Re: OT: Why should I implement VOIP

Thanks all for your great suggestions and references.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Ricardo Lowe <rlowe_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> The reason for the business and finance people to implement VoIP is that
> the company can save money. If you cannot demonstrate how the company will
> save money (or make money) with VoIP, then all the excellent technical
> reasons and all the posts in cyberspace will not help you get your VoIP
> equipment purchased.
>
> The reason for an engineer to implement VoIP is gain knowledge. This is
> not general knowledge, but real-world knowledge that can only be gained
> through (hopefully not too painful) experiences that are not covered in any
> book and that are singular to every deployment and implementation.
>
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> > From: rwest_at_zyedge.com
> > To: jastorino_at_ipexpert.com; ronnie.angello_at_gmail.com
> > CC: ccie.09_at_gmail.com; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> > Subject: RE: OT: Why should I implement VOIP
> > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:58:36 +0000
>
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:41 PM
> > > To: Ronnie Angello
> > > Cc: S Malik; Cisco certification
> > > Subject: Re: OT: Why should I implement VOIP
> > >
> > > Oh this is just begging for the traditional Cisco sales pitch : ) No,
> but
> > > seriously...I will offer a few things for you. Granted, I am not a
> voice
> > > guy so take this however you want.
> > >
> > > 1) Data/Voice convergence -- This is a big thing for Cisco. Getting
> your
> > > data and your voice all on to a single converged network system. No
> more
> > > isolation of data network and telecom. No more CAT-5 v.s RJ-11 being
> run.
> > > EVERYTHING on the network.
> > >
> > > 2) Less overhead of legacy PBX systems -- Some of those old systems are
> a
> > > pain. And let's face it, they are reliable as anything, but if
> something
> > > does go wrong it is a MAJOR outage and difficult to fix without a
> > > specialized person that does JUST pbx stuff
> > >
> >
> > As I'm sure this was mentioned in Ronnie's Cisco link, but your Moves,
> Ads, and Changes (MACs) are much more manageable with a VoIP system.
> >
> > If the question was about VoIP vs POTS / PRI, then there are cost
> advantages with VoIP, but not without the pitfalls of fully understanding
> what you're getting yourself involved in. If you're doing VoIP outside of
> your organization, you're looking at SIP and you better have a provider who
> knows what they are doing. 3rd party SIP is also going to require a
> dedicated link to their environment, depending on where you are and how many
> trunks you need, it may be cheaper with a PRI.
> >
> > -ryan
> >
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