meetings

September 6, 2017

COLLABORATION

Improving the Meeting Experience, One Click at a Time

If you read my blog posts, you know there’s one thing that is very important to me: meetings. It’s how business moves forward. Meetings are where we get stuff done and where we solve problems. That’s why we are continuing to focus on building tools that enable meetings to be as seamless and simple a…

August 28, 2017

COLLABORATION

Make Sure Your Conferencing Vendor Isn’t a One-Trick Pony

In this era of remote work and global organizations, our ability to connect and meet from anywhere is more than just “nice to have.” It’s a necessity. So the real question now is how do you find the right technology provider? With many options, it can be tough to sift through endless feature compari…

August 22, 2017

COLLABORATION

Where Video Systems and Self-Driving Cars Converge

As I was driving to the Oslo office, it struck me how much the latest self-driving cars have in common with our new Cisco Spark Room 55 system. At first, it seems that it’s all about user experience: Both the cars and the Room 55 pretty much drive themselves. The Room 55 is a high-performance all-in…

August 10, 2017

COLLABORATION

Rid Your Meetings of Dogs and Doorbells

Love them or hate them, meetings are important. They’re a big part of how we get work done, how we run our business, and how we collaborate. And if you’re like me, you’re in meetings a lot, which is OK by me since I run Cisco’s WebEx business! But there is one thing that drives us here at Cisco craz…

July 28, 2017

COLLABORATION

Cisco in 2017 Gartner Unified Communications Reports

Digitization, workplace transformation, investment protection. These are all top-of-mind subjects that come up in my conversations. Many of you are currently evaluating your collaboration strategies and thinking about how to evolve your unified communications solutions. There’s no doubt that the UC…

July 11, 2017

COLLABORATION

Taking Our Shot at Revolution with Flex Plan

I recently had the privilege of taking my family to see Hamilton, an American Musical. It blew me away. It was the best play I’ve ever seen. For three hours, we were held captive by the pure energy of the music and lyrics, recounting the history of America’s founding fathers. The song, “My Shot,” wh…

March 27, 2017

COLLABORATION

Enterprise Connect 2017, Day 1: Panels, New Products, Gators

In today’s episode, I cover a few of the day’s panel discussions and provide an overview of the latest Cisco product announcements. There’s nothing like waking up with the alligators in Orlando. Actually, from the look of the little guys here at the Gaylord Palms, I was far more alert than the…

March 27, 2017

COLLABORATION

Making Every Meeting Room Smarter

The magic that started with Cisco Spark Board continues. The Cisco Spark Room Kit and Cisco Spark Room Kit Plus are the newest additions to the Cisco Spark portfolio, which aims to revolutionize the meeting room. We’ve packed innovations into each of the Room Kit options. All you need to do is to ad…

January 25, 2017

COLLABORATION

It’s Your Turn to Leave Your Mark (with Cisco Spark)

We recently had a very big day in the world of Cisco Spark. We announced enhancements to the base platform and interface, a new endpoint in the form of Cisco Spark Board, and more. In a development environment in which we’re constantly iterating and improving our products, it’s exciting when we have…