The Microsoft UC Experience Skype for Business & Office 365 & You! Daryl Hunter, Chief R&D Officer
Quick Agenda Skype for Business Licensing Basics Deployment Options What’s New! (Ignite 2017 announcements) Demo Time Wrap Up / Q&A
About Daryl Chief R&D Officer Practice Lead: Unified Communications (Or DW to friends like you) Chief R&D Officer Practice Lead: Unified Communications Solutions Architect Lync & Skype, Office 365, Networking, Exchange Cloud / Hybrid
History Lesson – Microsoft UC The Long Road to Skype for Business Standalone – NetMeeting Exchange 2000 Instant Messaging LCS 2003 LCS 2005 (then SP1) OCS 2007 OCS 2007 R2 Lync 2010 Lync 2013 Skype for Business 2015
Skype for Business It’s more than IM – It’s full UC
Skype for Business Multi Device // Familiar Experience
Skype for Business Secure Administration, Scalability, Reliability
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – On-Premises // Small
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – On-Premises // Medium
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – On-Premises // Large
Skype for Business But DW, What about Hybrid / Online?
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – Online // Hybrid
Skype for Business Can I do Skype for Business Online – With Full Voice?
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – Full Skype Online
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – Online // Hybrid
Skype for Business Reference Architecture – Online // Cloud Connected (CCE)
Skype for Business Office 365 Licensing Models
Skype for Business Office 365 Licensing Models
IS THAT IT? Of Course Not Microsoft Ignite 2017 was 2x weeks ago Significant announcements in the Microsoft UC Space – both Online (of course) and even On-Premises too (surprisingly)
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement Microsoft Teams will evolve as the primary client for Intelligent Communications in Office 365, replacing the current Skype for Business client over time Over the next few months, will roll out new Teams calling features: Inbound and outbound calls to PSTN numbers, hold, call transfer, and voicemail. New enhancements to Teams Meetings—including audio conferencing (available in preview mode today)—enabling participants to join a Teams meeting from any telephone. Interoperability between Teams and Skype for Business, including universal presence, and messaging and calling interoperability.
Okay So What’s Next? Name Changes Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement Cloud PBX = Phone System PSTN Calling = Calling Plan PSTN Conferencing = Audio Conferencing PSTN Consumption Billing = Communications Credit Skype Operations Framework = Practical Guidance for Cloud Voice SOF Assessment = Advanced Skills Assessment
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement Skype for Business Server 2015 is still fully supported https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Skype%20for%20Business%20Server%202015
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement
Okay So What’s Next? Microsoft Ignite 2017 Announcement
Demo Time Audiocodes Devices – UC400 and HRS DEMO1 – PPTX - Management DEMO2 – PPTX – Teams Meetings O365 Admin Console Licensing of E5 Licensing of Cloud PBX Licensing of Conferencing Licensing of EMS E3
Wrap Up / Q&A Thanks for participating! Email / S4B: daryl.hunter@mirazon.com Tweets: @darylhunter