http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/liveevents/Ent-Voice-Lync-Svr-JumpStart?CR_CC=200211925
Note: The live event took place on June 13th and 14th, but the event recording will be available soon at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/video/ff832960.aspx?category=Jump%20Start
Join this two-day, demo-rich Jump Start aimed at helping IT Pros design and configure Enterprise Voice and Online Services in Microsoft Lync Server 2013. Brian Ricks, Unified Communications Architect from BriComp and Microsoft Principal Writer Rui Maximo will provide a fast-paced and engaging learning experience packed with a variety of scenario-based demos focused on configuring and managing a Lync Server 2013 on premises, in the cloud or in a mixed deployment. Additionally, this course follows the criteria for exam 70-337 and provides accelerated preparation for this important exam in the MCSE: Communication track.
COURSE OUTLINE
01 | Voice Architecture
02 | Configuring Basic Enterprise Voice Functionality
03 | Designing Exchange Server 2013 Unified Messaging with Lync Server
04 | Voice Applications
05 | Configuring and Deploying Emergency Calling
06 | PSTN Integration
07 | Lync Server 2013 and Networking
08 | Phones and Devices
09 | Online Configuration and Migration
10 | Hybrid Voice and Unified Messaging
11 | Monitoring
12 | Voice Resiliency
INSTRUCTOR TEAM
Rui Maximo | Principal Writer | @rui_maximo
Rui is an accomplished author and software engineer for Microsoft. Among his published credits are the Microsoft Office Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit (online), the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit (Double Winner: Society for Technical Communications 2009 Distinguished Technical Communication and Best of Show awards), Programming for Unified Communications, Pro LCS-Live Communications Server Administration and many other books, white papers (including with Microsoft integration topics with Cisco and Avaya technologies) and articles for TechNet magazine, NextHop and DrRez. Rui has spent 20 years in the software industry, including various roles at Microsoft in the Windows, Windows Mobile, and Office groups as well as in a variety of roles (from software design engineer to lead program manager) with IBM, RSA, Greenplum, and Sweet Spot Solutions. Altogether, Rui has helped ship over 20 commercial software products. Personally, Rui enjoys developing custom solutions for Lync.
Brian Ricks | Owner | BriComp Computers, LLC | @bricomp
Brian has been working in the IT field implementing Microsoft solutions since 1993 and obtained his first MCP in 1999. Over the years, Brian has focused on all things infrastructure and Unified Communications related, earning a Microsoft MVP award in 2006 for what is now known as Microsoft Lync Server. As a Unified Communications Architect and Subject Matter Expert, Brian decided to start his consulting practice, BriComp Computers, LLC, in 2009 and enjoys the process of helping large and small companies design, develop, configure, administer and maintain enterprise-wide collaboration solutions leveraging Microsoft technologies. Additionally, Brian is Managing Partner of The Best Damn IT Services (TBDITS), which began in 2009 with co-founder John Lockett. TBDITS is a Microsoft Silver Partner in Unified Communications and provides much of the same services BriComp Computers offers but with additional manpower when required.
Brian holds an MBA and resides in Gilbert, Arizona with his wife of over 18 years and their two boys (12 and 15).