Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013

Master the art of planning, designing, and deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 to elevate your unified communications solutions and stay competitive as an IT professional.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Design and deploy Microsoft Lync Server 2013 solutions.

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Implement Lync Server features including IM, Presence, and Conferencing.

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Manage and administer Lync Server environments efficiently.

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Understand high availability and disaster recovery concepts.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • IT consultants
  • Telecommunications professionals
  • Unified communications architects
  • Enterprise IT managers

Description

This instructor-led course teaches IT professionals how to plan, design, deploy, configure, and administer a Microsoft Lync Server 2013 solution.  The course emphasizes Lync Server 2013 Enterprise Unified Communications features with particular emphasis on coexisting with and migrating from legacy communication services. The labs in this course create a solution that includes IM and Presence, Conferencing, and Persistent Chat.  This course helps the student prepare for Exam 70-336.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Architecture and Design Approach for Microsoft Lync Server 2013

  1. Overview of Lync Server 2013 Architecture

  2. Overview of Lync Server 2013 Core Capabilities

  3. Introduction to the Lync Server 2013 Design Process

  4. Assessing Infrastructure Requirements and Updating the Design

  5. Planning for all Microsoft Solutions Framework Phases

Module 2: Designing a Lync Server 2013 Topology

  1. Planning Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2013

  2. Using the Lync Server 2013 Planning Tool

  3. Using Topology Builder

  4. Planning the Server Infrastructure

  5. Designing Documentation Using Microsoft Office

Module 3: Configuring Users and Rights in Microsoft Lync Server 2013

  1. Managing Lync Server 2013

  2. Introduction to Role Based Access Control

Module 4: Client and Device Deployment and Management

  1. Prepare for client deployment.

  2. Deploy and manage clients.

  3. Prepare for device deployment.

  4. Deploy and manage IP phones.

Module 5: Conferencing in Lync Server 2013

  1. Introduction to Conferencing in Lync Server 2013

  2. Designing for Audio/Video and Web Conferencing

  3. Dial-In Conferencing in Lync Server 2013

  4. Managing and Administering Conferencing

Module 6: Designing and Deploying External Access

  1. Conferencing and External Capabilities of Lync Server 2013

  2. Planning for IM and Presence Federation

  3. Designing Edge Services

Module 7: Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

  1. Overview of Persistent Chat Architecture in Lync Server 2013

  2. Designing Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

  3. Deploying and Configuring Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

Module 8: Monitoring and Archiving

  1. The Archiving Service

  2. The Monitoring Service

  3. Configuring Archiving and Monitoring

Module 9: Administration and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013

  1. Introduction to Lync Server 2013 troubleshooting tools

  2. Understanding Lync Server 2013 Operational Tasks

  3. Developing Lync Server 2013 Troubleshooting Techniques

Module 10: High Availability in Lync Server 2013

  1. High Availability in Lync Server 2013

  2. Configuring High Availability in Lync Server 2013

  3. Planning for Load Balancing

  4. Designing Load Balancing

Module 11: Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

  1. Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

  2. Tools for Backing Up and Restoring Lync Server 2013

  3. Critical Lync Server 2013 Data to Back Up and Restore

  4. Critical Lync Server 2013 Data to Export and Import

  5. Designing Branch Site Resiliency

Module 12: Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013

  1. Overview of Coexistence and Migration

  2. Migration Steps

  3. Planning for Clients and Devices

  4. Designing a Client Migration and Device Migration Strategy

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