Evan Kirstel Feedhttps://ucstrategies.com%2fprofile.aspx%3fid%3d9127%26f%3drssWith 20 years of sales & Biz Dev experience in the unified communications arena (Sonus, Oracle/Acme Packet, AudioCodes...), Evan Kirstel brings a unique perspective on Cloud/Enterprise opportunities in UC, including deep knowledge of the social, mobile, and the voice/video/web collaboration market and technology.  What is Fog Computing and How Does it Relate to Both Cloud and IoT? https://ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/what-is-fog-computing-and-how-does-it-relate-to-both-cloud-and-iot.aspx This type of computing is effectively working to extend the cloud computing capabilities and services to the very edge of the network which allows it to bring about advantages and power much closer to where the data can be executed and acted upon. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:01:00 GMT Evan Kirstel https://ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/what-is-fog-computing-and-how-does-it-relate-to-both-cloud-and-iot.aspx UCStrategy.com articles Network Insights Beyond Scaling https://ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/network-insights-beyond-scaling.aspx Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is way beyond any traditional concept of networking and provides great insights and guidance for future generations of networking technology. Mon, 22 May 2017 07:01:00 GMT Evan Kirstel https://ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/network-insights-beyond-scaling.aspx UCStrategy.com articles The History of Speech Recognition and a Glimpse into its Future https://ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/the-history-of-speech-recognition-and-a-glimpse-into-its-future.aspx With the release of Apple's Siri and comparable voice search assistance from Microsoft and Google, you might have speculated why it took so long for speech recognition innovation to progress to this stage. Here is a close depiction at the innovations of the past generations with regards to speech recognition and what the future has in store for this technology. Mon, 08 May 2017 07:01:00 GMT Evan Kirstel https://ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/the-history-of-speech-recognition-and-a-glimpse-into-its-future.aspx UCStrategy.com articles The Role of AI in UC&C https://ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-role-of-ai-in-ucc.aspx In this Industry Buzz podcast, Blair Pleasant of UCStrategies leads a discussion about how artificial intelligence (AI), bots, machine learning and natural language processing are being used in unified communications and collaboration. The Experts participating this week include Phil Edholm, Marty Parker, Dave Smith, Kevin Kieller, Evan Kirstel, Peter Bernstein, Steve Leaden, Don Van Doren, Dave Michels, Roberta J. Fox, Dr. Joseph Williams and JR Simmons. Tue, 02 May 2017 07:01:00 GMT UCStrategies Staff https://ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-role-of-ai-in-ucc.aspx UCStrategy.com articles