Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Unleashed (Paperback)

This is the industry’s most comprehensive, realistic, and useful guide to Microsoft Lync Server 2010. It brings together “in-the-trenches” guidance for all facets of planning, integration, deployment, and administration, from expert consultants who’ve spent years implementing Microsoft Unified Communications solutions.

The authors first introduce Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and show how it represents a powerful leap beyond earlier unified communications platforms. They systematically cover every form of communication Lync Server can manage, including IP voice, instant messaging, audio/video conferencing, web conferencing, and more. You’ll find expert guidance on planning infrastructure, managing day-to-day operations, enforcing security, troubleshooting problems, and many other crucial topics.

Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors combine theory, step-by-step configuration instructions, and best practices from real enterprise environments. They identify common mistakes and present proven solutions and workarounds. Simply put, this book tells you what works–and shows you how to make it work.

• Plan and manage server roles, including Front End, Edge, Monitoring, Archiving, and Director roles
• Understand Lync Server integration with Active Directory, DNS, certificates, and SQL Server
• Manage Lync Server through the Lync Server management shell and Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager
• Migrate smoothly from OCS 2007, 2007 R2, or Live Communications Server
• Utilize Lync Server’s new enterprise voice and audio conferencing features
• Use Lync Server with your PBX, as a PBX replacement, or in your call center
• Integrate presence into SharePoint pages or Exchange/Outlook web applications
• Build custom solutions with the new Unified Communications Managed API
• Deploy new Lync Server client software, including Mac, mobile, and browser/Silverlight clients
• Integrate headsets, handsets, webcams, and conference room phones
• Use the new virtualization policy to simplify deployment

這是業界最全面、實用且實際的 Microsoft Lync Server 2010 指南。它匯集了專家顧問多年來實施 Microsoft 統一通信解決方案的實戰指導，涵蓋了規劃、整合、部署和管理的各個方面。

作者首先介紹了 Microsoft Lync Server 2010，並展示了它如何超越早期的統一通信平台。他們系統地介紹了 Lync Server 可以管理的各種通信形式，包括 IP 語音、即時消息、音/視頻會議、網絡會議等。您將找到有關規劃基礎設施、日常運營管理、強制執行安全性、疑難解答問題和其他重要主題的專家指導。

作者們根據自己的豐富經驗，結合理論、逐步配置指令和真實企業環境的最佳實踐。他們識別了常見的錯誤，並提供了經過驗證的解決方案和解決方法。簡單地說，這本書告訴您什麼是有效的，並向您展示如何使其運作。

- 規劃和管理伺服器角色，包括前端、邊緣、監控、存檔和導演角色
- 了解 Lync Server 與 Active Directory、DNS、憑證和 SQL Server 的整合
- 通過 Lync Server 管理 shell 和 Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager 管理 Lync Server
- 從 OCS 2007、2007 R2 或 Live Communications Server 順利遷移
- 利用 Lync Server 的新企業語音和音頻會議功能
- 將 Lync Server 用於 PBX、作為 PBX 替代方案或在呼叫中心中使用
- 將在 SharePoint 頁面或 Exchange/Outlook Web 應用程序中整合狀態
- 使用新的統一通信管理 API 構建自定義解決方案
- 部署新的 Lync Server 客戶端軟件，包括 Mac、移動和瀏覽器/Silverlight 客戶端
- 整合耳機、手機、網絡攝像頭和會議室電話
- 使用新的虛擬化策略簡化部署