AI Hype Is Over – Now Contact Centers Need Results
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AI Hype Is Over – Now Contact Centers Need Results

In this CX Today interview, Associate Editor, Rhys Fisher, speaks with Sundeep Boughan, Director of Sales Engineering at Puzzel, to unpack findings from the company's latest State of the Contact Centre report. With 1,500+ contact center professionals surveyed, they cut through the AI hype to explore what “AI readiness” truly means, how conversational intelligence is driving real ROI, and why copilots and agentic AI are reshaping the future of the agent experience. If you’re navigating AI inve...

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Third-party AI risk: the vendor questions CX must ask (before procurement signs)

Third-party AI risk: the vendor questions CX must ask (before procurement signs)

Find out why leaders are rushing into AI under pressure from boards, competitors, and vendors, often without truly understanding how it works or putting the right guardrails in place. Adrian explains ...

3 Helmi 32min

The Death of Hold Music Why Waiting on the Line Is Over - Zendesk

The Death of Hold Music Why Waiting on the Line Is Over - Zendesk

Waiting on hold has become a cultural meme for a reason. People now experience “instant” everywhere else, food deliveries, banking, streaming. So when support asks them to wait, it doesn’t feel normal...

3 Helmi 26min

Redundancy Without Waste: The Smarter UCaaS and POTS-Dependent Devices Backup Strategy - Tango Networks

Redundancy Without Waste: The Smarter UCaaS and POTS-Dependent Devices Backup Strategy - Tango Networks

In this interview, Kristian McCann speaks with Lathan Lewis, Head of Products at Tango Networks, about a challenge every IT leader faces: keeping communications online without overspending. Throughout...

28 Tammi 14min

Who's Really Calling? The Rise of AI Customers - TTEC Digital

Who's Really Calling? The Rise of AI Customers - TTEC Digital

For years, the CX industry has obsessed over deploying AI to serve customers better. But a seismic shift is already underway and most contact centers aren't prepared for it. Customer-initiated AI agen...

27 Tammi 16min

Big CX Update: How Tata Communications Is Transforming Customer Interactions with AI

Big CX Update: How Tata Communications Is Transforming Customer Interactions with AI

In this episode of CX Today, host Christopher Carey sits down with Gaurav Anand, Global Head of Customer Interaction Suite at Tata Communications, to explore how modern enterprises are transforming cu...

21 Tammi 23min

Sabio Gets Real About WFM: Why Spreadsheets Are Killing CX Strategy

Sabio Gets Real About WFM: Why Spreadsheets Are Killing CX Strategy

Rhys Fisher, Associate Editor at CX Today, sits down with Scott Doherty, WFM Consultant at Sabio, to unpack how workforce management has evolved from a back-office numbers game into a strategic lever ...

19 Tammi 17min

The Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing: What Legacy Systems Really Cost CX Leaders

The Hidden Cost of Doing Nothing: What Legacy Systems Really Cost CX Leaders

Steve Blood, VP of Market Intelligence at Five9, exposes the hidden dangers lurking within legacy contact center systems. While many CX leaders view modernization as daunting, Blood argues that standi...

19 Tammi 22min

The Ops Perspective: How CX Observability Solves the Hidden Pains IT Leaders Face Daily - Operata

The Ops Perspective: How CX Observability Solves the Hidden Pains IT Leaders Face Daily - Operata

Modern contact centres have become fragile ecosystems—cloud platforms, Voice AI, IVRs, CRMs, and third-party APIs all owned by different teams and vendors. When something breaks, customers feel it imm...

14 Tammi 13min