Gavin Hill

Seven Considerations For Deploying Unified Communications Successfully - Gavin Hill, Dimension Data

"VoIP has now moved away from a proprietary world , which provided a kind of ,security by obscurity' , to a more open standards stage in its evolution", says Gavin Hill, Business Development Manager for Unified Comms at Dimension Data.
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Of course, perfect security is all but impossible to achieve: "if you want a 100%-secure IP environment, the only thing to do is unplug it!", quips Gavin Hill.He does believe, more seriously, that the scope of security risks has largely been identified by the specialists in the industry.

Gavin Hill, Technology Manager: IP Convergence, Dimension Data
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In this presentation Gavin Hill will examine the impact, challenges, and benefits to organizations implementing integrated IM and enterprise Telephony systems.

In this Thought Leadership Seminar, you will learn What customers are looking for when installing IP phones with an LCS solution. If there is more interest in premise-based presence and IM than conferencing (web, audio and video), and if so, why.

What are some "gotchas" companies should look out for when installing a telephony-based unified communications solution (IP PBX and LCS).Gavin Hill has 15 years of IT industry experience and a background in programming and network design and management.He joined Dimension Data's South African business operations 6 years ago with a focus on security, after which he shifted his focus to convergence and its impact on business communications.Gavin joined Dimension Data's Global operations 3 years ago and has responsibility for business and market development around Dimension Data's Telephony and Collaboration solution area.

Gavin Hill, Technology Manager: IP Convergence, Dimension Data