Thomas McCafferty
No Longer with Cisco
Articles
Placing Dots vs. In-depth Analysis: Gartner Names Cisco a UC Leader
I’m proud to say that Gartner has positioned Cisco as a leader in its Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for the ninth year. Gartner places us highest on “ability to execute” and furthest on “completeness of vision” axis in the evaluation.
Cisco Spark Made Cisco Spark Happen
Without Cisco Spark, we wouldn’t be launching the Spark service now. Of course, we’d launch it, but the key is the timing. Now. What I am talking about is Spark’s impact internally on our ability to accelerate all the launch-related activities. Don’t get me wrong. Spark didn’t magically change how we approached the launch projects. What really changed was the efficiency of communications and decision making -- what the marketing guy in me is supposed to call “agility.”
Cisco Products Receive Highest Scores in 3 of 4 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Unified Communications
The evaluation is complete. And we think Cisco Unified Communications scored well. Very well, in fact. Just released, the 2015 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Unified Communications...
Cisco Named as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications 2015
Cisco Unified Communications Delivers a Full Experience As I read the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications by Bern Elliot and Steve Blood, August 10, 2015, one...
Cisco Delivers Improved Lync Interoperability
Did you know that Lync is a fully supported client in Cisco Collaboration Meeting Room (Cisco CMR) meetings. When we say interoperability we mean it. Even when that means supporting proprietary protocols. For instance, to ensure that Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business users can fully experience the power of Cisco conferencing. IDC released the IDC MarketScape: […]
Bringing Our “A” Game: Cisco Again Recognized as a UC&C Industry Leader by IDC
I’ve noticed that many business clichés have been invading my language. I’ve been trying to be proactive in curbing the habit. Needless to say, it’s not working. So instead of trying to cut back, at the end of the day I’ve decided to push the envelope and give 110% to using as many as possible in this […]
Another Milestone: Gartner Names Cisco a Leader in Telephony
We continue to evolve the ways we interact and communicate. Still, telephony remains a foundation element of business communications. Even as we bring technologies into the collaboration mix, telephony is...
Gartner Recognizes Cisco as a Leader in Unified Communications…Again
For the seventh year in a row Cisco was positioned as a leader in the August 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications.