David Smith

Founder and Principal

Inflow Analysis

David Mario Smith is founder and principal analyst at Inflow Analysis. Mr. Smith is a Gartner veteran of over 16 years and an IT industry professional with 20 years of experience in the broader collaboration and workplace technology markets, having helped thousands of enterprises with their collaboration and workplace strategies. Mr. Smith’s career spans from being a senior analyst at Gartner to research director and lead analyst at Aragon Research.

Enterprise Connect 2018 - BCStrategies Review

Jim Burton

03/27/2018 - 11:37

In this Industry Buzz podcast, the BC Experts from BCStrategies review Enterprise Connect 2018, held March 12-15 in Orlando. Jim Burton moderates the conversation, with Blair Pleasant, Michael...

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Unified Communication

Cloud or Not Cloud - How Do Businesses Decide?

Blair Pleasant

02/20/2018 - 09:52

In this Industry Buzz Podcast, Blair Pleasant leads the discussion about Cloud, with BCStrategies Experts Dave Stein, Melissa Swartz, Sara Uzel, Marty Parker, JR Simmons, Dr. Joseph Williams, ...

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UCaaS, Hybrid Cloud

BCStrategies Reaction Following Avaya Engage 2018

Blair Pleasant

02/12/2018 - 16:45

In this Industry Buzz podcast, Blair Pleasant leads a discussion about Avaya Engage 2018, with Experts Dave Michels, Dr. Joseph Williams, Sara Uzel, Marty Parker, JR Simmons, Phil Edholm, Jon...

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Unified Communication, Avaya Engage 2018

Mergers and Acquisitions in BC: Reflections and Predictions for 2018

Blair Pleasant

01/15/2018 - 08:56

In this Industry Buzz podcast the BCStrategies Experts discuss mergers and acquisitions; what to look for in upcoming M&A activity in the business communications space; and the notable and...

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mergers and acquisitions, business communications

Is Net Neutrality Good or Bad from an Enterprise Perspective?

Phil Edholm

12/21/2017 - 15:53

In this Industry Buzz podcast, Phil Edholm moderates a conversation on the recent FCC Net Neutrality ruling. The...

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Unified Communication, Infrastructure, net neutrality

2017 Year in Review in Business Communications

Blair Pleasant

12/08/2017 - 11:13

In this Industry Buzz podcast the BCStrategies Experts look back at the hot topics, issues and trends of 2017 in the unified communications and collaboration space. Blair Pleasant moderates the...

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Unified Communication

Cisco Acquires BroadSoft

Blair Pleasant

11/03/2017 - 09:46

The announcement of Cisco's acquisition of BroadSoft is the topic of this week's Industry Buzz podcast. Blair Pleasant moderates the conversation which includes BCStrategies Experts Jon Arnold, ...

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Team Collaboration, Unified Communication, Contact Centers, UCaaS, Hybrid Cloud, Cisco, Broadsoft

Cisco Sparks a Slew of News

Dave Michels

08/24/2017 - 18:02

This week, Cisco Spark™ announced several breakthroughs around security, compliance and analytics. This week's Industry Buzz podcast drills down into the significance of these announcements for...

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Team Collaboration, Cisco Spark, Cisco Spark Control Hub, Pro Pack for Cisco Spark Control Hub

UCStrategies on the Mitel-ShoreTel News

Dave Michels

08/03/2017 - 00:00

In this Industry Buzz podcast, UCStrategies' Dave Michels leads the discussion among the UCStrategies Experts about the news that Mitel has acquired ShoreTel. Participants this week include...

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Team Collaboration, Unified Communication, Mitel, ShoreTel

Teleworking Changes: New Trend or an Overreaction?

Dave Michels

06/16/2017 - 15:23

The UCStrategies experts discuss teleworking, where it does and doesn't fit, and why some companies are changing their policies for at-home workers. UCStrategies' ...

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Contact Centers, teleworking, telework, telecommuting

CPaaS Perspectives

Phil Edholm

05/19/2017 - 15:41

In this Industry Buzz podcast, the UCStrategies Experts discuss Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS). Topics include how CPaaS is changing, why organizations should choose certain CPaaS...

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UCaaS, Hybrid Cloud, Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS)