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Sometimes, companies can catch hitches in new programs they have adopted. Microsoft Lync is no exception, and J. Peter Bruzzese wrote on InfoWorld that while businesses sometimes experience frustrations when first implementing Microsoft Lync, organizations can realize some great benefits from the software once any initial issues are overcome.
In a recent blog post, Bruzzese detailed a recent "eye-opening" conversation he had about the program with Jamie Stark, Microsoft's senior technical product manager for Lync.
"For starters, I asked why Lync has a Web-based console (I'm not a fan of Web-based consoles)," Bruzzese wrote. "Stark said it derived from a decision a few years back that PowerShell was going to be integrated into everything. In that context, Microsoft could have gone with the MMC front end or had a Web-based console. The latter is a little easier to get to from any workstation, so it's more flexible for admins. And the telephony folks, who come from a non-Microsoft background, typically worked on Unix, Cisco, or other appliances that usually have Web-based consoles."
Microsoft looked to reinforce the program's telephony capabilities with its software that runs on a server, which is a big shift from legacy appliance-based devices that were previously commonplace in business.
