The document outlines the evolution of voice technologies from the PSTN era to current cloud-based voice services. It discusses the business drivers at each stage from voice revenue and single infrastructure goals to flexibility, mobility, and reducing costs. It defines cloud computing as applications, hardware, storage, and other resources provided as internet-based services available on-demand using any connected device.
2. Voice Roadmap Until 1999 2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 PSTN VoIP UC&C Cloud Services ISDN POTS Business Drivers Voice revenew Big Carrier Monopolio Services: Tool-bypass Unified Messaging Business Drivers Single Infrastructure (Voice+Data) Reducing cost for voice calls Services Video Comms IM/Presence FMC & Mobility Business Drivers Productivity Flexibility Services Web 2.0 Any device .. Any Time ..Any Where Business Drivers Mobility/Flexibility Reducing internal costs -> anything as service Time to Market
3. What is the Cloud ? "applications, operating systems, hardware, storage, computing, contents, collaboration, ... anything provided as service and available for the time you need using any device able to connect to Internet On-Premisis Off-Premisis On-Premisis Dedicated Shared Cloud API/Software Integration Off-Premisis Mission-Critical Application Managed by SP (HW can be hosted or on-premisis) Multi-Tenant Not Mission Critical IP-Centrex / Centralized VM / Back-Up ... Private Cloud Public Cloud