Architecting Cisco Unified Communications Manager 12.5

An Evolutionary Tale

Unified Communications Manager got even better. Release 12.5 is generally available now.

A key objective for us in this release was to simplify administration and reduce your total cost of ownership. It is packed with features to make administrator’s lives easier.Here are a few:

All Cisco Jabber and video endpoint* configuration can now be done directly from Unified CM’s administrator’s interface (no more XML files!).

You can manage Cisco Headsets* from Unified CM too, simplifying configuration management, inventory tracking, software upgrades, and more.

We reduced the time it takes to upgrade your Unified Communications Manager system by up to 50% with simple “one-touch” cluster-wide upgrades.

Provisioning new phones has never been easier with secure on-boarding, using simple 16-digit or QR codes.

(*NOTE: Video endpoint and Headset management need Unified CM release 12.5 SU1, available April/May 2019)Of course, we didn’t forget about end-users. We created a more consistent experience for extension mobility users. And we made Jabber mobile deployments more robust and feature rich. We also enabled interworking between on-premises Jabber IM&P and Webex Teams messaging. By the way – did you know that Jabber 12.5 also supports a new “Team Messaging Mode”? It means you can use Unified Communications Manager for enterprise calling, and connect to the Webex team messaging service for next generation business messaging.
As in every release, we strengthen our security capabilities. We added elliptic curve cryptography support, granular controls for cipher management, encrypted instant messaging archiving, and several other enhancements.

Release Notes for Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment, Release 12.5(1)

source: blogs.cisco.com