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As we’re deep in planning for the Unified Communications unplugged tour in October and November, the email about UC sessions landed in my Inbox at an appropriate time really. We filmed several sessions recently on Unified Communications and we’ve put them all up on IT’s Showtime. All of them talk about OCS 2007, presence, management and voice. If you’re planning to move forwards with VOIP they’re well worth a look at to give you a good understanding of the product. Dave (from MCS) Andy and Duane (from PFE) cover loads of ground in these modules. Here’s the list of modules:
IGNITE TOUR- Office Communications Server 2007
An Overview of Office Communications Server 2007
Andy Casey, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft UK
This Module provides an all up overview of the product capabilities and defines the OCS Ignite course layout. This overview module also details Office Communications Server 2007 capability and supported scenarios.
Building an Office Communications Server 2007 Architecture
Dave Lickorish, Microsoft Consulting Services, Microsoft UK
This session details the system architecture that is used by OCS 2007. It details OCS fundamentals, server roles, and component dependencies as well as planning and deployment scenarios. Learn Installation Process and understand new server roles and topology. Other topics: AD Integration and Impact to Environment; Deployment and Configuration of Security Infrastructure with OCS 2007; Performance and Scalability Considerations.
Duane Thomas, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft UK
This session describes the rich presence advancement that Office Communications Server is delivering. Additionally Office Communicator clients, and deployment scenarios are discussed. Learning objectives include : being able to articulate rich presence model in OCS 2007; deployment of Office Communicator; client security configuration options articulation; administer and Enable Users for OC; Remote Clients.
Deploying and Using Conferencing Solutions in Office Communications Server 2007
Duane Thomas, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft UK
Illustration of the new on-premise conferencing capability within OCS 2007 and the differences between LiveMeeting Service and on-premise capability. This module also differentiates conferencing clients and requirements. Learning objectives of this session include: being able to articulate conferencing architecture; deployment of LM Console; add-ins Schedule On-Prem Conferencing; Differentiation of Server vs. LM Service and articulation of client security and permissioning conferences.
Management and Troubleshooting Tools in Office Communications Server 2007
Andy Casey, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft UK
This session articulates the new management tools and techniques for troubleshooting OCS 2007. It provides a walk through some tools and techniques for identifying any deployment problems. Learn how to: articulate Management Paradigm (Pools, UI, etc); be able to articulate filtering policies to enforce security; use Troubleshooting Tools and Techniques (Incorrect DNS, Certs)
Voice in Office Communications Server 2007: Scenarios, Architectures and Topologies
Dave Lickorish, Microsoft Consulting Services, Microsoft UK
This module describes planning for adding voice capability to your OCS 2007 implementation. It assists in understanding the dial-plan, and connecting to the telephony infrastructure. Learning Objectives: plan Voice Architecture (Network Plan/Impact); plan and Build Dial-Plan ; mediate Server Deployment; integration with SIP-PSTN Gateways.
Enabling and Configuring Users for Voice in Office Communications Server 2007
Dave Lickorish, Microsoft Consulting Services, Microsoft UK
This session explains routing concepts, normalization rules, and call flows within OCS 2007 and build-out of a dial-plan within your environment. Configure Call Routing and End Users for UC; test Inbound/Outbound Call.
Integrating Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging and Office Communications Server 2007
Duane Thomas, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft UK
This module explains the interaction of OCS 2007 and Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging. It details the environment, dial-plan integration, and steps required to add OCS 2007 to Exchange UM infrastructure. Learn how to: install Exchange 2007 UM; configure Exchange UM; integrate Exchange 2007 and OCS 2007; test UM using OC and access Voicemail Directly from OC.
Compliance and Archiving in Office Communications Server 2007
Andy Casey, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft UK
This session details the features that OCS 2007 provides to help deliver compliance scenarios. It details tools and techniques for reporting information. Install and Activate the Archiving Service; configure Users for Archiving; view Archived Messages in the Database
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