Lync Server TechCenter

If this is your first time deploying Lync Server, we recommend that you see the following.

• Lync Overview
• What can Lync do for me?
• Download Lync 2010 trial
• Read the planning primer
• First Run Videos
• How it works
• End User Training and Adoption

To understand, plan, deploy, and manage the Presence and Instant Messaging (IM) workload, we recommend that you see the following.

• Overview
• Planning for IM and Presence
• How it works
• Deploying Standard Edition Server
• Deploying Enterprise Edition Server
• Deploying Clients and Devices

To understand, plan, deploy, and manage the Conferencing workload, we recommend that you see the following.

• Overview
• Planning for Conferencing
• How it works
• Deploying Standard Edition Server
• Deploying Enterprise Edition Server

To understand, plan, deploy, and manage the External User Access workload, we recommend that you see the following.

• Overview
• Planning for External User Access
• How it works
• Video: Adding an Edge Server
• Deploying Edge Servers

To understand, plan, deploy, and manage the Enterprise Voice workload, we recommend that you see the following.

• Overview
• How it works
• Planning for Enterprise Voice
• Planning for Clients and Devices
• Deploying Enterprise Voice
• Configuring Response Group
• Configuring Call Park
• Configuring Announcements

To understand, plan, and manage a migration from a previous version of Office Communications Server to Lync Server 2010, we recommend that you see the following.

• First Run Video: Migrating from Communications Server 2007 R2
• First Run Video: Migrating from Communications Server 2007
• Library: Migration from Communications Server 2007 R2

Lync and OCS Products and Technologies Information lists links to IT Pro content for Lync Server 2010, Office Communications Server (OCS), and other related technologies.