2. Introductions
The • Rich Dobry
• Executive Vice President
Signature • Chris Vain
• Vice President, Chief Technologist
Group
• Jose Leary
Cisco • Strategic Video Specialist
• Eric Washington
(WebEx / • Systems Engineer
• Kerry Shannon
Tandberg) • Account Manager
3. Who is The Signature Group?
SignatureCare Managed Services
Turn Key Monitoring, Management & Remediation
Help Desk
Over-The-Wire Data Protection
Real Time Disaster Avoidance/Recovery
Business
Program and Project Management
Strategic Planning
Founded in 1997 as an IT Mergers and Acquisitions
Consulting, Strategy Proof of Concept, R&D and Standards
Technology Process and Change Management
Management & Systems Regulatory Compliance
Integration Firm Disaster Recovery Planning
Design and Implementation
Server Consolidation and Virtualization
Three Primary Practice Areas Storage Area Networks (SAN)
Datacenter Design and Consolidation
Enterprise Local and Wide Area Networks
Small & Mid-Market Wireless Solutions & Networks
Network Security and Audits
Federal, State, Local Government Unified Communications / IP Telephony
IP Call Centers
Unified Messaging
Corporate Messaging (Exchange)
Global Directory Services (AD/NDS)
Network operating system migrations
Desktop migrations
4. What is STN?
Signature Technology Network (STN) is a free membership based group* of
Senior IT Executives in the DC Metro Area from a broad array of industries.
Purpose: Benefits:
• Social and Peer Networking • Learn from Success and Failures of Peers
• Sharing of Best Practices • Understand Do’s, Don’ts and Best Practices
• Discuss Technology & Business Solutions • Learn the Solutions that Your Peers are
• Access to Independent Industry Experts Using to Improve the Performance of Their
• Forum for Ongoing Education Business
Dedicated Learning Sessions • Hear What Independent Experts Say About
Panel Discussions Various Technologies and Business
Roundtable Events Solutions
Manufacturer and Vendor Presentations • Gain Direct Access to Manufacturers and
Looking to the Future of IT Vendors to Understand their Long Term
Road Maps and How These Will Help You
Plan And Invest Wisely For The Future
Signature Technology Network
#STNTSG
•NDA’s are required for all participating members
5. Poll the Audience…
By Show of Hands…
Need to be
Have a smart
connected to Use some
Work from device
the office form of Video
Can and home or the (iPhone/iPod,
productivity on a
have worked road more BlackBerrry,
tools more REGULAR
from HOME? than 75% of Android,
than just basis for
the time? Windows
when at the work?
Mobile)
office?
7. Why?
• Why do we need all these ways to communicate?
- Isn’t Email good enough?
- Why can’t it always be a voice conference call?
- Video? Are you crazy? I haven’t gotten ready yet I can’t be on
camera!
• Research shows that:
- 55% of communication is conveyed by the body language we
use, i.e.; Use of eye contact, gestures and facial expressions
- 38% is conveyed in the voice, it's quality, use of tone and
inflections
- Only 7% is conveyed in the words we use
9. The Future of the Workspace
“ People don’t want computers.
They want to relate, share,
communicate, enjoy, learn,
discover, analyze and create.
Gartner
”
14. Global IP Traffic Growth
Exabytes
40% CAGR
per Month
60
2008–2013 • Video communications
traffic will increase
tenfold from 2008–2013
50 90% • In 2013, 90% of traffic
on networks will be
40
video
30 50% • By 2013, the equivalent
of 10 billion DVD’s will
cross networks every
20
month
10 Mobility Consumer Internet
Business Internet Consumer IPTV/CATV
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Business IP WAN
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15. Cisco TelePresence
Combined Endpoint Portfolio
Immersive Multipurpose Personal Solution Platforms
Dedicated rooms Optimum TelePresence Core Cisco
with optimized& TelePresence experiences in TelePresence
customized experience for personal office, at components for
environments for widest range of home for customized and
face-to-face virtual group conference telecommuting vertical applications
communications& rooms& applications, and
collaboration environments while traveling
2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved
16. What is it About the Cius…?
• Transparent mobility – WiFi; 3G/4G
• Virtual desktop client for cloud
computing
• High-definition video and Cisco
TelePresence™ solution interoperability
• Anywhere access to Cisco collaboration
applications
• Android Marketplace applications
Technological fulfillment of the human affinity to tell its story – naturally,
and with superior experience
17. The Scenario…
• DC based Association
• Working on our Annual Event Invite
• Chris Vain – Membership Director
• Rochelle Bratton – Graphics Design/Marketing
• Rich Dobry – Publications Director
18. The Scenario…
• So who are we?
• Underwater Basket Weavers Association
19. Underwater Basket Weavers Association
• "Underwater Basket Weaving“
- a process of making wicker baskets which involves dipping reeds
or stalks of plants into (or, as the name suggests, under) water
and allowing them to soak. This process will provide a very
supple and flexible reed which can then be woven into a basket
given enough time. The baskets then will be allowed to dry and
provide a sturdy container
20. Underwater Basket Weavers Association
• ALSO…
- Used as a synonym for easy, impractical college courses
- Newspaper Archive, May 9, 1960, Pasadena Independent trivia column
"Son Herbert reports that underwater basket
weaving is all the rage among college students
who want to spare the brain cells."
- Did you know…
Underwater basket weaving is challenging,
rewarding, and reported to be offered by at least
two American universities: UCSD, and Saint
Joseph's College Indiana
22. Teleworker / Home Office
• Environment
- High Speed Internet
- Fixed Home office
- Very similar to Office Environment
- Can be setup, tested and remain fairly
static in configuration
• Solution Elements
- Laptop in Docked Mode or Desktop
- Dedicated Home IP Phone
OR Softphone
- Laptop Video
- Collaboration software on Laptop
23. Teleworker / Home Office
PSTN
FIOS /
Cable Modem
Gateway
SaaS /
Cloud
Services
Business Class
Collaboration Server(s)
24. Travel by Train
• Environment
- Office in a bag
- Mobile
- Setup and Tear down fast
Don’t want to miss that stop!
• Solution Elements
- 3G Speed Internet
- Laptop
- Softphone / Cell Phone
- Laptop Integrated Video
- Collaboration software on Laptop
25. Travel by Train
PSTN
3G
Gateway
SaaS /
Cloud
Services
Business Class
Collaboration Server(s)
26. On the Road…
• Environment
- Beach / Park Bench
- Extremely Mobile / Lightweight
- Instant on/off
• Solution Elements
- 3G Speed Internet
- Intelligent Mobile Device
iPhone/iPad, BlackBerry, Android,
Windows Mobile
- Collaboration software on
iPhone/iPad/Android
- Cell Phone
27. On the Road
PSTN
3G
Gateway
SaaS /
Cloud
Services
Business Class
Collaboration Server(s)
28. Follow me / Find Me
• More powerful than Call
Forward
• Single Voicemail Box -
Fails back to business
voicemail if not answered
• User Customizable
• Works with any
cell/home phone
29. Next Steps?
Market acceptance of these solutions comes through use
on a daily basis.
If you are invited to a WebEx, join from your
iPad/iPhone/Android/BB and tell everyone about it.
Use Video when you have conf calls that support it (don’t
hide!)
If you have an audio conference
call, use screen sharing and do it
from the road to show everyone it
is real and here today!
30. Contact Information
Rich Dobry Jose Leary
Executive Vice President Strategic Video Specialist
The Signature Group, Inc. Cisco
703-748-9531 / rdobry@tsginc.biz (408) 894-1384 / jleary@cisco.com
Chris Vain Eric Washington
Vice President, Chief Technologist Systems Engineer
The Signature Group, Inc. Cisco
703-748-9543 / cvain@tsginc.biz erwashin@cisco.com
Kerry Shannon
Account Manager
Cisco / WebEx
(978) 936-0254/
Kerry.Shannon@webex.com
31. The Signature Group
A Culture of Excellence
The Signature Group, Inc.
8229 Boone Boulevard
Suite 820
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Phone: 703.734.8720 / 800.953.3692
Fax: 703.734.9477
Email: solutions@tsginc.biz
www.tsginc.biz
