Comments on: Skype users - does anyone use this on ITKE? - or is it overhyped? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/skype-users-does-anyone-use-this-on-itke-or-is-it-overhyped/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Troy Tate http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/skype-users-does-anyone-use-this-on-itke-or-is-it-overhyped/#comment-15 Troy Tate Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:33:37 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/?p=92#comment-15 Thanks for the response. Yes, Skype seems to be a useful tool for a small business without many IT resources and limited network services. However, the considerations become very different for a large enterprise with over 2000 computer users (not all of whom would need something like Skype) at over a dozen sites worldwide with T1 or less internet connections that are already rather heavily utilized. Glad it performed well and met your requirements. I appreciate the feedback. The silence seems deafening from enterprise folks though. Thanks for the response. Yes, Skype seems to be a useful tool for a small business without many IT resources and limited network services. However, the considerations become very different for a large enterprise with over 2000 computer users (not all of whom would need something like Skype) at over a dozen sites worldwide with T1 or less internet connections that are already rather heavily utilized.

Glad it performed well and met your requirements. I appreciate the feedback. The silence seems deafening from enterprise folks though.

]]> By: Suzmonster http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/skype-users-does-anyone-use-this-on-itke-or-is-it-overhyped/#comment-14 Suzmonster Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:13:32 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches/?p=92#comment-14 I've used Skype as an employee of an internet startup for a few weeks last year. I was delighted with the performance and the ability to text while not connected on voice. This made it very easy to navigate communication with the busy founder. Plus, I was able to type notes during the conversation by using a headset. I was on my home wireless network connected to cable internet and didn't take any further security precautions. The network performance issue would be critical in a large scale implementation. Even on my small network I would have a call go fuzzy for a moment once in a great while. I'm curious if others have tried it on a larger scale than home worker use? I’ve used Skype as an employee of an internet startup for a few weeks last year. I was delighted with the performance and the ability to text while not connected on voice. This made it very easy to navigate communication with the busy founder. Plus, I was able to type notes during the conversation by using a headset.

I was on my home wireless network connected to cable internet and didn’t take any further security precautions. The network performance issue would be critical in a large scale implementation. Even on my small network I would have a call go fuzzy for a moment once in a great while. I’m curious if others have tried it on a larger scale than home worker use?

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