Is your #network fragile?

Was thinkng this morning about comments ive gotten sometimes from customers about not wanting to risk their network with a second vendor.

That there was risk in doing so.

Here's my question im going to start asking back.  If there is risk...Is that because your network is fragile?  Why do you have a solution from a vendor that is so fragile..It cant interop?  The risk then isnt with having two vendors...Its with the one you have.

#Cloud based #VideoConferencing from #BlueJeans

I cant imagine hosting meeting any other way.  BJN has not only made the user experience simple... but I dont need to own any of the backend mcus, schedulers, management software, or gateways.

And... best thing... since I need to talk to many people from many different companies that I dont need to worry about THEIR technology.  Tandberg, Polycom, Lifesize... or they can use Skepe and soon Google Talk... its a no brainer.  You'd have to be on a desert island to not be able to use BlueJeans!

http://bluejeans.com/

#Facebook using #BlueJeans for video collaboration

http://bluejeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Facebook_CaseStudy_6_23_11.pdf

#Fairweather goes over to #Vidyo

Congrats Jim on a good move!

http://www.crn.com/news/networking/231300149/two-veteran-video-execs-depart-hp-for-vidyo.htm;jsessionid=x9pA3oya3FTSlnkyHI6SFw**.ecappj01

#BJN #BlueJeansNetwork launches!

Check out their launched service!

http://bluejeans.com/

surprising news

Polycom buys HP's video conferencing assets

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/01/polycom-acquires-hps-videoconferencing-unit-for-89-million-in-cash/

June 1st Polycom announcement

So..curious... what is Polycom going to announce tommorrow?

I got an email from a friend that works there..and he wouldnt elaborate...but he was quite excited... maybe just a bit of koolaid drinking...but maybe it is going to be important?

http://www.polycom.com/company/events/UC_webcast_2011_Jun.html

Nexus is 25% line rate!

So where does the wind take people?

I was just thinking about all the people that I used to work with at Polycom and where they've all landed.

• Lifesize
• Cisco (a good number)
• HP Visual Collaboration (everyday I hear about another joining)
• Audinate
• 8x8
• Blue Jeans Network
• vBrick
• York Telecom
• Providea

Most, but not all, stayed in video.  But a few left and did something like myself, another friend went back to Cisco, and another is at Audinate.

Oddly, there are even a few left at Polycom.  Nothing against them or Polycom for sticking to things...just that it inevitable that over time, they all disapate because people go to work with people they like for the most part. The company might have a good persona that you enjoy..but its really your co-workers and alot of time managers that make you want to stay.