Unified Communications for Dummies (ISBN - 0470401443)

339 Pages·2021·10.5 MB·English

Tony Bradley
Satish Shah

Learn to:
• Get all your company’s communications
devices working together

• Simplify and harmonize business
communication

• Follow specific steps to create a unified
communications strategy

• Reduce costs and improve productivity

Unified
Communications

Making Everything Easier!™

Open the book and find:

• How to assess your existing
communications

• Ten unified communications
solutions to investigate

• The benefits of UC to your business

• How to make the case for your
plan

• Tools you’ll need

• Troubleshooting advice

• How to compare various
technologies

• Resources for learning more

Tony Bradley is Founder and President of S3KUR3, Inc. — a provider of
information security and unified communications consulting and training.
Satish Shah is a global speaker, author, trainer, and consultant on UC. He is
Founder and CEO of UC Trainers.

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Voicemail, e-mail, IM, video
conferencing — here’s how to get
them all working together

Unify your company’s communications so your employees,
clients, and suppliers can communicate more efficiently
to boost your bottom line. This easy-to-understand
guide shows you how to develop a strategy for unified
communications, make the case for it to your stakeholders,
identify the equipment you need, and implement your
program.

• Discover the problem — evaluate your current situation and
recognize the limitations of unconnected communications

• Learn the parts — get acquainted with the components of a
unified communications system

• From voice to VoIP — see how to maximize VoIP for instant
communication with multiple contacts

• Start with what you have — discover new ways to use the variety
of options you may already have available

• Formulate your plan — develop realistic goals, research
resources, and prepare for implementation

• Educate stakeholders — maintain communication about the
plan, how to use the system, and the benefits it offers

• Think ahead — anticipate growth and assure that your unified
communications program keeps pace

• Be compliant — know compliance requirements and security
protocols

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by Tony Bradley and Satish Shah

Foreword by Eric Swift
General Manager, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corporation

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About the Authors

Tony Bradley (CISSP, Microsoft MVP) is Founder and President of S3KUR3,
Inc., providing expertise and written content on a variety of technology sub-
jects, but specifically focused on information security and Microsoft Unified
Communications. Tony has driven security policies and technologies for
antivirus and incident response for Fortune 500 companies, and he has been
network administrator and technical support for smaller companies. He
maintains his own information security blog, www.tonybradley.com, and
has also written for a variety of other Web sites and publications, including
BizTech Magazine, PC World, SearchSecurity.com, WindowsNetworking.com,
Smart Computing magazine, and Information Security magazine.

Tony is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and
ISSAP (Information Systems Security Architecture Professional). He is
Microsoft Certified as an MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and
MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) in Windows 2000 and an
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Windows NT. Tony is a 4-time recip-
ient of the prestigious Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award in
Enterprise Security.

Tony is married to Nicki and they have 7 children: Jordan, Dalton, Paige,
Teegan, Ethan, Noah, and Addison. You can contact Tony at