Cloud Conversations: Iain Smith on Unified Communications & The Pace of AI

Cloud Conversations is a regular podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like AzureMicrosoft 365Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, WindowsIntune, and much more!

Cloud Conversations: Iain Smith on Unified Communications & The Pace of AI

Iain Smith is a 9-time Microsoft MVP and a much-respected figure in the field of Unified Communications. Iain joins Azure and Peter on the show this week to discuss:

  • The history of Unified Communications, from MSN Messenger & Sync to MS Teams
  • The current state of play with Teams from a UC viewpoint
  • His thoughts on what’s next
  • AI: Is the current pace of progress appropriate or concerning?
  • And much more!

More on Cloud Conversations

The podcast is hosted by Peter Rising, Ru Campbell, and Kat Beedim, all Petri contributors. They’re joined by Azure McFarlane, a Microsoft MVP, Data Analyst, and Power Platform Consultant, and Femke Cornelissen, an Adoption and Modern Workplace Team Leader and Microsoft 365 blogger. Each week, Peter, Ru, Kat, Azure, and Femke speak to a guest who shares their industry insights and technical experience.

Cloud Conversations

Cloud Conversations doesn’t only focus on the technical. Each episode covers topics like career progression, community, productivity to get the most out of your day as an IT pro, equality and diversity in IT, and much more to help IT pros survive and thrive out in the wild!

Previous guests on Cloud Conversations include a list of well-known industry experts and technologists, including Stephen Rose, who is a Microsoft Teams Senior Product Marketing Manager, Petri’s Steve Goodman, who is an MVP in Microsoft Office Apps and Service, and Andy Malone, who is an MVP in Enterprise Mobility and a Microsoft Certified Trainer.