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About scavali

Almost 30 years of Information Technology experience, including 15 with Microsoft Services and Sales to some of the largest and smallest companies in the world, give me some unique perspective on the technology industry as a whole. After spending some time as the Unified Communications Practice Manager for Janalent (2 time UC Worldwide Partner of the Year in 2009 and 2010) and a Solutions Principal with EMC, I am now the Director for VMware Professional Services EUC Pre-sales Architects. Combine that with my passion for photography, scuba diving, all things Key West, my time volunteering with the Madison, NJ Fire Department and my new home in the area of San Diego, CA, you will find an eccletic combination of thoughts and experiences conveyed on this blog. Please contribute, I value people's productive feedback.

XtremIO changes the game and EMC Global Services is there to show our customers how to win with it!!!

We just completed a major milestone for us at EMC. The launch of XtremIO is a game changer in the IT industry. Realistically, I think that many people haven’t really grasped how significant a change it is and what the … Continue reading

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Lync 2013 client for Windows 8

Its about time!!!!!! In the Windows Phone community, the Lync application stands out as an app that generates a lot of excitement and attention.  In this case, the community has been waiting since WP8 for an app that would take … Continue reading

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Windows Phone–Lumia 920

I have been waiting to write this entry now for a couple of weeks now.  As with many Windows Phone fans, I waited patiently (or not so patiently) for the successor to my Samsung Focus and Windows Phone 7.5.  I … Continue reading

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Plantronics Blackwire 710-M: Outstanding Quality and Comfort

Continuing my practice of evaluating the best in Unified Communications hardware, I have been provided a terrific opportunity to take a look at one of the newest headsets from Plantronics (thank you Debbie Bukosky).  Plantronics is in the process of … Continue reading

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Lync for Surface – First Look

What is Surface and why do I care? I try to provide info based on what I have learned and experienced using a variety of products in the Microsoft UC platform space. Mostly, that info is around devices (and I … Continue reading

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Lync 2013 Client–First Look

In the last couple of days, there have been a number of postings about the new preview for the 2013 release of products from Microsoft, specifically Lync 2013. Jeff Shertz has provided a very thorough discussion of Lync 2013 video … Continue reading

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#Jabra Supreme UC, all about comfort for Bluetooth!!

Continuing to do my evaluation of different UC devices, I was recently made aware of the Jabra Supreme UC headset. As some folks know about me, I am not a huge fan of Bluetooth (BT) headsets. I have purchased cars … Continue reading

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Plantronics Smarter Working UC Toolkit – NOW ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE

Working in the Unified Communications space is just awesome if you love technology. Unified communications is a rapidly changing technology which is deep with competition. With the level of competition involved, it’s important to differentiate yourself to ensure relevance in … Continue reading

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Forefront Security for OCS now supports Lync!!!

Forefront Security for OCS Hotfix Rollup 4 was released at the end of March. The information on what was included in the hotfix is documented in the knowledge base for Microsoft here and Chris Norman has published a quick article … Continue reading

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Jabra “Brings it” for teleworkers – The 9450 with Busylight!!!

I’m going switch back to devices again since I have some updates and new devices to discuss.  As folks have seen, I spent some time going over some of the Plantronics line of headsets. I don’t want there to be … Continue reading

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