Enterprise Connect 2026 Schedule
Platform Wars & Peace: The 2026 State of Interoperability: Building Video Rooms That Work Across Ecosystems
David Danto (Principal Analyst, TalkingPointz)
Riccardo Germano (Senior Collaboration Services Engineer, White & Case LLP)
Rich Bayes (Product Management Leader, Cisco)
Location: Academy 412
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 8:30 am - 9:00 am
Pass Type:
All Access, Premium
Session Type:
Session - Conference Track
Track:
Legacy Unleashed: Optimizing Your Communications Backbone
Topic:
AV/Video
Vault Recording: TBD
Room systems today must serve multiple masters – Zoom, Teams, Webex – while staying secure, manageable, and future-ready. Can they?
The modern meeting room is at the center of a platform shift – where Microsoft, Zoom, and Cisco are designing tightly integrated ecosystems that promise better security, support, and user experience. At the same time, interoperability is improving in smart, practical ways through native guest joins, cloud video interop (CVI), and vendor-neutral integrations. This session examines how IT and AV teams are designing rooms that support multiple platforms without overwhelming users. Attendee takeaways include:
- Understand how Teams, Zoom, and Webex ecosystems are evolving their native room experiences;
- Learn where interoperability fits today – and how it’s improving;
- Discover real-world strategies to support diverse platforms while maintaining simplicity.