Lync Online Office 365
Zane Freame Microsoft Online Services Consultant zane.freame@contentandcode.com
Agenda for Lync Online • User Experience • Lync Online Administration • Roadmap
User Experience Lync Online
User Experience
Unified Communication (UC) • Simple and intuitive features • Presence, instant messaging, conferencing and voice/video communications
User Experience
Create Online Meetings in Outlook
Lync Online User Experience Demo • • • • • •
Ask a quick answer in instant message Work face-to-face with a video call Share a presentation Look back through a shared presentation Take over a presentation Share ideas in a whiteboard session
Lync Online Administration Lync Online
Visibility and Control
Administrative Options
Tenant level settings • Lync Federation (on/off, open federation/specific domains)
• Public IM (windows live only at GA)
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User level settings • • • •
Audio/video1 File Transfer Lync Federation Public IM (Windows live only at GA)
Multi-party audio/video may be disabled in some countries due to regulatory requirements
Lync Online Administration Demo • Domain Federation • Public IM • User Settings
Roadmap Lync Online
Roadmap
Lync Online vs. Lync Server
IMPORTANT: Lync user can only be ‘homed’ on-premises or online (can’t split IM/conferencing/voice)
Roadmap Lync Online vs. Lync Server
Enterprise IM & PC-to-PC Audio/Video • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rich Presence Instant Messaging PC-to-PC audio/video calling GAL/skill search in SharePoint Activity Feed Click-to-communicate in Office Federation with Lync Server/Lync Online Federation with Windows Live Messenger Lync for Mac Lync web app for IM/Presence (Q4 CY2011) Mobile phone clients (Q4 CY2011) IM archiving (Q4 CY2011)
Roadmap
Conferencing (Online Meetings) Conferencing • • • • • • •
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Multiparty (3+) PC-Audio/Video Ad-hoc collaboration Desktop Sharing Application Sharing Online meetings Rich and web clients Integrated PSTN audio conferencing via partners
Lync Online replaces Live Meeting as the conferencing solution in Office 365 Live Meeting Service available for existing customers during transition to Lync
Roadmap
Voice (Dial Tone in Lync) Voice Phone Calls • Call landline phones and mobiles (PC-to-PSTN) • Forward, transfer • Simultaneous ring another number • Exchange Voice Mail Integration
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Voice becomes available in Lync Online post Office 365 GA Requires separate service from a Telco partner to connect to the public phone network (Phone numbers, PSTN termination)
Roadmap
PBX Replace Available in Lync Server Only PABX Replace • Branch office appliance • Fax and analogue devices • Automatic emergency calls • Call Admission Control • Existing telephony integration • Call Park, Hunt Groups
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Cloud/on-premises co-existence options: – –
Lync Server 2010 integrates with Exchange Online for voice mail in the cloud Support for splitting groups of Lync users between Lync Server and Lync Online on a single domain becoming available in late CY11
Summary Lync Online
Lync Online Summary Exchange Online
Benefits
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User Experience
• Increase productivity • Little or no training required
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Lync Online Administration
• Minimal configuration required • Collaborate securely with clients and partners
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Roadmap
• Save costs immediately with current service • Reduce telephone costs with Lync Online voice calls (coming late 2011)