Unified Communications Lync Server 2010 General Overview

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Daniel Jonathan ValikSr. Architect for Unified Communications, [email protected]

Unified Communications, Lync Server 2010


What´s new in Lync Server 2010 ?The Power of Unified Communications

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Communications Server Roadmap

2007

2009

Today

OCS 2007

OCS 2007 R2

Lync™ 2010

• Enterprise Ready Voice• Branch / Data Center Survivability • E-911• PSTN Failover• Analog Device Support• Single User Experience IM, Voice, Conf

• Communicator Attendant• ACD (Response Group)• Single Number Reach/CoMo• New Devices• Delegation• Call Monitoring• SIP Trunking

• Most Common Calling Features

• OCS 2007 and OCS 2007 R2 offer sufficiently complete voice solution for “mobile workers”


What Employees WantIdeal communications and collaborations experience


Authentication

Administration

Storage

Compliance

Unified Experience

AudioConferencing

E-mail andCalendaring

WebConferencing Telephony

VideoConferencing Voice Mail

InstantMessaging (IM)

Common Communication Silos

Authentication

Administration

Storage

User Experience

Authentication

Administration

Storage

UserExperience

Authentication

Administration

Storage

User Experience

Authentication

Administration

Storage

UserExperience Authentication

Administration

Storage

User Experience

Authentication

Administration

Storage

UserExperience

Authentication

Administration

Storage

User Experience

Telephony andVoice Mail

InstantMessaging

E-mail andCalendaring

Unified Conferencing: Audio, Video,

Web

The Microsoft Communications Offering

On-Premises In the Cloud


Next Generation CommunicationsFind and connect with the right people

Lync 2010

• Connecting with anyone

• Connecting with everything you need

• Connecting from wherever you are



Skill Search

• Keyword search

• Searches on all data in Microsoft® SharePoint profile, including expertise, interests, and tags


Next Generation CommunicationsCommunicate from familiar Office applications

Efficient Voice Mail

• Automatic indexed transcription

• Multiple language support

• Callback or send message



Contact Card

• Outlook and Communicator

• Organization chart view

• May be pinned to desktop



Location

• Auto-detected or user entered

• Visible by others unless disabled via privacy settings

• Used for Enhanced 9-1-1


Cross Platform Support for Lync 2010Options for those who use Macs, mobile phones, browsers, and other devices

▪ IM, Audio, Video, Desktop Sharing, Federation, etc.

»Connect with others

▪ Response Group, API, Monitoring, UM, etc.»

Extend Functionality

▪ Lync Web App, Outlook Web App & custom»

Reach through the browser

▪ Polycom, Plantronics, Jabra and more…»

Experience Lync through numerous devices


The New Architecture Streamlined server deployment

New Topology BuilderCentral Management Store

Management

Silverlight Communication Server Control Panel ( no MMC ) Powershell, Role Based Access Control ( RBAC )Improved monitoring on services, components, and voice quality

Architectural Enhancement

No requirement for standalone Mediation serverCo-location of all server roles except monitoringSupport for Virtualization


The Lync Topology

Source: „The Renaissance of Communication & Collaboration”, 2010, Daniel J. Valik

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Branch UC Office


Network Requirements ▪ Improved Codec▪ Bandwith

management▪ Less bandwith ▪ HD available


What is new in the video area?Try out Video with MicrosoftEnterprise grade infrastructure

Central MCU integrated in Front End serverBandwidth management

Lower Cost of Ownership

Great choice of Webcams and Equipment Low-cost video conferencing with Polycom CX5000Integration of Polycom and Tandberg equipment with Lync

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Next gen of Video Conferencing

New client experience: all in Lync clientEasily plan and schedule online meetingsHigher quality: from CIF to HDCommunicate with Live Messenger


Lync To Polycom HDX SIP Endpoint

Lync client sees presence and availability ofHDX group system and can click to call


New IP phones ‘Optimized for’ Lync

Find more information about these optimized devices at www.optimizedfor.com

Aastra 6725 iPAastra 6721 iP Polycom CX600Polycom CX3000Polycom CX500

Lync Devices Portfolio

Snom 3001

$850+$200-300$150-200$100+1 compatible IP phone, tested for interop with OCS 2007 R2


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Daniel Jonathan Valik, MAS, MBA

UC Architect APAC, Unify2, Inc. http://unifysquare.com/bios/daniel.aspx

Contact information

http://unifysquare.com/bios/daniel.aspx

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Key take aways

• Optimized Infrastructure

• Lync is an enterprise UC platform

• Application Integration

• Power „Tools“ by Unify²


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