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Using Cloud and Virtualization to Become More Agile in the Age of Business Transformation

Things like artificial intelligence, machine learning, SDN and NFV, and real-time analytics become critical to agile response to customer and business demands, requiring businesses to collect, process, analyze, and synthesize immense volumes of data - faster than ever before. It means going all-in on digital business transformation and understanding how advanced networking, cloud and virtualization technologies can help them accomplish that objective.

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See a Top 10 Tech Speaker at IoT Evolution in July

The tech space is moving so incredibly quickly that you have to attend conferences, webinars and scour the news to be aware...

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SIP Trunks and Whaaaat???...Gateways...but not SBCs?

Back in March, I wrote a blog about the PSTN sunset. But in reality legacy technologies are still in use.  I know this since...

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Waiting on the Channel

Whether it is TPX CEO Richard Jalkut or other channel executives, providers are impatiently waiting on the channel to jump off...

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Solving the Data Analytics Skills Gap

Data analytics is doing absolutely amazing things for companies... Recently, Vodafone worked with a venture-backed company Celonis to improve efficiency. The results...

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Don't Judge the Microsoft Surface Pro by its Reviews

Disclosure: we use an iPad Pro and iPhone and a Microsoft Surface Book on a daily basis so you can see we...

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Fax Still Going Strong

Last week, I had the pleasure to meet with most of our Japanese fax customers in Tokyo.  Fax, like many PSTN...

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Using Cloud and Virtualization to Become More Agile in the Age of Business Transformation

June 26, 2017

Things like artificial intelligence, machine learning, SDN and NFV, and real-time analytics become critical to agile response to customer and business demands, requiring businesses to collect, process, analyze, and synthesize immense volumes of data - faster than ever before. It means going all-in on digital business transformation and understanding how advanced networking, cloud and virtualization technologies can help them accomplish that objective.

Opening Round of Demos @WebRTCExpo III

November 19, 2013

I'm in Santa Clara for WebRTC Expo III, with the WebRTC live demos about to kick off. The cool thing is this is round one, with the winners from tonight making it to tomorrow's final round of demos.

WebRTC Expo Award Winners Named

June 27, 2013

And the award winners at WebRTC Conference & Expo are...

WebRTC Expo - Day 2 Demos

June 26, 2013

Atlanta, GA -- The second evening of WebRTC demos are kicking off with hundreds of attendees eagerly waiting to see what they might be able to do with WebRTC's browser-to-browser communications.

Innovation on Display: ITEXPO Austin

October 12, 2012

Having just wrapped up another successful ITEXPO in Austin (in 20-degree cooler weather than last year), I have the pleasure of again reflecting upon the many exciting happenings from the week. Where to start?

Why You Should be Paying Attention to Unified Communications

July 30, 2012

If your business hasn't yet developed a migration strategy for moving from your legacy communications system to SIP-based UC, the next two sessions in Boston (tomorrow, July 31) and New York (Thursday, August 2) are your next opportunities to not only understand why SIP has become the de facto protocol for enterprise UC, but also why you can't afford to wait.

CRM: Putting the RM Before the C

February 28, 2012

Verizon and AT&T both began using terms like 4G and LTE in their advertising well in advance of network and device rollouts, preparing customers for the next great thing in communications. Remember the HTC Thunderbolt ad that was initially launched without the "coming soon" moniker at the end? Were they neglecting what may well turn into a key customer segment for them - the Baby Boomers?

How to Watch the Super Bowl on Your Deck with an Outdoor TV

January 12, 2012

SunBrite's Signature Series currently boasts a respectable 46-inch diagonal model, but the company plans to introduce a full line ranging from 32- to 55-inch models, and eventually a plus-60-inch model that promises to be the world's largest outdoor TV.

How to Make the Right Unified Communications Choice

November 29, 2011

While we in the media have been talking about these and other capabilities that fall under the broad Unified Communications umbrella for years now, and there are quite a few businesses that have successfully incorporated these features in their daily operations. But, the fact is that making the right decision isn't as easy as it might seem and the majority of businesses have yet to make the jump. There are countless alternatives to choose from and an awful lot rides on making the right decision.

Making Sense of the BYO WiFi Device Party

October 3, 2011

From managing authentication and permissions, to installing and updating applications and corporate resources, to deploying appropriate security measures, to simply ensuring proper design and deployment of WiFi networks, IT staff can have their hands full in today's mobile mayhem.
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