collaboration

Giving Customers Software Deployment Flexibility

2 min read

Everyone wants choice, and software customers are no exception. Software vendors have traditionally offered different versions of their applications, with labels like Deluxe or Premier, to distinguish what type of functionality is included. Another area where vendors are increasingly providing customers with a new type of choice is where to deploy their software. Traditionally, customers […]

March 6, 2017

COLLABORATION

Prioritize Teamwork to Deliver Results

2 min read

Few people would disagree that teamwork delivers results. But for decades, recognition systems in business have focused on individual achievement. This encourages the belief that if you want to get ahead, you have to make all the magic on your own – or at least make sure you’re the person to get the credit for it.

March 6, 2017

EDUCATION

Inviting Global Perspectives into the Classroom

9 min read

As our schools and universities prepare students to make a contribution to the world, it is important to benchmark the emerging critical skills they will need to solve increasingly complex problems. As we accelerate the speed of moving data and communications around the world, one strategic skill emerges that we traditionally have not taught: global […]

March 2, 2017

INNOVATION

Students Collaborate Using Cisco Spark During Hackathon

2 min read

Our Innovation Centre in Australia, Perth, recently had the opportunity to host a hackathon, exploring safety and productivity solutions for heavy vehicles.

February 26, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco and Ericsson Bring the Enterprise to You

1 min read

New Collaboration Mobile Convergence solution enables Service Providers to offer multi-party collaboration communication services and other value-added services across fixed or mobile networks.

February 23, 2017

COLLABORATION

Platform Migration Doesn’t Have to Be a Headache

1 min read

Taking on a major technology migration can be a complete headache. What if you could migrate from your current platform with a proven, cost-effective deployment? Let Cisco Advanced Services deliver the collaboration platform for the way you work today.

February 21, 2017

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

The Worst Problem in the Retail Industry? Turnover.

3 min read

Retail has one of the highest turnover rates in any industry. The Hay Group reports a median turnover rate of 67 percent for part-time retail employees.[1] I doubt any of us would be too challenged to list the problems driving this high turnover: Retail jobs are considered boring and repetitive, with little training and low […]

February 15, 2017

COLLABORATION

Using Cisco Spark Teams to Manage My Team

4 min read

For the past few months, I’ve been using Cisco Spark to manage the projects that my team is undertaking. As CTO in the Cisco Collaboration Technology Group, you can imagine we have some big projects to track. This has worked really, really well. It provides me a single place I can go to see all of my team’s initiatives in a single list. In the past, that list would be in a spreadsheet or a slide on my desktop, and I’d have to hunt for it. Now, with Cisco Spark it’s easy to find.

February 14, 2017

PARTNER

UC Reseller Seeks Stable, Responsible Partner for Long Term Relationship

3 min read

It’s Valentine’s Day, are you looking for a new technology partner? What’s it like to be a communication or collaboration-focused reseller in today’s technology market? With the industry evolving at such a rapid pace – in terms of both technology and shifting revenue streams – the vendor landscape is changing dramatically. Resellers have an important […]