In this video research note, Recon Research's Ira Weinstein provides the real story behind the everything-as-a-service craze. Hardly a day goes by without us hearing about a new "as a service" offering. And often the messaging around the offering focuses on the benefits of shifting a capital expend
Past, Present, and Future Background Collaboration applications and video conferencing in particular have benefitted from over thirty years of continuous improvements in the three P’s: price, performance, and plumbing. More recently, numerous other changes have taken place in the t
Google and Pexip announce a strategic partnership to bring interoperability between Hangouts Meet and other video platforms. As an analyst, I have great interest in Google's push into the enterprise conferencing arena. However, the company has faced a mixture of success (loyal users enjoying a soli
XaaS is all the rage in the technology world, but what does it really mean and is it happening in the VC and AV world today? Background For understandable and obvious reasons, vendors and providers today are seeking new ways to differentiate themselves and overcome customer objections. The "As a Se
