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ClarusIPC Plus+ 2.4: Diagnose, Troubleshoot, Validate

White Paper Published By: Clarus Systems

Enterprise networks are going through massive change, and the convergence of voice and data including Communication deployments, upgrades, transformations and ongoing management remain a top priority. According industry analysts at Aberdeen Group, 61% are planning for Communications in the next two years. In order to get the most from their Unified Communications investment at the time of deployment and beyond, enterprises must leverage both active testing and configuration analysis techniques to certify and validate that environments are configured as designed.



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Clarus Systems
Published:  Mar 18, 2008
Type:  White Paper
Length:  2 pages

® ClarusIPC Plus+ 2.4
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Œ 650 branch officesŒ 36,000 IP devices, with each branchaveraging 10-300 devicesŒ 24,500 end users
Operational Integrity Communications Lifecycle ManagementEETT Cisco Unified Communications Manager is typically one of the mostAA Day 1 - Deployment ValidationDD business critical applications, with ongoing operational reliability a Plan | Design | ImplementII necessity. The features within ClarusIPC® allow optimized performanceLL Œof complex validation and testing scenarios; ensuring the IP Configuration AnalysisAA Communications application is fully functional, tested, and documented ŒRegistration MonitoringVV prior to transferring support responsibilities from the deployment ŒAutomated Testing|| organization or System Integrator to the end user IT Operations staff. ŒTroubleshooting & DiagnosticsTT ŒRegression/Certification TestingOO Clarus Systems' capabilities have come full circle with the latest versionOO Œof their flagship application, ClarusIPC Plus+, which delivers strategic As-built DocumentationHH solutions for efficient management of IP communications at each stageSS of the lifecycle. This new version extends the company's integrated Day 2 - OperationsEELL pillar approach to empowering Unified Communications by offering Operate | Troubleshoot | OptimizeBB system validation through troubleshooting and diagnostics, business ŒUU intelligence for detailed reporting and analytics, and performance Release/MAC ManagementOO management to define thresholds for optimized voice performance ŒIncident/Problem ManagementRR including server health, gateway capacity, media resources and device ŒNightly Health ChecksTT registration. ŒVoice Quality|| ŒPerformance & Service Availability EE What Makes Clarus Systems Different?SS The two key differentiators of this release include the business ŒCompliance & SecurityOO intelligence and performance management capabilities that areNN integrated with the traditional platform. ClarusIPC Plus+ 2.4 presents Transformation ServicesGG seamless monitoring and analytics in a totally redesigned, interactive ŒDeployment Certification ServicesAA user interface and dashboard including service and performance alertsII tied to relevant views which provide analysis and visualization of traffic ŒUpgrade / Migration ServicesDD patterns across the IP-enabled environment. ŒOptimization Services2200 Bridge Parkway, Suite 101 | Redwood City, CA 94065 | Tel: 650.632.2800 | Fax: 650.632.2810 | www.clarussystems.com Empowering Unified Communications
Integrated Release Features Interactive user interface and dashboard including call ŒDevice Registration ChangesClarusIPC Plus+ offers a scalable combination of history based service views, providing analysis and Œ% unregistered by location, pool, etc.powerful, integrated features that are easy to set visualization of traffic patterns. ŒMedia Resource Availabilityup and intuitive to use - further empowering ŒResources available to provide Music On successful, rapid deployment of Unified Data Discovery/Synchronization Hold (MOH), Transcoding (Codec), Media Communications as well as ongoing health ŒConstantly organizing critical source data collection Termination Points (MTP). management enhancements include: ŒCUCM/phone configuration data Proactively manage system health to prevent large-scaleŒDevice status -... [download for more]

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