unified communications

February 10, 2017

COLLABORATION

Cisco Collaboration a Leader in 5 Gartner Magic Quadrant Reports

We’ve worked passionately over the last few years to deliver the best collaboration products and solutions on the market. And we continue to march toward our vision to bring all communication modes together for amazing experiences on any device. This vision includes delivery on-premises, from the cl…

January 13, 2017

COLLABORATION

Switching UC & Contact Center Providers Can Be a Relief

This post comes from Rob Amster, Cisco’s Director of Contact Center Sales for the Americas. He directs the sales and go-to-market strategy for Contact Center sales, working in close partnership with Enterprise, Commercial and Public Sector leadership; engineering; and solutions marketing. In…

December 2, 2016

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Are you ready for Pokémon Go?

Did you know Pokémon Go set the record for the Apple App Store downloads in the first week?  Not only that, it has gone on to break five Guinness World Records: Most revenue grossed by a mobile game in the first month Most downloaded, first month Most international charts topped simultaneously for…

November 1, 2016

COLLABORATION

Upping the Game in Collaboration

I have always enjoyed my work. It’s a big part of who I am. Right now I am having an unprecedented amount of fun leading the collaboration team at Cisco. We are completely reinventing how the world connects and communicates. We are right on the cusp of massive change that will be fueled by machine i…

October 25, 2016

PERSPECTIVES

#CiscoChampion Radio, S3|Ep. 27: Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’re discussing Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE). Get the Podcast Listen to this episode Download this episode (right-click on the episode’s download button) View this episode in iTunes Cisco Guest John Vickroy…

September 9, 2016

EDUCATION

Gartner Names Cisco a Leader in Unified Communications

Recently, Gartner named Cisco a leader in its 2016 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications. For this report, Gartner measured both the ability to execute and completeness of vision for unified communications amongst ten top technology vendors in the communications space, amongst which, Cisco was n…

August 3, 2016

COLLABORATION

Catching the Second Wave: What Is SoCoMo?

In February, Tim Banting of the Business Technology and Software group at Current Analysis, produced a report analyzing the growth and changes around SoCoMo Platforms. I’ve summarized the focus and themes of that report below. When you hear the acronym SoCoMo for the first time, what comes to mind?…

August 1, 2016

COLLABORATION

The Data behind Dots: Cisco UC Scores Highest in Gartner Critical Capabilities Report

Last week, Gartner named Cisco a leader in its 2016 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications. Gartner placed our “dot” highest and furthest right for vision and execution among the participating vendors. In a related post, Tom McCafferty provides insight about the process of participating in Gartne…

July 29, 2016

COLLABORATION

Diversity of Deployment Models for Unified Communications

“Now. Right now.” That’s the motto of modern technology. As contemporary consumers, we expect access to everything regardless of location or time. If we are sitting in traffic, too many of us automatically reach for our phones to check our messages and email. (And risk an expensive traffic ticket to…