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This is the fourth blog in a seven-part series on migrating business communications services (e.g., Business VoIP and Unified Communications) to the cloud. In our last post, “Simplify Your Migration – Private and Public Cloud Solutions,” we reviewed why IT planners and communications service provide…

This is the third in a seven-part series on migrating business communications services (e.g., Business VoIP and Unified Communications) to the cloud. In our second blog,“Take the risk out of cloud calling: cut-over & migration planning,” we reviewed why IT planners and communications service pro…

This is the second in a seven-part blog series on migrating business communications services (e.g., Business VoIP and Unified Communications) to the cloud. The first blog, “Removing the Risk & Mystery from Cloud Migration,” focused on business risks for cloud migration and how communications ser…

Think back to the first day at your first job. If you’re like me, you woke up early, gave yourself extra time to get to the office in case of traffic, and arrived ready to hit the ground running. You spent your first day getting your badge, meeting new colleagues, and setting up your computer. Somet…

This post comes from Anthony Stephens, director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, American Council of the Blind. There’s something about the telephone that I’ve always found magical. It may be partially genetic: I’m more of an audible person, having been born blind. But I’d equally credit my…

This week Cisco is in San Diego for one of the biggest events in the accessibility world, the annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. It’s amazing to see so much technology innovation happening in this space. And I’m grateful to work for a company that is developing solutions to ena…

It’s hard to believe that we’ve had the modern smartphone – pioneered by the Apple iPhone of course – for only 9 years. Just nine years! Does anyone remember how they lived before smartphones? Personally, I cannot live without my iPhone. I depend on it for maps and navigation. I don’t even know how…

For the second year, Gartner has positioned Cisco as a Leader in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for Midsized Enterprises, North America. We believe this is a significant achievement. Gartner puts a lot of analysis into these reports. Last year was the inaugural publicatio…

If you are like 72% of organizations globally, your network still has some or all TDM and/or analog endpoints according to Nemertes Research. This is an astounding fact. Almost nowhere in the industry (including in this blog) do people talk about time division multiplexing (TDM) anymore. What’s more…