Biographical Information
Scott Grizzle
ex-Head of Unified Communications
Scott Grizzle spent most of his career selling video platforms, then three years at IBM buying one. He started at SeminarSource.com, one of five major companies in the early days of streaming, running off encoding gear he built himself, then spent four years at LSI writing standards and workflows still used across the industry and delivering a $10 million Netflix online video launch. At DVEO he built a streaming product line from zero to more than $20 million a year, sold almost entirely through partners. At IBM's Watson Media unit he grew the partner business fivefold to 60 percent of the business unit's revenue, then moved into IBM's CIO office and had to run what he used to sell: unified communications and AI for 300,000 employees on a $100 million budget, consolidating Webex and BlueJeans onto Microsoft Teams and taking Copilot, Slack AI and Box AI from pilot into production as IBM's Client Zero for Copilot. That's the chapter where he found out which vendor promises survive a real deployment and which ones only survive the slide. He now advises on partnerships, go-to-market strategy, and AI adoption in streaming and enterprise communications at thegrizzle.net
Articles for Scott Grizzle
7 Steps to Live Stream a Local Sporting Event Like a Pro
17 Oct 2019
In the age of streaming video, as long as you have the right equipment you can live stream just about anything for the world to see. Here's how to make sure remote fans can enjoy every play of the game.
Now Streaming: Video for the Government and Public Sectors
14 Aug 2019
The online video revolution isn't just changing how we watch our favorite shows. Learn how video is informing and entertaining government and public sector employees.
The Key Streaming Video Challenges the Industry Faces Today
06 Aug 2019
…and how to solve them. Bandwidth limitations, latency issues, and device compatibility challenges prevent viewers from experiencing ideal video streaming. Here's what to do.
Three Streaming Video Challenges We Still Face Today, and How to Solve Them
30 Oct 2017
Bandwidth limitations, device compatibility, and latency and reliability issues still hold the online video industry back. Here's a look at how to overcome those challenges.
Video Encoding: Go for the Specialist or the Jack-of-All-Trades?
04 Oct 2012
When it comes to video encoding, the choice between hardware and software comes down to flexibility, latency, and cost.
Tutorial: Improving Video Color Quality
10 Dec 2008
By knowing their equipment, adjusting white and black levels during acquisition, and encoding in high complexity, webcasters can set themselves apart from their colleagues with higher quality videos.
Wed., Dec. 10, by Scott Grizzle