[cisco-voip] OT: Cisco Telepresence vs. independant setups

[Lelio Fulgenzi]

these are great points. summarized what i was suspecting quite well. 

thanks, Lelio 

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Staffin" <craig at staffin.org> 
To: "Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio at uoguelph.ca> 
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:01:45 AM 
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] OT: Cisco Telepresence vs. independant setups 

So the first question is really going to be how large is the end state. 


For a small install you are correct that ones offs are going to be easier/cheaper. 


The benefit of centralized comes from a few things. 


Central Dial Plan 
Central link to UC environment for PSTN access 
Central Phone Books 
Software Control 
No firewall holes need to be punched through due to the VCS Expressway acting as a gateway 
Central monitoring and ticketing of issues 


There are numerous other advantages dependent on the environment. 



On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Lelio Fulgenzi < lelio at uoguelph.ca > wrote: 





I'm trying to get my head around the benefits of deploying a Cisco telepresence solution (TMS, VCS, C60, Movi, etc) vs simply buying one off Polycom units that dial each other and bridges when necessary. I understand the centralized address book, but what else? It seems like I'm building a contained solution that needs additional equipment and licenses in order to talk to these other devices, i.e. VCS Expressway. 

Anything stand out for people who have investigated this route? 

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Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A. 
Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 
(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU) 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it. 
- LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil) 



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