Kick off the year with Metrigy analysts, who share what’s top of mind for them in customer experience and workplace collaboration as 2026 gets underway.
An early pioneer with AI for communications platforms, Dialpad is now headed firmly into an agentic, fully autonomous future with a skills-based approach that will lead to a rich portfolio of granular service and support agents. What does this mean for the future of CX, including AI agents and their human counterparts? CEO Dialpad Craig Walker joins Metrigy’s Beth Schultz to share his vision.
Tune in to discover which vendors have earned our prestigious MetriStar Top Provider Award across two workplace collaboration technology categories, UCaaS and Meeting Devices, and which additional providers get the nod on earning high customer sentiment ratings and a high percentage of companies in the category success group–and share in our big round of applause to all winners!
In this podcast episode, Robin Gareiss and Devon Mychal discuss the evolution and impact of AI in contact centers, focusing on Cresta’s use of generative and agentic AI. They explore the definitions and distinctions between traditional AI and agentic AI, highlighting the proactive capabilities of agentic systems. The conversation delves into real-world applications, business value, and the future potential of AI in enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency.
As NiCE CMO Michelle Cooper reaches the 6-month mark in her role, Metrigy CEO Robin Gareiss discusses her lessons learned, how she will and will not change marketing strategy moving forward, and some of her biggest surprises.
Vinod Muthukrishnan, Cisco VP & COO, joins us to advise companies on how to get started, progress, and demonstrate compelling business improvements with AI in customer experience strategies.
In this episode, Metrigy’s Diane Myers, senior research director, walks us through the just released 2025 CCaaS MetriRank, our third-annual ranking of top providers offering cloud contact center.
Tune in to discover which vendors have earned our prestigious MetriStar Top Provider Award across nine CX technology categories, and which additional providers get the nod on earning high customer sentiment ratings and a high percentage of companies in the category success group–and share in our big round of applause to all winners!
Anthony Bartolo, CEO of Aduna, the joint telecom industry venture formed last fall to unify the industry around network APIs, joined this MetriSight episode to share the organization’s mission, tell us why he believes in the promise, and give a look at what’s coming.
Based on the global AI for Business Success 2025-26 research study with 1,100+ companies, Metrigy CEO shares our latest findings on everything from the AI Center of Excellence, interaction analytics, prompt engineering… and so much more!

