Infrastructure

A Joyful Five9 Event in Porto

Five9 Analyst and Influencers Summit 2023

While I expected the buzzwords de jour at the Five9 Analyst and Influencers Summit in Porto, Portugal to be “AI” and “ChatGPT,” the word we heard most often was “joy.” As the site of Five9’s new innovation center and the company’s European engineering headquarters, Porto was the ideal place to host an analyst event and EMEA customer event, CX Summit EMEA.

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Mitel Today – Offering Choice for Customers and Partners

Mitel solutions for every aspect of your healthcare business

While Mitel is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary, today’s Mitel is very different in many ways while still maintaining its focus on customers, partners, and a core unified communications and collaboration offering. In honor of its anniversary and to understand where the company’s been and where it is now, I recently spoke with several Mitel leaders to provide an overall perspective. The key elements of Mitel’s strategy are:

The Growing Need for Knowledge Management

With artificial intelligence (AI) being hailed as the technology of the year, the role of knowledge management (KM) for contact centers has never been more important. Self-service, chatbots, virtual agents, and digital tools all rely on knowledge bases and knowledge management behind the scenes. In the new digital-first customer service environment, and with the rapid rise of chatbots, effective knowledge management tools are essential. 

Our April episode serves as a roundup of recent and upcoming events on our calendar, namely 8x8, Enterprise Connect, VON Evolution and HPE Aruba.

In this Watch This Space podcast, BCStrategies' Jon Arnold is returning as Chair for Future of Work Expo in Ft.

Mitel on its Intent to Acquire Unify

Martin Bitzinger

Mitel announced it has entered exclusive negotiations with Atos to acquire Unify, the unified communications and collaboration (UCC) and communication and collaboration services businesses of the Atos group. I spoke with Martin Bitzinger, EVP Mitel Product Management and Marketing, about this announcement and what it means for the company.

In this video interview, we discuss how the Unify acquisition fits in with Mitel’s strategy, the role of Unify’s managed services business, and what this all means for customers and partners.

Cloud Connections

Cloud Connections 2023

I had the opportunity to attend and participate in the Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA) Cloud Connections 2023 event in Ft. Lauderdale recently. The Cloud Communications Alliance (an association dedicated to the growth of the cloud communications industry, providing the forum for industry leaders to discuss key topics and advance their goals) puts on the premiere event for UC service providers, creating opportunities for learning, sharing, and networking.

As we (BCStrategies' Jon Arnold and Chris Fine) usually do at this time of year, in this Watch This Space podcast we provide our take on what to ex