Yeah, if we go VOIP we will be running a new CAT6 infrastructure just for the phones and perform lots of testing before we cut over.
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Jonathan Bible <[email protected]> wrote: > I am surprised no one has mentioned ShoreTel. It is supported on VMware > 4.0. Just remember when you add VOIP to your network it will expose your > latency and misconfigurations because missing 3 seconds of voice is > critical and an email will go unnoticed. VOIP is like the canary in the > mine. It dies first and gets all the blame. ShoreTel is designed from > the IT prospective and is easy to manage. > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 4:48 PM, James Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've thought about hosted solutions also but we are currently locked into >> contracts for our PRI's. This will be an interesting venture that's for >> sure. >> >> James >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Stu Sjouwerman <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> James,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I went through that whole exercise a year ago, and decided for VOIP, but >>> running it**** >>> >>> In the Cloud as opposed to in-house. RingCentral gives you an enormous >>> amount of**** >>> >>> features for about 20 bucks per person per month, unlimited phone >>> minutes. If you**** >>> >>> absolutely want to run it in-house, a dedicated server with Asterisk >>> would be a good**** >>> >>> idea. VOIP is sensitive to a bunch of things, you need to spec out the >>> hardware**** >>> >>> correctly.**** >>> >>> >>> Warm regards,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Stu **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 08, 2011 8:57 AM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* OT - Phone System In A Virtual Machine**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> We are looking at replacing our phone system. This has got me thinking >>> about VIOP systems and being a sys admin who maintains our current phone >>> system (for the most part) has got me thinking about phone system >>> redundancy. I have a desire to run a voice-mail and PBX on virtual >>> machines, if possible. I just don't know if such things exist and was >>> wondering if any of you guys had any info about such systems. We have about >>> 150 phones in two locations two PBXs and one central voice-mail/auto >>> attendant. Venders I've spoke with so far just want to offer newer versions >>> of what we already have. I want something more redundant and easier to >>> bring up again in case of disaster. Thanks for any replies. >>> >>> James**** >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > > > -- > Thanks, > Jonathan Bible D.C.C. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
