May
17
2013
This is the last in my series about looking at non-traditional vendors for Unified Communications, and each post has focused on a different driver. My first post addressed the relative sameness of mainstream UC offerings, and the difficulty facing buyers to make a truly informed decision. Following that, the next post focused on a different …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.adtran.com/reasons-for-choosing-a-nontraditional-vendor-for-uc-part-3/
May
08
2013
My last post was written to help you challenge the status quo, and the theme continues here. The main idea was to consider vendors beyond the usual suspects, a group that can be defined a couple of different ways. At first glance, the usual suspects are the legacy telecom vendors who you may well have …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.adtran.com/reasons-for-choosing-a-nontraditional-vendor-for-uc-part-2/
Apr
24
2013
There were a few themes from my last post that warrant further exploration, and this is one of them. When considering Unified Communications, your current telecom vendor may well be your first choice, and failing that, the circle probably extends to their peer group of comparable competitors. Surely, there should be enough to choose from …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.adtran.com/reasons-for-choosing-a-nontraditional-vendor-for-uc/
Apr
18
2013
I wanted to pick up on a couple of themes from my last post related to the UC vendor landscape, as the task of making choices is getting harder, not easier. First is the notion that telecom vendors are on shaky ground these days, and in broad strokes, you need to keep this top of …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.adtran.com/three-things-to-look-for-in-a-uc-vendor/
Apr
11
2013
Over my last three posts I’ve provided different points ofview in terms of considering cloud and premise-based options for Unified Communications. I began with vendors, using ADTRAN’s recent NetVanta enhancement as a frame of reference for offering choice to their customers. Following that I examined why businesses would choose either option or even a blended …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.adtran.com/cloud-or-premise-for-uc-who-can-you-trust/