At Enterprise Connect Orlando, an event for the complete analysis of UC innovation, there's no time like the present when it comes to considering the future of enterprise communication. At the Orlando Gaylord Palms Resort, the conference has been in full-swing this week, as key-note speakers and industry experts discuss the technology revolutions that could change the world of enterprise for good.
Monday's kick-off sessions for the conference were all about introducing change, a theme that's bound to stay with the event all the way through to the end of the event on Thursday. Enterprise communication and collaboration as we know it is changing, and those changes are happening at a rapid pace. In fact, it's pretty hard to keep up with the evolution if you're one of the many industry people who grew up with snail-paced development of legacy hardware systems.
The Conference within a Conference
This year's Enterprise Connect opened on Monday with a day-long "conference-within-a-conference" experience. The idea was to reflect the key technology streams that are covered by Enterprise Connect, such as cloud communications, core communication and collaboration, video, contact centres, and mobility. Forward-looking experts came together to determine the emerging technology that would shape the next collection of strategic decisions that enterprises will be forced to make by 2020.
The event suggested that, although 2020 is sure to see a fair share of UC platforms implemented on premises, enterprises will continue to supplement them, and eventually replace them with services offered through the cloud. Within three years, a lot of team workplaces might have completely replaced their "traditional" interfaces for UC to become the go-to client for all internal and external communications.
Cloud PBX and UCaaS deployments are growing by 8.5% per year
The conference began with a speech by Tim Banting, Current Analysis' principal analyst, who looked at the big picture surrounding one specific question: "Will there be a new solution for communication and collaboration at an enterprise level, in 2020?"
