Microsoft Teams reshapes enterprise UC strategies

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|October 2, 2017 FEATURED STORY Microsoft Teams deployment to reshuffle UC strategies by Luke O'Neill, Senior Site Editor Microsoft Teams deployment will force enterprises to rethink how they want to restructure their current unified communications strategies. Executive buy-in will be crucial. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) Advertisement NEWS   Could Microsoft Teams replace Outlook and Yammer? For years, workers have lived in Microsoft's Outlook email as a primary communications tool. But with the emergence of Microsoft Teams, it could replace Outlook. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Cisco, Microsoft take diverse tacks for virtual reality collaboration Microsoft demonstrated its virtual reality collaboration technology and mixed-reality workflow app, used by Ford, this week at Microsoft Ignite. Cisco invited customers to experiment with Cisco Spark in VR. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Machine learning and networking ushering in new era Bloggers explore machine learning and networking, Arista's new virtual router and the pitfalls of collecting and analyzing cybersecurity data. (SearchNetworking.com)   Facebook, IBM, Microsoft collaboration developments released Microsoft opting to swap Skype for Business for Teams topped this week's collaboration news. But Facebook, IBM and Zoho also had noteworthy product developments. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   ExtraHop launches new network visibility tools ExtraHop focuses on network visibility tools with new features, Aerohive launches HiveManager NG for private clouds and Extreme bakes in elements of recently acquired Avaya for campuses. (SearchNetworking.com)   Zoom video meetings get Facebook Workplace integration Zoom video meetings can now be streamed to Facebook Workplace. Zoom announced the integration this week, along with a new transcription service for video recordings. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Cloud-based infrastructure meets networking at ONUG fall conference Cloud-based infrastructure is reshaping the networking industry -- an issue ONUG has seen within its user community and will address at its upcoming fall conference in New York City. (SearchSDN.com)   New Skype, Microsoft Teams integrations focus on video Microsoft Ignite yielded a slew of partnership announcements focusing on Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams integrations based on video support and interoperability. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Take advantage of embedded communications with CPaaS To successfully deploy CPaaS, organizations must understand the communications APIs offered by vendors, the state of the CPaaS market and the use cases that drive the technology. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Visions of software-defined branch begin to take hold Software-based technologies can apply to the vision of a software-defined branch that converges network elements and centralizes management. But getting there will take time. (SearchSDN.com)   What are practical applications of contact-center analytics? Learn two use cases for contact-center analytics to improve agent performance, optimize contact-center performance and improve customer experience. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Existing and emerging SD-WAN service models explained Network pros may need help deciding which SD-WAN service model best suits their organizations' needs. While two options exist, more could be coming. (SearchSDNcom)   Reaping the benefits of machine learning in networking The networking industry today is poised to reap the benefits of machine learning, but all too often, networks themselves stand in the way. (SearchNetworking.com)   Video conferencing usage gets new analytics to gauge ROI Instead of assuming video ROI success, enterprises can now see a correlation between video conferencing usage and productivity with the help of new analytics tools. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Ixia CloudLens Public gets Network Innovation Award Cloud visibility challenges force many enterprises to pull back on their cloud migration strategies. But Ixia CloudLens Public might be one way to assuage those fears. (SearchNetworking.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Networking Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Networking Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.