Best Practices

There are several items recommended in this chapter that should be taken into account when planning a non-voice deployment of Lync Server 2010. By following these recommendations, you can be better prepared for the deployment and can avoid the common pitfalls associated with planning a topology and deployment of a complex technology. The following is a summary of recommended best practices from this chapter.

• Start the deployment planning with a comprehensive design document. This ensures that decisions have been made, and it gives an excellent opportunity to shop the design around to other groups to get buy-in and to ensure that other groups know how they’ll be affected by the upcoming deployment.

• Treat your deployment like ...

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