Solution Set

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key aspects of video conferencing...

Note

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key aspects of video conferencing...

Note

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key product selection criteria, and the...

Solution Set

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key product selection criteria and the...

Tool

Preparing a business proposal for a video conferencing solution can be a challenge for IT leaders due to the scope and scale of the project, as most organizations require formal justification to move forward. Leverage this financial calculator...

Template/Policy

Organizations embarking on the selection process for a video conferencing vendor may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after determining their final selection criteria. Use this RFP template when soliciting vendor responses.

Tool

For organizations that have issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate video conferencing vendors, gathering and scoring the various responses can be difficult and time consuming. Use this tool to evaluate and compare RFP vendor...

Tool

Each organization will have its own priorities for evaluating and selecting video conferencing vendors and solutions. Use the Video Conferencing Vendor Shortlist Tool to generate a customized shortlist of vendors that will best meet business...

Template/Policy

Preparing a business proposal for a video conferencing solution can be a challenge for IT leaders because most organizations require formal justification to move forward, due to the scope and scale of the project. Leverage this sample proposal...

Template/Policy

Many enterprises will elect to have video conferencing vendors perform an on-site demonstration to help them better understand solution capabilities and constraints. This demonstration script template is designed to provide vendors with a...

Tool

Given advances in video conferencing technology, it may be time to consider virtual meetings as a more efficient alternative to travel. This tool enables enterprises to evaluate their current meeting travel costs, and gauge the potential hard...

IT organizations continue to investigate ways to cut costs and still deliver reliable network services. As a result, evaluating current network management capabilities against actual requirements is a good place to begin. When network service...

Asking different network organizations for a definition of performance management will likely extract an assortment of answers. However, the most widely agreed upon definition is the "reliable end-to-end management of the requisite business...

Small IT groups do not have the same resources available as their larger counterparts. However, quality network services and support can still be provided to business units by effectively using cross-functional teams. The ensuing benefits...

Small enterprises are familiar with the increased costs associated with global network requirements. However, the ability to obtain the requisite service levels at all locations can be more difficult than anticipated and may be worth a premium...

Service quality is one area that cellular providers prefer not to discuss with small enterprise clients. When it comes to the marketing hype surrounding current 3G and the forthcoming 4G cellular networks, wireless carriers are concealing many...

Although IP convergence offers a range of opportunities and benefits, it also introduces several critical performance considerations, not all of which are related to network operation. Understand the factors that affect IP voice, video, and...

In-Depth Report

Enterprises continue to face the challenge of rapidly deploying high-performance applications across network infrastructures. Cross-functional teams can improve the performance of business applications and a network's service level capabilities....

Network infrastructures must consistently deliver reliable, quality services to enterprise users. To achieve this, application developers must work closely with the network team to verify that the network quality of service (QoS) and an...

Although IP softphones have emerged as a practical and low cost alternative to desk phones for many environments, organizations need to look beyond financial factors when evaluating adoption. Enterprises that are planning an IP Telephony...

IT leaders in small enterprises need to look beyond financial factors when evaluation the adoption of IP softphones. Understand the scope of benefits and tradeoffs associated with softphones.

Tool

At some point, every enterprise must refresh the LAN infrastructure to meet the demands of the business. There are several business and technology drivers that can incite a LAN refresh. Use this tool to help assess how soon the enterprise will...

Developing a network management competency center for those enterprises that are not required to support high-value, business critical applications makes little sense. However, for those enterprise networks that must continuously deliver high...

Info-Tech is seeing a wave of corporate server centralization as companies gain greater control over IT infrastructure and simplify management. While there are compelling reasons to consider centralization, many companies overlook the increased...

No clear definition of application provisioning exists, yet products promising to provide application provisioning are increasingly appearing on the market. IT managers must understand what application provisioning means to avoid buying...

Tool

Converging voice with the existing data network requires due care to ensure voice quality. To achieve quality voice performance, enterprises must be diligent in assessing the readiness of their existing networks for IPT. Use this checklist to...