Avaya Fit For Purpose Networking Solutions

For those plugged into the Avaya community the phrase "fit for purpose' should be very familar. All you have to do is listen to one of Kevin Kennedy's speeches to hear this term referenced a number of times. A google search of 'fit for purpose avaya' yields over 370k results. Clearly it is concept near and dear to our heart.

So, what does it mean?

For me, fit for purpose means the communication infrastructure/network is right sized to its purpose. This requires proactively matching the resources used to deploy that network to the needs of both the organization and its end users. Sounds pretty simple, right? But, that is not always the case in communication networks, where there is unfortunately a strong tendency to overprovision. The problem with over-provisioning is that customers end up using too much energy 24x7x52, wasting those resources and driving operating costs upwards. While those incremental additions to operating cost may seem insignificant, they add up fast.

For me, there is a second major travesty in over-provisioning: wasted resources. The resources required to keep networks operating optimally are electricity and HVAC (heating/cooling). Both are constrained (with escalating cost) and lead to harmful waste, such as carbon emissions. Fit for purpose means that the minimum amount of these resources are being used in a communication network. As a result, I find 'fit for purpose' incredibly compelling, it has clear green benefits and saves money. That is my kind of win-win.

In this vein, I want to highlight a slick and compelling new video from Avaya, specifically our Data business. The video is titled Avaya Fit For Purpose Networking Solutions.

By:Wilson Korol is the Sustainability Business Leader at Avaya. He is responsible for making the company’s products and operations as environmentally friendly as possible.