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Posted Developing Mobile Apps for the Enterprise to Webtorials
A Webtorials Thought Leadership DiscussionLarry Hettick, Webtorials, ModeratorFeaturing MobileIron...
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Commented on Digital Copiers: A Massive Passive Security Threat
One of the scariest parts of the hack shown on CBS was that the disk drives were standard hard drives like in desktop computers. So the ability to see data on a “normal” drive is well-known. But this raises the...
Commented on Digital Copiers: A Massive Passive Security Threat
Are people in your company aware that items that are “copied” or “faxed” are stored electronically? Do you have a policy concerning users advising users of this fact? For instance, is there an informative label (warning) on MFDs?...
Posted Digital Copiers: A Massive Passive Security Threat to Webtorials
A TechNote on Information SecuritySteven Taylor, Editor-in Chief, Webtorials...
Commented on Déjà vu All Over Again: Can We Please Put SDNs in Context?
How can you equate circuit and packet switching? Aren't they completely different?...
Commented on Ten SIP Trunk Equipment License Issues That Can Ruin Your Day (or Month)
One of the interesting anomalies in licensing is that it seems that some equipment providers have differential pricing for licensing depending on whether the equipment connects to other equipment from the same provider or from another provider. For instance, if...
Commented on Multivendor HD Videoconferencing: Tomorrow's Capabilities Today
The link to the video is in the .pdf. We did not highlight it separately because it was not representative of the quality you should experience. Think of it as taking a DVD and copying to VHS. Good content, but...
Commented on Please update your Webtorials community information
Why an incentive of $141.42? Here's the deal. I wanted to get your attention. I could have chosen $50. Or $100. Or $500. So I was looking for a good number. It turns out that math geeks will recognize 1.4142...
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Commented on Enterprises Place 2013 Unified Communications Bets
Interesting coverage and perspective on this report in the Wall Street Journal. I also added some clarifications/rebuttal there....
Commented on FCC and the Enterprise: Why Should You Care?
In light of the current regulatory environment, what changes should enterprises consider for 2013?...
Commented on Multivendor HD Videoconferencing: Tomorrow's Capabilities Today
In reviewing the video, the content is quite good. However, as noted in the video itself, this was recorded using an iPad, and the video was recorded prior to the release of the iPad Version 4. A significant improvement for...
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Commented on Microsoft Lync and SIP Trunking
How important is it to measure Lync server capacity?...
Commented on Microsoft Lync and SIP Trunking
How does this help manage voice quality?...
Commented on Microsoft Lync and SIP Trunking
In your white paper you provide some signposts for someone on a SIP journey; the first of which is to understand your VoIP traffic. Which metrics does Prognosis provide to help you gauge the amount of traffic flowing across your...
Commented on Passwords: Trojan Zebras of a Different Color
What about Open Source password managers like Clipperz, KeePass, Password Gorilla, Universal Password Manager, and Yadabyte Passwords? Are they safe?...
Commented on Passwords: Trojan Horses of a Different Color
Lately, I’ve wondered whether the so-called “strong” passwords (like 71_8+#hjI*6Nb) are any more secure than “weak” ones of the same length (like adminpassword). With hackers using automated guessers like Cain and Abel, ElcomSoft, Hashcat, Hydra and John the Ripper, aren’t...
Commented on Second-tier carriers jockey for position with likely upcoming consolidation of facilities and go-to-market practices
What do users get out all of these ongoing mergers of CLECs, alternative carriers, and so on? Are these just more annoyances or is someone building a better model that can really compete with AT&T and Verizon?...
Posted 2012 Mobile Unified Communications State-of-the-Market Report to Opinions
The Emergence of 4D ConvergenceA Webtorials State-of-the-Market ReportSteven Taylor, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Webtorials...
Posted 2012 Mobile Unified Communications State-of-the-Market Report to Webtorials
The Emergence of 4D ConvergenceA Webtorials State-of-the-Market ReportSteven Taylor, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Webtorials...
Commented on Passwords: Trojan Horses of a Different Color (Part 2 of 2)
What about Open Source password managers like Clipperz, KeePass, Password Gorilla, Universal Password Manager, and Yadabyte Passwords? Are they safe?...
Commented on Passwords: Trojan Horses of a Different Color (Part 1 of 2)
Lately, I’ve wondered whether the so-called “strong” passwords (like 71_8+#hjI*6Nb) are any more secure than “weak” ones of the same length (like adminpassword). With hackers using automated guessers like Cain and Abel, ElcomSoft, Hashcat, Hydra and John the Ripper, aren’t...
Commented on Evaluating Network Services for IaaS Solutions
What conclusions did you draw from the research about how IT organization are evaluating, and should evaluate IaaS providers?...
Commented on IaaS: The Importance of Network Services
What was the most surprising thing you learned about the role that network services play in the adoption of IaaS solutions....
Commented on The Drivers and Inhibitors of IaaS
It looks as if security and confidentiality of data is by a wide margin the primary factor inhibiting the adoption of IaaS solutions. Are there any other major factors that are inhibiting IaaS adoption?...
Commented on The Growing Use of IaaS
The initial interest in public cloud computing centered on SaaS. It looks like there is currently a lot of interest in IaaS services. Why is that?...

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Sue Bradshaw, Integrated Research commented on Microsoft Lync and SIP Trunking
Metrics like the number of active calls and their direction; whether they’re inbound, outbound, internal or in transit allows you to gauge traffic flow. Further information about the type of call – whether it is part of a conference, and comprises just audio, or includes data or video helps you provision sufficient bandwidth....
Sue Bradshaw, Integrated Research commented on Microsoft Lync and SIP Trunking
Voice quality needn’t be an issue with SIP trunking if two key measures are applied – sufficiently provisioned or over-provisioned links, and prioritization of voice traffic. This white paper explains some of the metrics you can use to help provision correctly including insight to peak and average usage, as well as peaks, troughs and spikes. It’s also important to monitor the connection between the Microsoft Mediation Server and the Session Border Controller and ensure the SBC is not overloaded so it can continue to provide its vital services to the enterprise and the service provider. Voice prioritization will be...
Sue Bradshaw, Integrated Research commented on Microsoft Lync and SIP Trunking
As you know within Lync Server environments there are multiple servers, each playing its role in delivering enterprise voice and Unified Communications. Issues with server capacity like insufficient CPU cycles for processing can cause inability to place calls, and for calls that are active, audio distortions. You can monitor the call load to identify the busiest hour and other common busy times to identify if servers become overloaded and unable to service user requests and deliver good voice quality. Monitoring Lync Server pools identifies problems with the pool itself as well as individual servers and intelligent alerts demistify potential issues...
Kathy Innvar, Avaya commented on Multivendor HD Videoconferencing: Tomorrow's Capabilities Today
Actually, the quality had to do with the technology that Pulse was using, and their network. You should expect better quality in a live environment....
Larry Hettick, Webtorials commented on Digital Copiers: A Massive Passive Security Threat
Here are some useful links on this subject. Even though the issue has been identified for quite a while, the awareness level seems to be quite low. From the Federal Trade Commission: Copier Data Security: A Guide for Businesses A great, concise overview. One section of the document highlights the fact that this is a critical privacy compliance issue. From a rather unlikely web source: Technical details from a copier supplier....