Decisions required for planning your Sametime environment

Many sites considering the deployment of Sametime 8.5.2 will also have some level of infrastructure already in place. Your site may be using an earlier version of Sametime for instant messaging but you now want to introduce meeting and web conferencing features. You may want to deploy Sametime Proxy Server to expand the client platform options available to your users. Regardless of your current environment, installing or upgrading to Sametime 8.5.2 will need to be done in a controlled manner to avoid any disruption to your users. Now is the time to put the effort into planning and preparation. We need to look at the following topics:

• Upgrade or new install

• Infrastructure design

• Pilot to production plan

• Operating system

• What features will be installed?

• Integration points with Quickr, Connections, Sametime Advanced, and Sametime Gateway

• Chat logging

• Use of Business Cards

• STLinks versus Sametime Proxy

Upgrade or new install

There are several options...