for iOS devices and apps. The announcement took place at a...
View ArticleBlabbing with Zeus
Zeus and I lost our virginity together – we did our first Blab. Blab is where video conferencing and social media intersect. We talked about Workstream Communications and Collaboration and...
View ArticleSparking Conversations
Cisco’s Spark service overlaps with the company’s UC and TelePresence solutions. For example, all three solutions support video conferencing. Last June at CiscoLive, the company provided a glimpse of...
View ArticleEvernote and Cisco?
The story and predicament of Evernote is fascinating. The company should have gone out of business long before – and almost has several times. It was way ahead of it’s...
View ArticleDiscussing Spark with Zeus
Cisco made several announcements today at its annual Collaboration Summit in San Francisco. Zeus Kerravala and I discuss them in this video. These announcements are in alignment with Cisco’s stated...
View ArticleOver-Sparked?
Last week Cisco celebrated Spark’s birthday with a series of announcements. Cisco Spark was introduced just a year ago as Project Square. It was it was christened Cisco Spark at...
View ArticleDespite the Cloud, Part II
Business communications manufacturers are putting a lot of R&D into building out their cloud unified communications (UC) offers. Their commitment to “cloud” is strong, and for good reason as we...
View ArticleCisco Spark & Cloud Telephony
Cisco has extended the features and functionality of its cloud-based team collaboration application, Cisco Spark, adding business telephony and video conferencing to the messaging and meeting...
View ArticleWhy I am Shorting Cisco’s Stock
Cisco is a dominate player in the networking, security, and communications markets, but they are facing ever stronger head winds. Their current business model cannot sustain these headwinds and their...
View ArticleCisco Meraki Jumps into Telphony with MC74
It looks like Cisco is going to take another crack at SMB telephony, but this time it’s not from the Cisco Collaboration unit. It’s from Cisco golden-child Meraki. Before getting into...
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