Time for a new hardware review! This time we have an impressive little device – a new 4K USB camera from Poly (formerly Polycom/Plantronics). Ben at Poly came out to demo some new hardware for us. He showed us two
Video Conferencing Fragmentation: Boon or Brambles?
You’ve heard the phrase, “an overabundance of choice?” We’ve reached that point for video conferencing solutions. After I did the Video Interop Server post, I looked around a little more at video conferencing solutions. I found an enormous selection out
3 RealPresence Trio Updates Beef Up its “Communications Hub” Power
“Alexa, start the Skype Meeting.” Sounds like an easy way to kick off a meeting, doesn’t it? If you’re using a RealPresence Trio, you have this functionality available. Poly (formerly Polycom) has made several updates to their Trio conference systems
How the Video Interop Server Fits into Skype for Business
Entry #6 into the “How it Fits” series is…the Video Interop Server, or VIS! Of all the Server Roles, I have the least experience with this one. We’ve only done one install of it, for a customer with an older
How to Access Skype for Business and Teams Services on Linux Computers
Want to access Skype for Business or Teams on Linux? You’re not alone. I wrote a post back in 2014 titled, “Lync on Linux: How to Access Lync Services on Linux Computers.” It remains one of the most-read posts on
The Skype for Business Quagmire Creeping Up on Enterprises
Skype for Business Server has one new version coming. After that, enterprises could get stuck between an economic rock & a financial hard place. Skype for Business Server 2019 is coming. However, given all the pushes toward O365/Teams, it’s not
How the Reverse Proxy Fits into Skype for Business
You asked for more “How It Fits” posts last year, and I’m happy to oblige. Today we’re discussing…the Reverse Proxy server! Reverse Proxy is also part of the Skype for Business perimeter network, like Edge Server. The two act in
Device Reviews: Sennheiser Presence UC ML, SP 20 ML, SD Pro 1
As I said the other day, Sennheiser kindly sent us some headsets for testing. Not just the MB 660 though…no, we got several more! More than I could review on my own. So I passed the others to co-workers. I
Gartner Rankings for Cisco UC and Skype for Business – Which is Better?
What’s this? Cisco UCaaS rated HIGHER than Skype for Business? How?! Amazing as it might seem, that is how Gartner recently ranked them: Gartner’s Magic Quadrant 2017 for Unified Communications Their 2017 UC rankings have Cisco at #1 overall. Skype
Do You Really Need PSTN Conferencing?
“I have a question. Do we really need to add PSTN Conferencing on?” This question came from a prospective customer, during our planning stage for a Skype for Business/Office 365 rollout. I was not present at the meeting; my co-worker