Cisco Certifications are the Secret to Driving Success

According to the 2017 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report, 86 percent of the more than 14,000 respondents hold at least one certification. If nothing else, this should be a huge indicator that certifications matter. More specifically, Cisco certifications matter. Cisco-certified IT professionals accounted for 31 percent of that base. Sure, one in three respondents holds one of their credentials, but what does a deep dive into the data reveal about these IT professionals in particular?

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Using the Cisco Real-Time Monitoring Tool for CUCM Performance Monitoring

RTMT provides a set of canned views of both system resources and application counters that provide you with a snapshot of your environment right out of the box. Read on to learn how you can make RTMT even more helpful by customizing it to show you different views of your resources and CUCM environment.

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The Role of Cisco Unified Communications Manager in Video Conferencing

If you’re in IT, you’ve likely heard the saying, “In technology, the only thing constant is change itself,” and boy is that right! For technical companies, if you are not moving forward, then you’re falling behind. There is no such thing as standing still! A perfect example of this mindset is in Cisco’s evolution of video conferencing and telepresence.

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What’s the Difference between Video Conferencing and Telepresence?

With the advent of video use in our everyday communications, a number of questions commonly surface. One of them is the question of terminology. What’s the difference between video conferencing and telepresence? What is meant by immersive technologies? Frankly, there is no one single right answer.

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