Daily Network Monitor

Talk about VoIP for the masses, Costco announced yesterday that the Syspine Digital Operator from Quanta Computer wil be available from Costco.com immediately. Focused on small businesses of under 50 employees, the Syspine Digital Operator A50 is a single-solution device that will connect up to eight standard telephone lines. It features a high-end, server-grade, fan-less design and can be installed anywhere. Businesses can add up to 50 individual Syspine IP310 business phones to create a complete, integrated small business phone system with no additional licensing fees.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1406182/
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Very interesting, but does raise some questions. Specifically, how does an SMB manage the system in an integrated fashion and make sure that the network is able to handle the additional VoIP traffic on an ongoing basis? Network management and monitoring are now even more critical to business success especially if all voice communications are now network based.

SMB IT personnel need effective network management and monitoring to provide visibility into what is going on on the network to ensure that the combination of data and voice do not degrade network performance and impact business continuity.

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