Apr
12
2012
My last post touched on the idea that if the desk phone went away, UC could be anchored to just about anything, or nothing at all. Until VoIP came along, the phone system was always the hub of business communications. That’s a pretty big and comfortable spot, and if it went away, the field really …
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Apr
10
2012
This is another “what if” post, but I think it’s timely given all the recent focus on a “post-PBX” world, and what that could mean for UC. There are many ways to approach this terrain, both as a threat and an opportunity. A lot of this really depends on whether you’re a buyer or a …
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Apr
04
2012
For some of you, this has been a long time coming, and for others it might be totally out of left field. Either way, this fundamental question comes to mind for two reasons. First, to me, it’s a logical extension of my recent posts here around the notion that someday, Apple could be your UC …
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Sep
14
2011
This is a core building block around UC decision-making, and for IT to really take ownership here, they need the right mindset. I say this not just to justify the investment to management, but to have a realistic basis for UC’s deployment over time. The first thing to note is that any initial UC deployment …
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Jun
17
2011
One of the biggest challenges for unified communications is knowing where and how to get the answers you need to make good decisions. As discussed in earlier posts, UC vendors can tell you a lot, but will be highly varied, and if you’re not careful, can also be based more on what they have to …
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