VQ has had a fantastic 2023 as CEO Mike Horsley shows when reflecting in his end of year update. Thank you for contributing to our most successful year to date and we look forward to an even bigger 2024.

Also in our December newsletter, we provide an update on Christmas support hours and a look at the latest upgrades to our Outlook Plug-in and VQCM 4.3.

Read on for:

• A few words with VQ’s CEO Mike Horsley
• Our Christmas support hours
• VQ Conference Manager 4.3 release
• A new Outlook Plug-in blog

Inside VQ

A word from VQ CEO Mike Horsley

“First of all, I’d like to wish everybody a safe and happy holiday season and new year.

The VQ year has been full on; it’s been our most successful ever, so a very big thank you to all our customers and a very warm welcome to all our new ones.

Your custom allows us to invest more in people, systems and spending more time face-to-face with customers. We invest everything back into the business, and the result of that is that we’ve added 25 people to the team over the last 18 months or so. This takes the overall team size towards 50. The bulk of the new faces are focused on product; we also added four new starters to both the sales and marketing teams, respectively.

What’s amazing is the impact all these new engineers and product experts have on the product through their skill and tenacity. There’s a whole raft of new goodness coming your way. You could argue that’s a strange thing to say, but when I see what is happening in the product on a daily basis, I think back to when there were four of us working on it and mentally ‘compare and contrast’. The difference is huge and its really exciting to see all of that ‘doing’ turning into a high-quality product.

We’ve added to the sales team; we get more time in front of customers and more time speaking with existing customers to check they’re OK and generally ensure things are going the way they need to.

The same is true with the marketing team; we have more people, and they can spend more time telling our story.

The big things this year have been DMA, the 4.x platform and getting that to a point where we can release it on a regular basis. Metro’s been introduced. We close ’23 releasing 4.3; personally, I love what we’ve done to Activity and the ‘focus’ views. 

Kibana and the whole data story goes from strength to strength; Kibana on 4.3 is nothing short of awesome. Behind the scenes, HA is just about done and should start to appear early in the new year. A whole pile of ‘funk’ is lining up on Metro and positions us well to deliver a complete and integrated solution.

We’ll be doing a lot more events in 2024; we look forward to meeting you and getting some time to talk.”

What’s new at VQ?

VQ holiday support hours

The Christmas holiday season is approaching, and with it, we’re going to start seeing the VQ support and engineering team reducing in size as well earned annual leave is taken. 

Over the Christmas and New Year period, we’ll have a smaller team covering support. We recommend that you do not make any changes or attempt any upgrades to your production services from 22nd December to 2nd January.

We will be responding to support tickets via email, but there might be cases where the response is delayed. Rest assured, we will follow up once the team is back at full strength on 2nd January. 

If you have a system outage, please contact us here or you can call our “Out of Hours Support” line, where we will triage the problem and, if needed, will escalate the issue.

Out of Hours Support Number: +44 1249 470 146

VQ Conference Manager 4.3 has been released

Headline features include new meeting management refinements to the Activity page.

Read more in our release blog and watch our new video series on 4.3

Interested in finding out more? Register for our 4.3 webinar – 11^th January 2024 4pm (UK).

Outlook Plug-in blog

Looking for some festive holiday reading? Get up to speed on the latest upgrades to VQCM’s Outlook Plug-in with our new features blog. Upgrades include:

• Meet me – inject a user’s Space details into the Outlook Meeting invite
• Scheduled Meetings – meeting instances available for specific periods of time
• Works with VQ One-Button-To-Push (OBTP)
• And more…

Read the full blog here.

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The VQ Team are looking to finish 2023 on a high note with plenty of new content covering the latest about Metro, DMA functionality and more. 

Our November newsletter also spotlights a recent appearance on the Cisco Podcast Network and our upcoming December trip to the US.

Read on for:

·     VQ’s Cisco podcast experience

·     Upcoming conferences where you can meet the VQ team

·     Our new blogs covering Metro and Device Maintenance

·     A word from VQ’s Business Development Manager

What’s new at VQ?

VQ shares their story on the Cisco podcast

VQ CEO Mike Horsley, our VP of Sales Steve Holmes and our Product Manager Jon English featured in an episode of Cisco’s Webex Partner Podcast. 

They sat down with Cisco’s Kevin Adamson to share VQ’s story and the journey of growth we’ve been on – from humble beginnings to a global leader in videoconferencing.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Podcasts.

Upcoming opportunities to meet with VQ

In the leadup to the holiday season, VQ is attending the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference in Portland, Oregon, from 12 to 14 December. We’re excited to meet with members of the DOD community.

In 2024 Q1, we’ll be attending ISE in Barcelona, LEAP in Riyadh and we will also have a stand at Cisco Live Europe in Amsterdam.

Find out about all upcoming events on our dedicated page.

Latest from VQCM

Device Maintenance blog

Device Maintenance is the final release of the first phase of DMA, enabling organisations to have a complete overview of their device fleet.

Read our latest blog as we explain how to onboard and monitor device health with DMA.

Metro blog

Want to learn more about our new end-user-focused client? 

Metro has been designed for managing Spaces, booking meetings and joining calls from desktop and mobile devices.

Our blog contains an overview of Metro’s key functionality and how to set up meetings and spaces. 

Read the full blog here.

And for those of you who may have missed our recent webinar on Metro, you can watch it from here.

Inside VQ

A word from the VQ Team

This month, our Business Development Manager Graeme shares his experience of a recent trip to Saudi Arabia with the VQ Team.

“It’s great to join a company and, within a matter of weeks, be involved in the world’s largest technology event, representing VQ Communications on the Cisco stand as a Solutions Plus Partner.
My role is to build new business across EMEA and ME, so this was a great way to meet with the key contacts – Cisco, partners and customers in the region over the five days on stand, followed by three days of meetings and workshops in Saudi Arabia.

Gitex hosts visitors from across the globe, with the primary audience in UAE, Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries. The good news is VQ have a great presence in these countries with customer successes and senior leadership engagement with Cisco too. We met the recently appointed EMEA Cisco Collaboration MD and Director for the ME to discuss plans for 2024 and building on VQ’s success as a top Solutions+ Partner. Both were in full support and keen to build on the successes to date. VQ offers their teams the opportunity to develop more with organisations that cannot move to the Cloud.

I had the opportunity to network with Cisco AMs, Partner Managers, TSAs, SEs and Collab Specialists throughout the week. Together we’re seeing great opportunities to build on our existing customer base, and with Cisco’s End of Life/End of Sale announcement for TMS, focus on new customer wins with the Cisco recommended replacement – VQ DMA.

We followed Gitex with three packed days in Riyadh, including a Cisco team workshop, partner workshops, Cisco leadership meetings, and customer meetings. 

Following on from our very successful trip, we’ll be attending LEAP 2024 – March 4-7. More to come on this over the coming months, so watch out for more information.”

The VQ Team has been travelling all over this month, from our company day in late September to Dubai for GITEX GLOBAL 2023 with Cisco. 

This month’s newsletter reflects on our recent trips, the incredible reception to DMA and more.

Read on for:

• GITEX 2023 and VQ Company Day
• Celebrating VQ’s recent success
• Our ‘Discover more about DMA’ webinar 
• A word with with our latest VQ starter

What’s new at VQ?

GITEX Dubai

Last week, the VQ Team was at the Dubai World Trade Centre for GITEX as part of Cisco’s stand. It was a brilliant few days spent with our customers and partners in the Middle East showcasing VQ DMA’s potential on a global scale.

Seeing VQ and the VQCM solution on the big screen at the event was a great reminder of how far our team has come. 

Post-GITEX, the team visited Cisco’s Riyadh office. This was another excellent opportunity to spread the word on VQ and DMA to partners and customers in this region.

VQ Day

September marked our very first internal two-day company event. As we’ve grown significantly over the last few years, it was great to have the entire team together to blow off some steam and catch up in person.

With this being VQ’s best-ever sales quarter, it was amazing to celebrate our successes together.

If you want to see more of our company day, click here.

VQ DMA Webinar

We’ve had a fantastic Q3 here at VQ.

Our customer base continues to grow, and the demand for DMA is proving strong.
To support this, Joel and Abhijit ran a ‘Discover more about DMA’ webinar earlier this month.

As well as demonstrating the functionality within DMA, they discussed how DMA is being received by our customers and the migration journey from TMS now it has been made End of Life.

Watch our webinar here…

Our New Events Page

You’ve probably noticed VQ has been very busy travelling over the past year, from Washington to Riyadh and everywhere in between.

We don’t plan on slowing down for the rest of 2023. Having just returned from a few days in Germany, our next stop is back to Washington in November, where we have a full programme of customer and partner visits.

We’re also heading off to a number of upcoming events. Stay updated and visit our new events page to see where we will be next.

Inside VQ

A word from our new VQ starter…

This month, we hear from Peter, the latest addition to our engineering team.

“Having been at VQ for just over two months now, I can certainly say it’s been an excellent experience so far!

The team are extremely welcoming and won’t hesitate to help if you’re struggling at any point with the work assigned. The tight-knit collaborative ethos paired with the extensive knowledge of the technologies at play means that I’m expanding my skillset each day – and working on a very interesting product to boot.

I’d certainly recommend taking a look at the opportunities available in VQ if that piques your curiosity as it’s so far proved to be one of the best companies I’ve worked in.”

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We’re in the final stretch of 2023 and hitting the ground running. The VQ Team had a fantastic time at Cisco IMPACT in Vegas, and we’re already looking to our next event – GITEX Dubai.

In this month’s newsletter, we share details of an upcoming webinar and our latest deep dive on VQ DMA migration.

Read on for…

·     Reflection on Cisco IMPACT 2023

·     Plans for GITEX Dubai 2023

·     VQCM 3.12 release

·     Upcoming Metro Webinar

·     Our new VQ DMA migration guide 

·     A word with VQ CEO Mike Horsley

What’s new at VQ?

GITEX Dubai

From October 16^th to the 20^th, the VQ Team will sponsor and attend GITEX GLOBAL’s event at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

GITEX is an excellent opportunity for customers and partners in the Middle East to get hands-on with VQCM and our Cisco-recommended replacement for TMS – VQ DMA.

Those attending the event can find us on the Cisco stand in Za’abeel Hall at stand # – Z1 C20. We’ll have access to meeting rooms to go through everything new and forthcoming with VQ Conference Manager. We also have an allocation of customer passes available for free entry to the show.

Following GITEX, we are spending three days in Riyadh for those of you who can’t make it to the Dubai event.

While in Riyadh, we will be running a partner workshop at Cisco’s Riyadh office.

Get in touch with Steve (sholmes@vqcomms.com) to arrange a meeting.

Cisco IMPACT

Giles, Steve, Joel and Mike recently attended Cisco IMPACT in Las Vegas. We were also very pleased to have been invited to the event and join Cisco in the Four Seasons’ Presidential Suite.

VQ DMA was a hot topic at the event, with much interest around the migration journey from Cisco TMS, now that the product’s End of Life has been announced.

Learn how we make this journey as stress-free as possible in our latest blog.

Cisco Corner

VQ launches VQCM 3.12

We’re delighted to announce the launch of VQ Conference Manager 3.12, representing a significant milestone for us here at VQ.

Our latest release completes the first phase of our DMA suite, adding Device Maintenance to our existing OBTP, Directory Services and Device Configuration functionality.

Device Maintenance is all about knowing what is happening to your device fleet and, where required, being able to troubleshoot and onboard new devices.

VQ’s CEO, Mike Horsley, explains the latest functionality for 3.12 and our progress in 2023 in this new video.

Prefer to read? Find out more about VQCM 3.12 in our blog.

Upcoming Metro Webinar

Stay tuned… VQ Conference Manager Metro is coming soon; our brand new cross-platform, all-in-one user app.

On Thursday, 19^th October, at 4pm BST, we will host an Engineering Takeover webinar exploring the exciting capabilities Metro unlocks for users.

Register here

Inside VQ

A word from our CEO, Mike Horsley

“It was great to be back in Las Vegas at Cisco Impact. Our main messaging was VQ DMA, 3.12 and the TMS End of Life/Sale notification. We were very pleased with how many people came to us to learn more and expressed their interest in our offering. 

As is often said, these events are about people, meeting people you know and the conversations that flow through. It was great to catch up with a lot of known faces and start the cycle with a whole group of new ones. The exchange of ideas, challenges and requirements is always fascinating and one of the real pleasures of attending. It also influences us massively in terms of how the VQ journey evolves, so thank you to everybody who made time to come and talk with us.”

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Cisco IMPACT is only a few days away and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store for the event. Ahead of that, we’re hosting a webinar for the latest release of VQ Conference Manager – version 3.12.

This month’s newsletter also focuses on a major TMS announcement from Cisco and a message from our latest starter.

Read on for:

• VQCM 3.12 Webinar
• Cisco IMPACT
• Migrating to VQ DMA following Cisco’s TMS End of Life/End of Sale announcement
• VQ Learn More video series
• A word with our new starter

What’s new at VQ?

This Thursday, at 4pm (BST), we’re hosting a webinar for the VQCM 3.12 release.

The release includes the final phase of our DMA suite, Device Maintenance, which we will dive into on the webinar. In addition to Device Maintenance, we’ll be sharing a peek at Metro, our brand-new cross-platform end-user app.

During the webinar, we’ll address questions about Cisco’s TMS End of Sale/End of Life notification and walk you through the migration journey from TMS to VQ DMA.

Secure your space for the webinar here

Cisco Impact

Giles, Steve, Joel and Mike will be heading out to Las Vegas next week for Cisco IMPACT 2023. You will find us at Booth PS49 in the hub. 

This year, we’re also delighted to have been invited by Cisco to be part of the additional sessions in the Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons.

If you’re looking to replace TMS, we will be available to speak with you in person about our Cisco-recommended replacement, VQ DMA.

To prebook a meeting with us during Impact, you can book a session with us here

Cisco Corner

Cisco makes TMS End of Life/End of Sale announcement

Earlier this month, Cisco’s TMS product page was updated to announce that the End of Sale process has started for TMS.

For a six-month period, it will still be possible to order TMS subscriptions. After that time, it will not be possible to order TMS, but customers can continue to use existing TMS deployments with valid support contracts.

As part of the End of Sale announcement, the migration detail section encourages customers who cannot migrate to Webex cloud services to consider VQ Conference Manager.

VQ Conference Manager DMA is the natural replacement for Cisco TMS in these environments offering a functionality superset relative to TMS along with a modern architecture, US Department of Defence Approved Product List status and a large installed base of very satisfied customers.

We are delighted that Cisco is recommending VQ Conference Manager DMA in this manner.

Want to find out more?

We’ve recently launched our new video series – ‘Learn more about VQ DMA’.  In the most recent episode, we explain how to migrate from TMS to DMA.

Inside VQ

A word from the VQ Team…

Eleanor recently joined VQ’s Software Engineering team and shared her thoughts on the experience so far:

“I’ve been at VQ for 6 weeks now and I absolutely love it!

The team has been really welcoming and friendly, helping me get set up as it’s my first role as a software developer. 

I’ve learnt so much already, supported by our brilliant developers and I’m really enjoying getting stuck into DMA. I definitely made the right choice coming to work at VQ and look forward to a long career with the team!” 

VQ is gearing up for a return to Vegas this August and we’re delighted to be invited again to attend Cisco IMPACT. Giles, Joel, Steve and Mike will be there talking all things VQ DMA as well as our product strategy and roadmap.

Also in this month’s newsletter, VQ’s CEO Mike Horsley gives a brief year-to-date round-up which includes our recent trip to a Cisco Federal customer event in Washington D.C.

Keeping with VQ DMA, we also share our brand new DMA video demo series…

Read on for:

• Cisco IMPACT plans
• A word from the CEO
• VQ DMA video series

What’s new at VQ?

Cisco IMPACT

VQ returns to Las Vegas on 28 – 30 August for Cisco IMPACT 2023 and we have some exciting things to share.

For those looking to replace Cisco TMS, we will be there to talk with you about our Cisco recommended replacement, VQ DMA. 

We will also have VQ Conference Manager Metro our new cross-platform, all-in-one end-user app for Cisco Meeting Server customers to discuss.

Stay tuned for more details on our Cisco IMPACT plans in our August newsletter.

Migrating from Cisco TMS to VQ DMA

We’ve got a great new video series called Learn More about VQ DMA. Based on customer feedback seeking more information about our product we’ve produced 10 short videos, providing walkthroughs on a range of DMA topics, including:

Device Templates

Managing, modifying & pushing Phone Books/Address Books to endpoints

Applying configuration changes to endpoints

And more…. subscribe to our Youtube channel to stay up to date

Have questions about VQ Conference Manager? Take a read of our brand new FAQ page

Inside VQ

We’re at the halfway point of the year, and so far, the year’s going really well. Indeed, we had our biggest quarter ever in Q2. DMA is being well received and we’ve released 4.1 which is significant because the 4.x platform has been a major, major, investment for us. It’s great to have reached the point where we can release 4.x updates on a regular cadence.

Cisco Live was a great success; we’re back in Las Vegas towards the end of August for Cisco Impact. We were in Washington D.C. in July for a Cisco Federal customer event. We were very honoured to be invited and to see how VQ is being positioned as the replacement for TMS with customers who can’t move to Cloud-based Webex. It was a great opportunity to meet a lot of familiar faces.

We’re excited about what happens next; 3.12 is a big step and wraps up the first phase of the DMA project. The work done on 4.1 means that 4.2 should arrive quickly and give customers requiring DOD APL the platform they require. Metro and all the things it enables are looking really good and will start to appear on 3.12 & 4.2.

Here’s to the second half of ’23.

Regards

Mike

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Cisco Live, TMS migration and more – VQ’s June newsletter

VQ Towers has been much busier the past few weeks since the team returned from Cisco Live in Las Vegas. It was our biggest-ever presence at the event, packed full of incredible memories, discussions and milestones.  

This month we reflect on Cisco Live and the most talked about topics from the event, including TMS migration, Metro and VQCM 3.12, and we also say hello to the newest member of the VQ Team.

Read on for:

• Reflections on Cisco Live US
• Upcoming VQ travel plans
• A new blog spotlighting DMA functionality
• Sneak peek at VQCM 3.12
• Words from the latest VQ starter

What’s new at VQ?

This year VQ went BIG at Cisco Live as we hosted a wide range of sessions in our two meeting rooms to incredibly positive feedback.

On Day 1, Jonathan English presented in the packed-out Collaboration Village to discuss VQ DMA, Metro and more…

Throughout the week, we heard from the VQ Team about the highlights of the event. Day 2 featured Giles Adams walking the floor at Cisco Live, highlighting the VQ Collaboration Village stand activity and what was resonating with show attendees.

Want a recap of the rest of the week? Take a listen to VQ CEO Mike Horsley as he gives a rundown of the fantastic time the team had at Cisco Live.

A big thank you to everyone that attended our meeting room sessions, joined our presentations and had a demo at the VQ stand. This was a milestone event for us, and we are incredibly grateful for the support shown at the event.

Travel Plans for Summer

VQ has plenty more in store for 2023, which is why you’ll be seeing us at a few more events in the coming months.

The biggest trip in our calendar is from 28 – 30 August, VQ will return to Las Vegas for Cisco IMPACT 2023 with some exciting things to share.

Stay tuned for more updates soon…

Migrating from Cisco TMS to VQ DMA

TMS migration was a hot topic at Cisco Live – for good reason. VQ DMA is the Cisco recommended on-premise replacement for TMS.

Learn more about the background of Cisco TMS and why the powerful functionality of the DMA suite is the ultimate replacement option. VQCM replicates key TMS functionality and builds on those foundations with new and exciting tools.

Read our full blog for DMA’s features.

ICYMI: In collaboration with Cisco, we’re offering a 20% discount on VQ DMA for migrating TMS customers until 31 July 2023. Read more.

Inside VQ

A Word from the VQ Team

Our VQ Team continues to grow as we welcome Abhijit as the newest Solutions Architect to our Sales team:

“Having been part of the VQ team for nearly three months, I have been delighted to discover a multitude of positive aspects that present an incredibly exciting opportunity.

Firstly, VQ’s work culture exudes vibrancy and innovation, creating an environment that nurtures creativity and collaboration. I feel empowered to share my ideas and contribute to the company’s growth, fostering a closely-knit team dynamic centred around collaboration and shared objectives, resulting in a strong sense of unity and camaraderie.

Secondly, VQ actively cultivates a collaborative and team-oriented atmosphere, encouraging cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing among colleagues.

Thirdly, the company prioritises work-life balance, placing a strong emphasis on supporting its employees in maintaining a healthy equilibrium. With flexible work-from-home arrangements available, I can strike a harmonious balance, resulting in heightened job satisfaction and productivity. Moreover, VQ wholeheartedly embraces diversity and inclusivity, fostering a welcoming and supportive environment that values individuals from all walks of life.

Overall, joining VQ promises a stimulating work environment, abundant growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance, and the unique spirit of a high-performing sports team (as Mike says), making it an irresistible choice for those seeking a truly fulfilling career.“

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The VQ offices have been a hive of activity recently, with the whole team buzzing in the lead-up to Cisco Live in June. 

In addition to details on our Cisco Live plans, we preview the upcoming Cisco Hybrid Workspaces Collaboration Summit in Hawaii and reflect on a workshop in Poland.

Read on for:

• Cisco Live US with VQ
• Upcoming Cisco event in Hawaii
• We recap our attendance and presentation at a Cisco TAC workshop
• Details of our Cisco Live preview webinar on the 23rd May
• Words from one of our recent VQ starters

What’s new at VQ?

Meet with VQ at Cisco Live

Get ready: from 4 – 8 June, the VQ Team will be attending Cisco Live in Las Vegas, NV.

We’re excited to meet up with everyone at this year’s event, and we have much to share with you. We’ll be showing VQ DMA – the Cisco recommended replacement for Cisco TMS and our latest addition to its functionality – Device Maintenance in 3.12. Expect also to see Metro, our really cool end-user client.

In addition to our booth in the Collaboration Village, we will be hosting sessions across multiple meeting rooms this year.

Meeting Room 1 will give you an insight into VQ’s product roadmap as we preview our plans for the next 12 months. 

Meeting Room 2 is dedicated to our nine unique ‘Meet the Expert’ topics, where you can dive deep into our software’s features with our engineers.

You can read about the full range of sessions here.

Alternatively, if you prefer, you can watch a short breakdown of our Cisco Live agenda here.

Book a session with us today.

As an aside, for every sign-up to our Cisco Live US sessions, VQ will plant a tree with Heal

Travel Plans in May

Giles Adams will also attend the Cisco Hybrid Workspaces Collaboration Summit later this month.

Join the Cisco Devices team in Oahu, Hawaii, in person on 23 – 24 May to see how Cisco makes ‘hybrid work’ work through insightful and expert-led Conference sessions.

Steve Holmes will also be in Canada prior to Cisco Live. From 29 May, Steve will be in Toronto and then in Ottawa from 30 May – 2 June.

VQ Presents at Cisco TAC Workshop

VQ’s Vice President of Sales Engineering, Barry Pascolutti, recently presented to our Cisco Partners at a Collaboration TAC workshop in Krakow, Poland. We had the opportunity to discuss our new OBTP functionality and delve into the Cisco TMS migration journey to VQCM DMA.

If you want to learn more about moving to our TMS replacement and our 20% off migration offer with Cisco, read here.

In case you missed it, Cisco recently shared these words on VQCM DMA:

“VQ Conference Manager DMA – the Cisco recommended on-premise replacement for Cisco TMS.

Developed through close cooperation with Cisco, VQ DMA provides a migration path to those customers who do not want to or, are unable to migrate to the Webex cloud.”

Watch this DMA overview video for more information

Inside VQ

On 23rd May, Steve Holmes and Joel Price will host a webinar to discuss how Joel’s role as ‘Customer Success Manager’ can enable you/ your customers to get more out of your VQ Conference Manager deployment.

The session will also cover our plans for Cisco Live in more detail, with an opportunity for a Q&A.

Register for the upcoming webinar here

It’s fantastic that here at VQ, our team continues to grow. This month, we hear from new VQ Software Engineer Neal Baker:

“During my short time here at VQ, I have found the company, although relatively small, to be very professional in how people perform in their roles. In my work area, there is a strong technical capability covering a wide range of technologies and skills.

VQ has a flexible and modern approach to hybrid working and has been very open and responsive to new ideas and technologies.

I have also found team members helpful and encouraging, which has helped me to settle into my role.”

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Spring has arrived and here at VQ, we’ve certainly had a busy month since our last newsletter.

First off……..

Many of you will be familiar with our development of VQ DMA. We’re very excited to have had the following statement agreed and endorsed by Cisco, relating to the development of VQ DMA and its place in enabling customers to migrate away from TMS.

VQ Conference Manager DMA is the Cisco recommended on-premise replacement for Cisco Telepresence Management Suite (TMS).

Developed through close co-operation with Cisco, VQ DMA provides a migration path to those customers who do not want to or, are unable to migrate to the Webex cloud. DMA has been designed from the outset as the replacement for Cisco TMS, and is available to purchase via Cisco partners globally.

As we gear up for Cisco Live in June, the team recently visited Washington DC and went to Enterprise Connect in Orlando, Florida.

We’ve also been adding to our Resources on the VQ website, including a new “how to” guide series. Equip yourself with the knowledge to maximise VQ’s on-premises conferencing. 

And if that weren’t enough Cisco have published a blog explaining the TMS migration journey to VQ DMA, we made a guest Cisco podcast appearance and more.

Read on for:

• A Cisco blog detailing the migration journey from TMS
• New guide series exploring key VQCM functionality
• VQ’s guest appearance on a Cisco podcast
• Steve Holmes reflects on a recent trip to the US
• Words from the latest starters at VQ
• VQ’s Enterprise Connect experience and upcoming US trips
• Our first ‘News in a Flash’ update

What’s new at VQ?

Read what Cisco has to say about VQCM DMA

As mentioned above, VQ Conference Manager DMA is the Cisco recommended on-premises replacement for Cisco TMS. In a new blog, Cisco explores the development process behind DMA and talks about the migration process from TMS. 

VQ DMA provides a migration path for customers who do not want to or cannot migrate to the Webex cloud. VQ designed DMA as the replacement for Cisco TMS from the outset and it is available to purchase globally via Cisco partners.

Read the full blog from Cisco

New guides for VQCM

The VQ Team has worked hard to create an extensive resource centre packed with helpful guides and product information.

As part of this initiative, VQ published a new series exploring VQCM’s key functionality. Get reading:

Device Management and Automation 

Directory Services

Device Configuration

CMS Snapshot, Recurring Meetings on Temporary Spaces & One Time Pin/Passcodes

Want more? Our blog library is jam packed with insights and news for VQ Conference Manager.

And finally, click here to watch our first ‘News in a Flash’ update

Cisco Corner

VQ Joins the Webex Partner Podcast

This month, Steve and Giles joined the latest Webex Partner Podcast edition. 

Listen as they discuss VQCM’s limitless potential with CMS, the migration journey from TMS to DMA and what’s next for VQ.

Soundcloud

Spotify

Audible

Apple Podcast

Inside VQ

A word from the VQ team…

Last month, Steve and Giles travelled across the US to Washington DC and Enterprise Connect in Florida. Steve shares his thoughts on the trip:

“March’s US road trip was fantastic and packed with productive discussions around VQ Conference Manager.

Enterprise Connect was action-packed, meeting with some new and some long-term customers. Spending time with partners and our friends at Cisco is always enjoyable.

The VQ team can’t wait to return to Las Vegas in June at the upcoming Cisco Live. Cisco Live is right around the corner. Soon, we’ll be announcing information about our meeting rooms and where we’ll be. Keep your eyes peeled.”

Two of our new starters in the engineering team, George and Emma, also share their early experience at VQ: 

“I was quite nervous starting my first software engineering role, but was extremely happy at how welcoming everyone was.

People have been nothing but patient and friendly, making my first few months at VQ relaxed and enjoyable.

I have learnt a lot here already; I’ve mainly focused on ansible and Kubernetes.

I’ve found the work to be interesting and engaging, I’m very glad I joined VQ,” said George.

“I joined VQ Communications UI team back in November 2022 and in only a few months have been welcomed with open arms into the team and company.

It goes without saying that everyone in the company is extremely talented and I have spent a lot of my time learning from them and have noticed the improvement in my confidence and ability since joining.

The project I am working on is exciting and innovative. I am looking forward to the moment that customers get to experience features I have worked on implementing,” said Emma.

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