The SBC and the Enterprise Firewall

I’ve found over the years that the SBC’s placement and the surrounding network and firewalls is sometimes more important than the SBC configuration itself. The enterprise firewall has always been a pet peeve of mine. The security teams generally like to use enterprise firewalls to secure and monitor all inbound and outbound traffic to the … Continue reading The SBC and the Enterprise Firewall

Microsoft Teams Voice Training

I often get asked about what kind of voice/communication specific training is available for Microsoft Teams by customers with internal UC departments that have legacy Cisco or Avaya resources who need to be re-trained. In the olden days, not so long ago you would send your people out for a few 5-day instructor lead courses … Continue reading Microsoft Teams Voice Training

Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Certificate Providers

Getting ready to setup the home lab again to tinker with Teams Direct Routing, I’m in need of a single server certificate for the virtual SBC that I will be publishing. As I am not a Microsoft MVP, I don’t get the same perks, like free certificates from DigiCert. So it was time to look … Continue reading Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Certificate Providers