This is a useful overview about Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and the value of the new version.

1. Unified Communications,
Lync Server 2010
Daniel Jonathan Valik
Sr. Architect for Unified Communications, APAC
Dvalik@UnifySquare.com
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2. What s new in Lync
Server 2010 ?
The Power of Unified Communications
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3. Communications Server Roadmap
Today
2009
Lync™
2007 2010
• Enterprise Ready Voice
• Branch / Data Center Survivability
• E-911
• Communicator Attendant
• PSTN Failover
• ACD (Response Group) • Analog Device Support
• Single Number Reach/CoMo • Single User Experience IM, Voice, Conf
• New Devices
• Most Common Calling • Delegation
Features • Call Monitoring
• OCS 2007 and OCS 2007 R2 • SIP Trunking
offer sufficiently complete
voice solution for “mobile
workers”
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4. What Employees Want
Ideal communications and collaborations experience
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5. Common Communication Silos
The Microsoft Communications Offering
Instant Video Web E-mail and Audio
Messaging (IM) Voice Mail Conferencing Telephony Conferencing Calendaring Conferencing
Instant
Telephony and Messaging
Voice Mail Unified
E-mail and Conferencing:
Calendaring Audio, Video,
Web
Authentication Authentication
Authentication Authentication
Administration Administration
Administration Administration
Storage Storage
Storage Storage
Authentication Authentication
Authentication Authentication
Administration Administration
Administration Administration
Storage Storage
Storage
Storage
Compliance
On-Premises In the Cloud
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6. Next Generation Communications
Find and connect with the right people
Lync 2010
• Connecting with anyone
• Connecting with everything you need
• Connecting from wherever you are
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7. Next Generation Communications
Find and connect with the right people
Skill Search
• Keyword search
• Searches on all data in Microsoft® SharePoint
profile, including expertise, interests, and tags
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8. Next Generation Communications
Communicate from familiar Office applications
Efficient Voice Mail
• Automatic indexed transcription
• Multiple language support
• Callback or send message
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9. Next Generation Communications
Find and connect with the right people
Contact Card
• Outlook and Communicator
• Organization chart view
• May be pinned to desktop
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10. Next Generation Communications
Find and connect with the right people
Location
• Auto-detected or user entered
• Visible by others unless disabled
via privacy settings
• Used for Enhanced 9-1-1
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11. Cross Platform Support for Lync 2010
Options for those who use Macs, mobile phones, browsers, and other devices
Connect with others
▪ IM, Audio, Video, Desktop Sharing, Federation,
etc.
Extend Functionality
▪ Response Group, API, Monitoring, UM, etc.
Reach through the browser
▪ Lync Web App, Outlook Web App & custom
Experience Lync through numerous devices
▪ Polycom, Plantronics, Jabra and more…
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12. The New Architecture
Streamlined server deployment
New Topology Builder
Central Management Store
Architectural Enhancement
No requirement for standalone Mediation server
Co-location of all server roles except monitoring
Support for Virtualization
Management
Silverlight Communication Server Control Panel ( no MMC )
Powershell, Role Based Access Control ( RBAC )
Improved monitoring on services, components, and voice quality
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13. The Lync Topology
„YourUCcompany“
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Source: „The Renaissance of Communication & Collaboration”, 2010, Daniel J. Valik

14. Branch UC Office
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15. Network Requirements
▪ Improved Codec
▪ Bandwith
management
▪ Less bandwith
▪ HD available
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16. What is new in the video area?
Try out Video with Microsoft
Enterprise grade infrastructure
Central MCU integrated in Front End server
Bandwidth management
Next gen of Video Conferencing
New client experience: all in Lync client
Easily plan and schedule online meetings
Higher quality: from CIF to HD
Communicate with Live Messenger
Lower Cost of Ownership
Great choice of Webcams and Equipment
Low-cost video conferencing with Polycom CX5000
Integration of Polycom and Tandberg equipment with Lync
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17. Lync To Polycom HDX SIP
Endpoint
Lync client sees presence and availability of
HDX group system and can click to call
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18. Lync Devices Portfolio
New IP phones ‘Optimized for’ Lync
Aastra 6721 iP Polycom CX600 Aastra 6725 iP
Snom 3001 Polycom CX500 Polycom CX3000
$100+ $150-200 $200-300 $850+
1 compatible IP phone, tested for interop with OCS 2007 R2
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19. Contact information
Daniel Jonathan Valik, MAS, MBA
UC Architect APAC, Unify2, Inc.
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20. Key take aways
• Optimized Infrastructure
• Lync is an enterprise UC platform
• Application Integration
• Power „Tools“ by Unify²
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21. Strategy
Architecture
Deployment
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