Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 15 | Page 67

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HEMAYUN BAZAZ Regional Manager, Channel Sales, Middle East and Turkey at HPN Aruba impede Skype for Business adoption. But ensuring high service quality for UCC traffic can be tricky, especially for IT personnel who aren’ t steeped in networking technology.
It is important to choose‘ Skype for Business’ certified wireless solutions for on-premises, hosted or hybrid environments. Some solutions, with built-in RF optimisation and technologies that leverage heuristics to differentiate Skype for Business voice, video, and desktop sharing from other application streams, can prioritize Skype for Business traffic whether on-premises or as part of Office 365 solutions.
Optimising network availability Your business communications are the lifeblood of your business. If your network goes down you can lose sales and frustrate customers. You need to ensure your network is easy to deploy, reliable and available at all times. It is imperative that in the eventuality that the network goes down, it can be brought up and running in minutes without networking expertise. Built-in resiliency ensures your network stays up and running.
Securing your mobile UCC Office 365 offers built-in security and continuous compliance so you can focus on what is important to your business. You always know where your data is and who has access to it. You can also remotely wipe all data if your users lose their mobile device.
To enhance the security of your Skype for Business applications, the wireless solution should feature an integrated firewall that monitors all data entering or leaving the network, blocks data that does not satisfy specified security policies, and prevents unauthorized users from accessing your network.
You should be able to use a simple firewall policy to define access rules based on user roles and the firewall should also allow you to control bandwidth for different applications and classes of users, such as for example employees or guests. An additional feature of an integrated wireless intrusion protection system will further safeguard your network from unauthorised or rogue APs and other devices that can potentially harm network operations. www. intelligentcio. com INTELLIGENTCIO
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