Any companies using MS Lync?

[Duan]

Just wondering what the adoption and experience is like?

 

[Messugga]

Of the 6 JSE listed companies I work at, 1 uses it. It seems users find it useful. The other companies have their own internal tools that perform similar functions.

 

[Megalin]

We are using it fully for voice and video. Around 4000 employees and growing.

 

[Arthur]

My company uses it. Brilliant.

 

[Duan]

@megalin, has it affected your network infrastructure in any way?

 

[Wezzy777]

Company tried it, no-one adopted it therefore was scrapped.

 

[The_Ogre]

We are using it as well

 

[Megalin]

@Duan it did initially and video was disabled for a while. But is has stabilised quite nicely. Also photos and status updates have also been disabled, so that helps.

 

[Duan]

@Duan it did initially and video was disabled for a while. But is has stabilised quite nicely. Also photos and status updates have also been disabled, so that helps.

Did you have to upgrade your WiFi?

 

[PsyWulf]

I've done a few implementations. Most of them still running quite strong,especially for those companies more inclined to try streamline and modernize

 

[Megalin]

it helped to move to a new building which was state of the art. So all all APs are 300N+. It sucked on the old 54g wireless

 

[CamiKaze]

I use it, I don't like it. But I guess that it is important for when we have to share screens or present.

 

[grim]

We use it and so does most of our clients, it's brilliant. Not too much of an impact on the internal network. Your internet connection might suffer if you federate with other companies and use video.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Use it here too. Don't particularly like it but they may be due to our crappy internet connection.

 

[F1 Fan]

My company uses it yes

 

[dadecoza]

we use it. online meetings ftw. works really well.

 

[ActivateD]

We use it and it runs well even on samsung s3 and desktop but let is let down by our internet connection in SA.

 

[srothman]

We use it quite extensively across our organization, internationally and locally.

 

[Bar0n]

I think it's a nifty piece of software. The company I work for uses it. Roughly 13k+ employees wordlwide. But then again, we can afford massive servers and bandwidth/throughput. All of our phone calls between branches are VoIP-based too.

 

[Ipwn 4]

Most of you guys using it with voip? Ie call directly from your pc?

Also, anyone using lync server as a VoIP pbx?