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Aspect Unified Communications Services Podcast

Design a better network

UC Architecture and Network Planning and Design Services from Aspect help organizations create a complete unified communications (UC) architecture and network to support their implementation of Microsoft UC solutions. Aspect's experienced architects and consultants define how unified communications capabilities fit into an organization's existing environment, develop the optimal architecture topology, and design a voice and data network architecture to support business and technical strategies and requirements.

Working with key stakeholders, Aspect will lead you through the design for the infrastructure, hardware, and software components of your UC architecture for Microsoft® Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007, Microsoft® Office Communicator, and Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 unified messaging. Aspect will evaluate your requirements for performance, high-availability, security, and other key architectural design factors, and balance these with budgetary objectives. Aspect will present alternatives, work with you to determine the final direction, create a detailed architecture and network design, and ultimately provide an implementation plan that enables a successful deployment throughout your enterprise.
As part of this process, Aspect will:

The goal of Aspect's collaborative efforts with your team is to produce a document that describes a complete UC architecture and network design based on the business and technology requirements of your enterprise. To maintain alignment during the planning and design phases of your UC journey, Aspect recommends that UC architecture design efforts overlap with the UC Strategy and Business Case Service. The end result will be a future-state architecture and network design, along with a plan for implementing the required technologies and upgrades into your current environment to ensure a smooth deployment of Microsoft UC solutions.