VQ’s Monthly News
May 2026
Cisco Live Las Vegas and the Control Plane Paradox
In our May newsletter, we preview what we’ll be showcasing at Cisco Live 2026, explore the growing debate around control and cloud collaboration in our latest video with Robb Boyd, and highlight new insights from the VQ Conference Manager 4.8 release blog series.
Here’s what’s new in May…
Cisco Live Las Vegas
From May 31 – June 4, 2026, the team will be showcasing how organizations can deliver secure, self-hosted conferencing with VQ Conference Manager at Cisco Live.
Visitors to stand 3222 in the World of Solutions will be able to:
- See live demonstrations of Advanced Conferencing Center (ACC), our high-stakes call operator platform
- Explore the latest VQ Conference Manager capabilities for large-scale Cisco Meeting Server deployments
- Learn more about high-availability enhancements that cut failover time to under 60 seconds
- Get a preview of upcoming observability innovations for complex conferencing environments
The team will also be discussing the growing demand for sovereign collaboration models and how organizations are balancing cloud convenience with infrastructure control.
Read more about what we’ll be showing at Cisco Live in our preview blog post.
You can also prebook some time with the team during the event here.
The Control Plane Paradox
What happens when the infrastructure controlling your communications sits outside your organization?
In our latest video discussion with Robb Boyd, we explore the “Control Plane Paradox” – the growing tension between cloud convenience and operational control.
As organizations increasingly rely on cloud collaboration platforms, many are beginning to realize that while workloads may appear secure, the control layer behind them often remains externally managed.
The video explores:
- Why governments and regulated industries are reassessing collaboration infrastructure
- Why control matters as much as encryption
- The hidden operational risks behind cloud-first collaboration
- How sovereignty concerns are reshaping enterprise communications
The accompanying blog also examines how organizations can reduce dependency on externally controlled infrastructure while maintaining flexibility and scalability.
Read more about the Control Plane Paradox.
VQ Conference Manager 4.8 deep dive series
In our latest series, we’re taking a closer look at the new functionality which was added in VQ Conference Manager 4.8.
Enhanced High-availability
As conferencing environments become increasingly mission-critical, downtime is no longer acceptable.
In our latest blog, we explore how VQ Conference Manager 4.8 introduces enhanced high-availability capabilities, reducing failover times to sub-60 seconds while simplifying operational management.
Multi-CMS-Cluster Support
Managing distributed Cisco Meeting Server environments can quickly become operationally complex.
This blog explores how new multi-cluster support in VQ Conference Manager helps organizations simplify administration, improve resilience, and enhance conferencing experiences across large-scale deployments.
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