It’s been a scorching week here at UC Today‘s virtual headquarters.
The business landscape is beginning to take the slow journey back to the office as lockdown restrictions lighten around COVID-19. Companies everywhere are planning for a new hybrid environment, where UC and collaboration tools will be more crucial than ever.
In the past 7 days, we’ve been bringing you all of the top news on the UC, collaboration, and customer experience space.
If you haven’t had a chance to keep up with the latest, here are some of the best reports that you won’t want to miss.
Cisco Live! Delivers New Innovations
Just in time for Cisco Live! CEO, Chuck Robbins, announced that the company would be placing the event on hold due to the current protests happening across America. For an insight into what customers could expect from the upcoming event, our own Moshe Beauford sat down with Distinguished Engineer, Keith Griffin.
According to Griffin, Cisco Live!, which happened online, earlier this month, took a close look at the rising demand for collaboration tools in the new remote working environment. Cisco is adding new features to tools like Webex Meetings to serve companies in the changing status quo. Find out what’s coming next for Cisco here.
Asana for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams, one of the world’s most popular collaboration tools, recently announced a new integration with leading work management platform, Asana. The all-new solution combines Asana with Microsoft Teams to help companies better manage and discuss essential projects. As the demand for more efficient online collaboration experiences increases, this combined solution is sure to be a massive hit.
Asana and Microsoft Teams have also introduced a variety of clever solutions that explore what interoperability might look like in the future. For instance, you can access Asana for Outlook to upgrade your email too. Check out the full integration news here.
Cisco Collaboration Welcomes New Leader
Cisco has been busy over the last week, with lots of exciting updates for its community. One recent blog published by Chuck Robbins announced that Cisco would be updating its leadership team again. Jeetu Patel is joining the crew as the Head of Collaboration, Security, and Application. Two independent sources have confirmed that Sri Srinivasan is leaving his role as Head of Cisco Collaboration too.
Analyst, Zeus Kerravala, spoke to us about the change in the leadership suite. He told Moshe that although Sri is coming back to the team, he won’t be the head of collaboration. Instead, Sri will be focusing on something new. See the whole story here.
Tips for Mastering Microsoft Teams
Demand for collaboration tools has achieved incredible heights this year. Even before COVID-19, the need for more tools to help people connect over the web was growing. With pandemic concerns keeping people out of the office, Microsoft earned 12 million new Teams users in March of this year alone.
If you’ve been wondering how you can get the most out of your collaborative experience on Microsoft Teams, we’ve got you covered. In our latest guide, you can learn how to do everything from syncing your files to Teams, to changing your background with custom pictures. We’ll also introduce you to tools for recording meetings, keyboard shortcuts, and more. Discover how to master Microsoft Teams here.
Google Cloud Partners with the UK Government
Google Cloud is a massive part of the digital environment today, supporting more than 150 countries. The UK is the most recent addition to this list, with the company announcing a new memorandum of understanding with the commercial crown service of the UK. The CSS is the executive agency responsible for managing the procurement of services and goods.
CSS announced that it had first inquired about Google Cloud solutions back in 2019, with a hope to meet the requirements for the right cloud services for the UK’s new strategy. The UK “One Government Under Cloud” strategy aims to make cloud services more accessible in the UK landscape. To learn more about the UK and Google Cloud’s work, click here.
What are your top stories from this week? Have we mentioned them here? How do you feel about the last 7 days in UC and Collaboration? Let us know in the comments or join the conversation on social media.
