Tag: technologies

January 31, 2024

My consulting business recently project managed the implementation of a complete technology refresh with new collaboration tools for two organizations. One was 750 employee organization and the other a 7,000-plus employee organization. Certainly, implementing any new technology within your organization […]

May 23, 2022

As the infrastructure world continues to ramp up its buildout at the edge and into the last mile in support of 5G and other new technologies, the problems of scale just get harder. More sites, more truck rolls, more supply […]

January 7, 2022

The proliferation of advanced imaging technologies has increased accessibility to lifelike 3D holograms for wider audiences in recent years, with applications spanning entertainment, live event, corporate marketing and education markets. Among the innovators accelerating the industry, Musion Group has trailblazed […]

January 7, 2022

Ateliere Creative Technologies announced that Synamedia is integrating Ateliere’s technologies into its VIVID Workflow-as-a-Service portfolio (WaaS) for enhanced delivery of low latency OTT (over-the-top) solutions. The partnership brings new integrated streaming and on-demand offerings to the market, giving video service […]

November 19, 2021

Ask in the abstract, and most operators will say they favor opening up closed technologies. More participants brings more innovation, competitive pricing pressure, what could be bad? Well, more players can also mean more complexity, more complicated interdependencies, more opportunity […]

November 1, 2021

The Microsoft Ignite conference, taking place this year from November 2-4, will be completely virtual, similar to last year. But that’s not stopping anyone from learning what Microsoft has in store for the future of communications, collaboration, and much more, […]

August 11, 2021

Everyone is anxious to return to normal life, but some things have changed since the start of the pandemic and might never go back to the way they were — particularly in the contact center space. Looking back at the […]

April 7, 2021

Gathering a mix of celebrities, social media influencers and more than 500 guests in an event space the size of a soccer field presents a range of unique communications challenges. Douyin – the Chinese video-sharing and social media app – […]

November 10, 2020

Fall is always a busy time in our space for conferences. Last month, I attended nine virtual events, so there was a lot to take in. Things may seem less hectic with no travel, but with virtual events being relatively […]

November 2, 2020

Just as students and teachers have had to adjust to learning and teaching remotely, education technology provider Top Hat has had to make a similar shift — rethinking how they serve the schools and revamping its learning courseware platform in […]

October 29, 2020

GB Labs will be both exhibiting and presenting on the GDS Communications booth at the virtual Western Association of Broadcast Engineers (WABE) convention, 4 – 5 November 2020. Given the need for broadcasters and postproduction facilities to embrace remote and […]

October 26, 2020

Networks today must provide high-quality, reliable connectivity with seamless operability around the clock – even when the data crosses the different transmission formats of fiber, satellite, 4G/LTE, and microwave. However, IT network operators now need to integrate third-party cloud services […]

October 8, 2020

If you look back at the history of computing, you’ll notice a cycle where computing becomes more centralized, then it becomes more distributed, then back to centralized again, and so on. Over the past 10 to 15 years, the centralized […]

August 13, 2020

The virtual edition of Enterprise Connect 2020 was held last week and was kicked off by an analyst panel of Melissa Swartz, Jim Burton, and myself opining about the industry (which you can watch on demand here). The topic, “Are […]

July 20, 2020

It’s not an exaggeration to say that communications technology has kept many workplaces operating during the pandemic. This has been our industry’s moment to shine, and communications technologies have provided a rare ray of light in an otherwise awful situation […]

July 17, 2020

As of 2006, California maintains an estimated population of 12%. Your consumer database is also likely to include information about the California citizens/consumers. If that’s the case, you have to protect the details about that person. The California Consumer Privacy […]

July 16, 2020

Our working lives have seen an enormous transformation over the last six months. Many businesses are now reflecting on the lessons learned and how to use this new knowledge moving forward. The overnight shift to remote work has been the […]

July 14, 2020

ATLANTA, GA — July 14, 2020 — As companies contend with an ongoing pandemic and move to the cloud in order to more efficiently manage their remote workforces, managed service providers (MSPs) and other IT professionals have grappled with decreased […]

July 8, 2020

VIAVI Solutions Inc. today released the results of its 13th annual State of the Network global study of enterprise networking and security challenges. The study shows that IT teams critically require better visibility into the network driven by a number […]

July 1, 2020

The disruptive innovations in enterprise communications are simmering to a dull roar. It wasn’t long ago that the concepts of UC, team chat, and WebRTC were new. Today, articles about those topics are more about improvements, and less about what […]