Zeus Kerravala

About

Zeus Kerravala is an eWEEK regular contributor and the founder and principal analyst with ZK Research. He spent 10 years at Yankee Group and prior to that held a number of corporate IT positions. Kerravala is considered one of the top 10 IT analysts in the world by Apollo Research, which evaluated 3,960 technology analysts and their individual press coverage metrics.

Success with Private 5G and Wi-Fi Requires Unified Management

Enterprises face many challenges, including too many systems and management dashboards to check. On the network side, those problems are compounded by an array of technologies needed to bind the organization together—including separate wired, Wi-Fi, and private 4G/5G networks. In fact, more than 85% of enterprises ZK Research surveyed said they have separate deployments or […]

Generative AI is Coming to Robots, Courtesy of NVIDIA

In response to a surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI), NVIDIA made significant updates to its Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics. The updates focus on the Isaac Robot Operating System (ROS) framework and Metropolis, two primary components of the platform. Generative AI: The Game-Changer For nearly a decade, the NVIDIA Jetson platform has […]

Avaya at GITEX 2023: Metaverse for Customer Care

Avaya partners with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to showcase how the metaverse can be used to improve customer service

Newgen’s Low-Code Platform Geared for Digital Transformation

Old school developer lead initiatives are tried and true but won’t lead to digital success

Zoomtopia 2023: Zoom Redefines Document Collaboration

At Zoomtopia, Zoom broadens its platform to include document based collaboration

Big Changes in Gartner’s 2023 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service

The 2023 MQ for CCaaS shows the vendor landscape is changing and should continue to with the rise of AI.

How Cisco is Addressing the Widening Skills Gap

Cisco takes a multifaceted approach to helping IT pros learn skills relevant to an increasingly digital world

How Providence Healthcare Redesigned its WAN for Digital Transformation

Over the past decade, the role of the network has changed: What was once viewed as a non-differentiated tactical resource that got very little attention from business leaders is now considered a strategic asset. An interesting data point from ZK Research is that 68% of business leaders consider the network important to business transformation. This […]

Challenges of Microsoft Teams: User Experience and Unbundling

Every week, I have many calls and meetings—Zoom, Cisco Webex, Google Meet, Skype (believe it or not), and the dreaded Microsoft Teams. Whenever I get an invite for a Teams call, I wonder what will happen when I click the link. Teams can be unpredictable. Say what you will about the other players, but they […]

VMware Explore: Targeting the Edge

At the recent VMware Explore conference, a key focus was the emerging edge computing industry. VMware, best known as a data center company, has built a strong edge portfolio, enabling companies to run workloads in bandwidth- or processor-constrained environments. VMware’s announcement is well-timed, as the edge is where the action is. It’s so vital to […]