Kevin Kieller
is a partner with enableUC, a company that helps measure, monitor and improve UC and collaboration usage and adoption through a unique set of products and services, including the unique knowledge reinforcement tool Trivia Engine.
Kevin is a globally recognized expert in the areas of collaboration and unified communication, the author of the No Jitter “Living with Lync” column, host of the “Living with Lync” session each year at Enterprise Connect and is thrilled to be a member of the elite UCStrategies team since 2011.
As a teen, as soon as he could type, Kevin began developing software and brings his over twenty-five years of software, technology and consulting expertise to UC Strategies. Kevin has conceived, designed and overseen the development of software products and hosted services in the business, educational and recreational areas which have been used by millions of people in over 17 countries worldwide. As far back as 1988, Kevin developed award winning video games for the Commodore 64 (see Jack Attack). Despite this early start, he still retains all of his hair, with only a few gray strands, and his youthful outlook, kept young by his three children and his beautiful wife.
His software development background makes Kevin very pragmatic. See it; touch it; test it; then believe it. Some of his favorite sayings include "if you don't know your objective you will never achieve it," "the devil is in the details," and "the proof is in the pudding."
Using this pragmatism, and a dose of healthy skepticism, Kevin has assisted numerous medium and large enterprises to identify the most appropriate UC&C solution based on a methodical process to identify and prioritize business objectives along with end users requirements, evaluate multiple viable options, and provide clear, concise recommendations along with achievable timelines and realistic budgets. After developing a strategy, Kevin is often asked to oversee the implementation of the strategy and he has happily done this for large Cisco UC and Lync deployments. Most recently Kevin has assisted a number of organizations to develop their UC&C practices and to define service offerings related to UC and collaboration.
You can read Kevin’s articles here, follow him on twitter @kkieller or connect with him via LinkedIn.
Articles by Kevin Kieller
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BCStrategies Forecasts for 2018 - December 27, 2017
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2017 Year in Review in Business Communications - December 8, 2017
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Cisco Sparks a Slew of News - August 24, 2017
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Experts Discuss the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UC - August 21, 2017
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The Role of AI in UC&C - May 2, 2017
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Enterprise Connect 2017 Review - April 10, 2017
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The Future of Collaboration - March 17, 2017
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Cisco Sparks a Conversation Among the UCStrategies Experts - February 1, 2017
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UCStrategies' Predictions, Expectations and Hopes for 2017 - January 17, 2017
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2016 Year in Review - January 6, 2017
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Reviewing the Latest (and Greatest) BC Summit - November 15, 2016
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Prepping Your Network for Skype Online - October 21, 2016
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Validating Your Network for Skype Online - October 19, 2016
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Don’t Forget the People: Unified Leadership Drives UC&C Success - October 13, 2016
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Is Your Network Ready for Skype Online? - October 10, 2016
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Don’t Forget the People: Training - September 26, 2016
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Our Evolving Industry: Shaping the Agenda for BC Summit 2016 - August 8, 2016
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UCStrategies' Take on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for UC - August 3, 2016
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Workstream Messaging and UC - May 5, 2016
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Interoperability: A Dream or Reality? - March 3, 2016
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Hopes, Dreams, and Fears: UCStrategies Previews Enterprise Connect 2016 - February 19, 2016
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UCStrategies Predictions for 2016 - January 8, 2016
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Experts Review BC Summit 2015 - December 2, 2015
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UCStrategies Experts Preview UC Summit 2015 - October 28, 2015
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Broadsoft Unveils Project Tempo for UCStrategies - October 26, 2015
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Predictions We Got Wrong - September 18, 2015
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Mobile Considerations in Enterprise Communications - September 4, 2015
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Experts Discuss UC Security - August 14, 2015
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Is There Really a Market for UC in the SMB Space? - August 7, 2015
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What is Doomed, End of Life, Kaput (or Should Be)? - July 30, 2015
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Microsoft: Continuing to Change UC - July 24, 2015
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Is UCaaS a Blip or a Trend? - July 9, 2015
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Messaging-First Conferencing Solutions - June 4, 2015
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UCStrategies on Microsoft Ignite - May 21, 2015
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UCStrategies Reviews Gartner Magic Quadrant for Midsize Enterprises - May 15, 2015
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Enterprise Connect: It is the People - April 1, 2015
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Living in a Multi-Vendor World – Is BCOM a Key to Success? - April 1, 2015
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UCStrategies Reviews Enterprise Connect 2015 - March 30, 2015
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UCStrategies Experts Preview Enterprise Connect 2015 - March 10, 2015
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UCStrategies Gives Free Advice - February 26, 2015
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Voice Quality: Heading in the Right Direction? - February 12, 2015
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UCStrategies Yes or No Game - January 22, 2015
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2015 Forecast from UCStrategies - January 15, 2015
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Good versus Great Training - January 12, 2015
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UCStrategies Experts Discuss “Most Significant“ of 2014 - January 9, 2015
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Executive Blind Spots - January 5, 2015
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New Voicemail Options for Lync - November 5, 2014
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Adding Enterprise Voice to Office 365 - October 28, 2014
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Confessions of a “Backchannel IMer” - September 2, 2014
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SBC, SIP, ROI - July 30, 2014
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Lync: For, Against or With - April 23, 2014
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The Proof is in the Pudding - April 1, 2014
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Enterprise Connect 2014 - UCStrategies Views - March 31, 2014
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UCStrategies Experts Preview Enterprise Connect 2014 - March 10, 2014
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Lync Conference 2014 and Universal Communications - March 5, 2014
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Disagreeing Takes Time - February 10, 2014
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What UC Trends Will Fizzle in 2014? - January 27, 2014
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Business-to-Business UC Collaboration - December 17, 2013
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UCStrategies Reviews the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony - November 12, 2013
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UCStrategies Reaction to Microsoft Lync's Reported Growth - November 6, 2013
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Cisco Versus Microsoft: The Ongoing Debate - October 28, 2013
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The Movie was Great; I Know Because I Didn’t See It - September 30, 2013
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HP's UC Reference Architectures - August 28, 2013
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HP Shares Validated Lync Architectures with Partner Channel - August 28, 2013
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UC ROI - August 19, 2013
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UC Pitfalls and Opportunities - August 1, 2013
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Making Money with Lync – Part 2 - July 31, 2013
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Where Will Mobility Take Us? - July 26, 2013
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Making Money with Lync – Part 1 - June 28, 2013
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The Future of IT - May 31, 2013
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Lync, CEBP and UC – Connecting the Dots - May 29, 2013
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Enterprise Connect: A Product Idea Factory - April 15, 2013
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What People Want in Collaboration - February 18, 2013