Although humility is an admirable trait, sometimes, if you don't sing your own praises, no one else will.
And thus, we wanted to give our UC All Stars, the people who took the time out to help with our research, a chance to tell the world what they count as their proudest achievement in their business or work recently.
In a year marked by technological advancements and strategic growth, it seems these UC leaders across the industry have achieved remarkable milestones.
Strategic Growth and Market Expansion
For many leaders, growth and expansion was a common theme for a feeling of achievement.
Iain Smith, Practice Director at Insight, highlighted a dual achievement of:
"Seeing the growth of the UC Practice in Insight, increased 60%," while also "being instructed by two of the UK's largest organizations to support them in their migrations from legacy PBX solutions to Microsoft Teams Phone."
Patrick Watson, Head of Research at Cavell, took equal satisfaction in seeing growth, saying his biggest achievement was "growing the Cavell research business to help a record number of clients."
These messages of growth reflect a growing expansion of companies using UC services and new customers entering the arena as eligible buyers.
But for some, it's not so much about new growth as it is about delivering for customers you already have.
Jamie Hughes, Sales Director at EvolveIP, pointed to customer satisfaction as a key metric of success, with his high being:
"Achieving an 8.83 out of 10 rating in the annual Partner Satisfaction survey."
A sentiment Melody Brue, VP & Principal Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, shared as she highlighted how "providing great advisory to clients and remaining a top-ranked analyst" was her crowning achievement.
Technology Deployment and Innovation
With AI having taken over almost every conversation in the tech sphere, UC included, it is no wonder that many saw technical innovations as a key indicator to be excited over.
Ilya Bukshteyn, VP at Microsoft Teams Calling, Devices, and Premium Experiences, reported a significant milestone: "Now over 1M Microsoft Teams Rooms deployed and actively being used."
Released in 2019, Teams Rooms is part of Microsoft's efforts to modernize conference rooms with hybrid meeting solutions designed to enhance collaboration across in-person and remote participants.
Other leaders showcased technical implementations, with Doug Schaefer, Chief Technology Officer at American Sound, highlighting his accomplishment of "deploying Pexip Infinity in Azure."
