Chapter 2: Planning for Enterprise Voice

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

Planning is essential for a smooth, successful Enterprise Voice deployment. This section of the Enterprise Voice guide:

  • Discusses the various opportunities and constraints that will shape your planning decisions and available options for meeting these challenges.

  • Alerts you to possible deployment pain points and recommends actions to manage or avoid them.

  • Helps you assess your hardware and infrastructure needs.

  • Recommends the order in which to approach deployment tasks to ease the process and avoid potential problems.