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Cisco IP Voice Media Streaming App

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As soon as you get introduced to Cisco media resources, you will learn about one specific service: the Cisco IP Voice Media Streaming Application service. What is this service responsible for? The Streaming App service is responsible for running (or stopping) the following software media resources: Conferencing , Annunciator, Music on Hold, and Media Termination Point, This can be accomplished from a single location in CUCM. Besides, The main settings of these media resources can be changed on the same CUCM GUI. Checking the service status Ever got surprised not to find your configured media resources on CUCM? That’s probably a sign that the service is not running. Here is the way to verify that: In the navigation menu, select Cisco Unified Serviceability and click the Go button In Cisco Unified Serviceability menu, go to Tools –> Service Activation Select the server where the Media Streaming App service is located and click Go button In Service Activation menu, under...

Software Engineer vs Network Engineer: The Magic Words That Defined My Career Path

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Many graduates nowadays and even folks considering a career conversion ask themselves the following question: should I go for a Software Engineer position or a Network Engineer position? The answer to this question is not in a sentence. And nobody can give a perfect exclusive answer to it. However I can guide you to take your own decision based on a personal experience. First thoughts after graduation shortly after graduation in 2008 the first thing that haunted not only my mind, but the graduation class (96 engineers) in general, was to find a job. Talking to my classmates and knowing them for 5 years in a row, I could formulate roughly a theory about their future perspectives: 15% are going to continue higher education 82% are searching for a job 3% are searching for a job in telecommunication and network engineering My best friends and I were among the last three percent. The day I took a leap of faith It was February 2008, only one month after my graduation as an Engineer in Teleco...