Cisco’s Subscription Pricing for Premises and Cloud
The collaboration team at Cisco has been working to find solutions that ease the buying decision process and remove some of the barriers typically associated with purchasing a business communications...
View ArticleCisco Has a Secret
Cisco has a secret it can’t wait to tell. It won’t be much longer though – the cat comes out of the bag in a few weeks on January 24th. But, the writing is on the wall. That’s because Cisco employees...
View ArticleThe Fast Lane for iOS
Last August Cisco and Apple announced a partnership to improve the usability of Apple iOS devices in enterprises. A partnership to create a fast lane for iOS business users by optimizing Cisco networks...
View ArticleCisco’s iPhone Moment
The iPhone changed the world, and every company wants its products to be the next iPhone. Unfortunately, products with the disruptive force of the iPhone are inherently rare in part because there are...
View ArticleCisco Buys Into Named Data Networking
Named Data Networking (NDN) is the future of network routing and security. IPv6 is not the future of networking as I have blogged before. This was validated last week by Cisco with their acquisition...
View ArticleDespite the Cloud, Part III
The year 2017 started with a bang with respect to new premises-based telephony solutions hitting the market. Five vendors on our radar have introduced new on-site hardware in recent weeks – Accent...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts on Cisco Acquiring MindMeld
Today, Cisco announced its intent to acquire MindMeld, an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, for $125 million in cash. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year....
View ArticleChuck and Tim
Last week I attended Cisco Live – an excellent and informative event. This year the event overall was focused on...
View ArticleMicrosoft versus Cisco: A Classic Three-card Monte Con
If you are spending time debating between Cisco and Microsoft communications solutions, you are likely falling victim to the classic...
View ArticleCisco Spark Security
Today, Cisco made its first major announcements on Spark since its January launch of the Spark Board. The company says...
View ArticleUnAuthorized FAQ Regarding Cisco and BroadSoft
Last month, Cisco upstaged BroadSoft’s annual Connections conference with news that the two companies agreed to be one. Acquisitions and...
View ArticleA Year in SMB
More options are always a good thing, and in that sense, 2017 was a good year for small and mid-size...
View ArticleConsolidation Round-up
The business communications industry is evolving fast in terms of technology, but also in the number of vendors and providers...
View ArticleNext Stop Phoenix #CollabSummit
This Week is the Cisco Collaboration Summit in Phoenix, Arizonia. This is Cisco’s first event since closing on its acquisition...
View ArticleCisco Spark is Dead
Cisco just wrapped up its Collaboration Summit (Summit de Webex). Below is a short video with some of my key...
View ArticleThe Rowan Era at Cisco Ends
Today, the Internet belched. The news first came from Cisco that Rowan Trollope “is taking the next step in his...
View ArticleThe #CCTR Revolution is Upon Us
Four major Contact Center developments in three weeks. Cisco After the Cisco Collaboration Summit, Cisco hosted a separate add-on day...
View ArticleDo E-Boards Foster or Hinder Collaboration?
“I believe whiteboards are an evil presence in meetings … Simply going to the board and picking up a pen...
View ArticleVideo Interview Zeus Kerravala
In this video interview, Zeus (LinkedIn, Twitter) and I (LinkedIn, Twitter) discuss some of the recent announcements and changes at...
View ArticleBroadsoft Connections 2018
Cisco-BroadSoft hosted its Annual Connections Conference right on schedule. This was the first official opportunity to hear how things are...
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