Weekly IT Newsletter – February 2-6, 2015

Microsoft Exchange:

· The UC Architects Podcast Ep47 – 3-Feb-2015

· Exchange Unwashed Digest – January 2015 – 1-Feb-2015 –

· Microsoft Exchange Online Mail Flow Diagnostic – 3-Feb-2015 –

· Single-Click Mailbox Conversion – 6-Feb-2015 –

· Should You Block Outlook for iOS and Android? – 6-Feb-2015 –

· Outlook 2010 users on Windows XP experience problems with Exchange 2013 CU7 – 3-Feb-2015 –

· Using Exchange EWS To Clear Purges Folder – 2-Feb-2015

· Generate Reports for Exchange ActiveSync Device Statistics – 6-Feb-2015

· Exchange Server 2013 Backup and Restore 101 (Part 6) – 5-Feb-2015

· Exchange 2013 Sign Out behavior on Microsoft UAG – To finish signing out, please close all open browser windows – 2-Feb-2015

· Create Address Book policy with Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2010 SP3 – 5-Feb-2015

Microsoft Lync:

· [Tutorial] Configuring Lync Server 2013 to block calls based on Caller ID – 2-Feb-2015 –

· What’s New in LyncValidator – 2-Feb-2015 –

· Leveraging SEFAUtil for Lync Shared Line Appearance (Boss-Admin) Delegate Configuration – 7-Feb-2015 –

· Using Sonus SBC1k/2k AD Lookup to Block Outbound CallerID – 1-Feb-2015

· Lync Meeting- Schedule a Lync Meeting with Join by phone, without Enterprise Voice enabled – 4-Feb-2015

· Out of the Gutter: The Ken Lasko Story, Part 3, Part I – 2-Feb-2015

· February 2015 Cumulative Update 4.0.7577.710 for Lync Server 2010 – 6-Feb-2015

Active Directory:

· How to Restrict DNS Zone Scavenging When Hosting Multiple Zones on Multiple Servers – 2-Feb-2015 –

· How Much Group Policy Lockdown is Too Much Lockdown? – 4-Feb-2015 –

· PowerTip: Back up GPOs with PowerShell – 1-Feb-2015 –

· Install the First Active Directory Federation Services Farm Member – 2-Feb-2015

· Configuring BitLocker to store recovery keys in Active Directory – 4-Feb-2015

· ConflictAndDeleted DFS folder size exceeding quota setting – 1-Feb-2015

· Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot Group Policy Part 2 – 1-Feb-2015

Office 365:

· Office 365 Workshop Links – February 2015 – 5-Feb-2015 –

· 80 million Exchange Online users as Office 365 progress continues – 5-Feb-2015 –

· Office 365 news round-up – 6-Feb-2015 –

· Microsoft Intune Now on a Monthly New Feature Cadence – 6-Feb-2015 –

· Remove Multiple Management Role Entries In Office 365 – 5-Feb-2015

· Office 365 Message Encryption (Part 3) – 3-Feb-2015

· Office 365 – How To Update Your Azure AD PowerShell Module – 3-Feb-2015

· Optimize Outlook to boost Exchange performance – 2-Feb-2015

· Office 365 – Microsoft’s Proactive Notification of User Issues – 4-Feb-2015

Windows Azure:

· New FREE ebook: Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure – 4-Feb-2015 –

· Managing On-Premises Systems with Azure Automation – 4-Feb-2015 –

· Azure AD Authentication with Azure Automation – 1-Feb-2015 –

· Office 365 – Two Azure AD Premium Features Coming To All Subscribers – 2-Feb-2015

· Automating Azure Cloud Service VM Start and Stop – 5-Feb-2015

· Hybrid Cloud: The Best of Both Worlds – An Introduction to the Benefits of Hybrid Cloud – 4-Feb-2015

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· A hybrid storage array comparison – 2-Feb-2015

· Multiple File Share Witnesses in a Cluster – 7-Feb-2015

· Windows Disk Volume with Dynamic Disks – 2-Feb-2015

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

· Windows 10: Light and dark app themes show up in more places – 6-Feb-2015

· Successfully synchronizing files to OneDrive – 2-Feb-2015

· Microsoft’s Windows 10 Upgrade Policy for Business Not What You Might Think – 2-Feb-2015

Windows Phone:

· Leaked images of Windows 10 for phones show us what to expect – 2-Feb-2015 –

· Screenshots of Microsoft’s ‘Work Assistant’ for Windows Phone leak – 7-Feb-2015

· Dropbox for Windows Phone can now automatically upload your photos – 3-Feb-2015

· Gallery: Leak of Windows 10 for phones shows off nearly everything – 6-Feb-2015

Microsoft Office:

· In Pictures: Touch Office in Windows 10 – 5-Feb-2015 –

· Project Online: Some changes coming to task sync for enterprise projects – 3-Feb-2015

· OneDrive for Mac public preview now available – 6-Feb-2015

· Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps now available for the Windows 10 Technical Preview – 4-Feb-2015

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Evolution of SharePoint – 2-Feb-2015 –

· Why governing Yammer vs. SharePoint represents an about-face – 3-Feb-2015

· SharePoint 2013 Search: External Content Relevancy Boosting – 2-Feb-2015

· Update: SharePoint Server 2015 now SharePoint Server 2016 – 2-Feb-2015

· Microsoft announces SharePoint Server 2016, coming later this year – 2-Feb-2015

SQL:

· Top Support Solutions for SQL 2014 – 6-Feb-2015 –

System Center:

· Updated Windows Server OS MP, Version 6.0.7296.0: Issues Fixed – 4-Feb-2015 –

· Updated MP: Office 365 Monitoring, Version 7.0.5115.0 – 4-Feb-2015 –

· NOTICE: Upcoming URL change for OpsMgr-attach to Azure Operational Insights – 5-Feb-2015

· How to image unknown computers in SCCM 2012 – 4-Feb-2015

· Get the SCOM 2012 update versions for all components – 6-Feb-2015

· Disable User Account Control in Server 2012/2012 R2 to run SQL Reporting URL – 6-Feb-2015

KB’s:

· AVMCUSvc.exe crashes when more than one network adapter is installed in Lync Server 2010 A/V Conferencing Server – 6-Feb-2015 –

· High CPU usage in domain controllers after you perform a schema update in a Windows Server 2008 R2-based Active Directory forest – 1-Feb-2015 –

· Microsoft security advisory: Update for vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer: February 5, 2015 – 5-Feb-2015

· 0x8007007A error when you try to download an Offline Address Book in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2010 – 6-Feb-2015

· How to configure volume mount points on a server cluster in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 – 2-Feb-2015

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· SharePoint Server 2013 Client Components SDK – 3-Feb-2015

· System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM) with Update Rollup 4 – Evaluation VHD – 8-Feb-2015

· System Center Management Packs for Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 Reporting, Discovery and Monitoring – 9-Feb-2015

Scripts & PowerShell:

· PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) – Part 1: Introduction – 5-Feb-2015

· PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Registry Keys – 6-Feb-2015

· How to fix the issue that Windows configures Microsoft Office at each startup – 6-Feb-2015

· PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Install Modules on Your System – 5-Feb-2015

· How to clear the Run box history in Windows – 4-Feb-2015