by sleyland | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
by sleyland | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
Regardless of how your company may have functioned in the past – if work-from-home was a big part of your company culture or not included whatsoever – you’ve probably had to introduce remote work as a response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Maybe you and...
by sleyland | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
We have all become familiar with virtual meetings, messaging, and calling at this point and how it has changed the work dynamic within our companies forever. While face to face conferences may not be on the table, for now, there is potential that these changes may be...
by sleyland | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog
As the entire world flexes and changes in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, so must our workplaces. In many ways, we will have to make adjustments that will stay with us forever, long after the pandemic becomes a distant memory. It’s up to leaders in departments such...
by sleyland | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog
Cisco recently announced they are closing down their Spark VR experiment. Whilst it was always an experiment it’s a shame to see a major vendor in the enterprise communications market exit for now, especially as AR/VR are predicted to be multi billion dollar...
by sleyland | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog
I recently wrote a couple of articles on Linkedin. With some hints/tips on how to verify the Kaizala product/service in your 2019 Digital Workplace Yesterday Praveen updated the Kaizala blog with some more information. It may help you further in your...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
What the hell is a Spatial Room? You’ve just made that up Leyland. True but I think every Digital Workplace/Modern Office will need at least one from next year – ideally more than one in different locations with the same (or similar) dimensions. Spatial...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
Microsoft have major advantages within the Productivity market; an unprecedented install base, Office, large account presence and a strong technical platform to name but a few so why do the likes of Verizon and Airbus look to move away from Microsoft and why does the...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
Since the launch of BPOS and the evolution to Office 365 Microsoft have built an excellent cloud based Productivity suite. Shifting the Office and Productivity business from an on premise/waterfall upgrade cycle to cloud is no mean achievement. In doing this Microsoft...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
I wrote this article just after the acquisition of Acano by Cisco, as always in the Tech industry a great deal seems to have changed since then: Cisco have lost their Collaboration leader (Rowan Trollope) and have rebranded Spark back to WebexMicrosoft arguably made a...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
To set expectations straight away if you are expecting an answer please don’t be disappointed – I don’t know what Microsoft are or plan to do with Kaizala. This article will be entirely speculative and based on no sourced information. If you are...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
In Part One I provided some thoughts on why Microsoft released Kaizala to Office 365. In Part Two I’m going to provide my practical advice on finding out what Microsoft really think of Kaizala. If you are deploying Office 365 in 2019 and you want to know more...
by sleyland | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
The NHS is one of the greatest ideas and institutions in Britain. I’m deeply committed to the idea of healthcare free at the point of use and how the NHS puts that in action every day of the year. I’m fortunate enough to rarely use the NHS but this summer...
by sleyland | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
Five key areas for Collaboration/Digital Workplace teams to be aware of in 2018. Editing note: Collaboration or Digital Workplace? Whilst most organisations have settled on Collaboration which I always preferred to Unified Communications we are starting to see a move...
by sleyland | Dec 27, 2017 | Blog
There is a great deal of great content being added to the #microsoftteams community, this blog post is dedicated to capturing as many of those links as possible. Please note these are not Alloquy posts and full attribution will be made. Meetings Chat Calling Learn...
