Weekly IT Newsletter – March 9-13, 2015

Microsoft Exchange:

· iOS 8.2 fixes Exchange-related issues – 10-Mar-2015 –

· Message Tracking in Exchange Server 2013 – 10-Mar-2015 –

· Network Ports for Clients and Mail Flow in Exchange 2013 – 11-Mar-2015 –

· Warning: KB3002657 can break authentication, with Exchange and other apps & devices – 13-Mar-2015

· Episode 49: Twice as Good – 9-Mar-2015

· Deploying an Exchange 2013 Hybrid Lab Environment in Windows Azure (Part 23) – 12-Mar-2015

· Daily security tasks all Exchange admins must do – 12-Mar-2015

Skype for Business:

· From the MVPs: Being a UC Superhero with Lync QoE Superpowers – 9-Mar-2015 –

· Skype for Business Readiness Series (5/15) – 11-Mar-2015 –

· Skype for Business Readiness Series (6/15) – 11-Mar-2015 –

· Managing the Skype Client UI in Skype for Business | Microsoft Enterprise Technologies – 12-Mar-2015 –

· Lync 2013 Client Update – March 2015 – 12-Mar-2015 –

· Polycom UC Software 5.2.2 for VVX Business Media Phones and SoundStructure – 9-Mar-2015 –

· Lync 2013 Meeting set up with “My dedicated meeting space (less secure) is missing audio and video options – 14-Mar-2015

· Automatically Create RDCMAN Rdg files for your Lync and Exchange Environments – 14-Mar-2015

· Set up Two-Armed Kemp VLM as Reverse Proxy/HLB for Lync 2013 – 11-Mar-2015

· The Case of the Lync 2013 Edge Server Centralised Logging Ports – 13-Mar-2015

· Lync 2013 Failed to Publish Topology ACL Error on File Share – 9-Mar-2015

· Lync 2013 and Fax machines over SIP trunk – 13-Mar-2015

Active Directory:

· Active Directory auditing – Track user logons – 10-Mar-2015 –

· Attribute Based Dynamic Group Membership for Azure AD Premium is now in Preview – 9-Mar-2015 –

· How to implement Multi-Factor Authentication in Office 365 via ADFS – Part 1 – 11-Mar-2015

· How to Update Certificates for AD FS 3.0 – 11-Mar-2015

· Understanding the Role of ADMX (and ADM) Files in Group Policy – 11-Mar-2015

· Azure AD Conditional Access preview updated: Now supports On-Premises and Custom LOB apps – 11-Mar-2015

· Azure AD and Enterprise Mobility Suite now available without an Enterprise Agreement – 12-Mar-2015

Office 365:

· Office 365 – The Magic Behind The Hybrid Config Wizard (2010) – 10-Mar-2015 –

· Conditional Access for Exchange Online using Microsoft Intune – 12-Mar-2015 –

· Using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard in Exchange Server 2013 (Part 2) – 10-Mar-2015

· Administer on the go with the updated Office 365 Admin app – 13-Mar-2015

· Support corner webcast—what’s new in Project Online and Project Server 2013 – 9-Mar-2015

· Engineering success in the cloud – 10-Mar-2015

· Set up Office 365 message encryption – 13-Mar-2015

Windows Azure:

· Azure Notification Hubs – new samples & guidance – 9-Mar-2015 –

· Audit Logs for Azure Events – 12-Mar-2015 –

· How To Get Azure VM IP Addresses Using PowerShell – 13-Mar-2015

· Azure Site Recovery can Overcome Azure’s 127GB Boot Volume Limitation – 9-Mar-2015

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Common Troubleshooting Issues Encountered When Configuring MBAM 2.5 – 9-Mar-2015

· Install antivirus on a Hyper-V host? – 12-Mar-2015

· Backup your Web Application Proxy Settings – 10-Mar-2015

· Security Thoughts: Vulnerability in NETLOGON cloud allow spoofing (MS15-027, CVE-2015-0005) – 10-Mar-2015

· Running downlevel VMs on Windows 10 Hyper-V? Update the Integration Components – 10-Mar-2015

· Rethinking Enterprise Storage – Taming the Capacity Monster – 11-Mar-2015

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

· Gallery: Floodgates opened on Windows 10 build 10031 – 8-Mar-2015

· Microsoft to step up the pace of delivering Windows 10 builds – 12-Mar-2015

Windows Phone:

· Audible beta update for Windows Phone is open to all to download – 8-Mar-2015

Microsoft Office:

· Office 2016 Mac Preview – 16-Mar-2015 –

· OneNote Clipper 2.0—introducing a more powerful and intelligent web clipping tool – 12-Mar-2015 –

· What’s new in the Office Roadmap – 2015-03-13 – 13-Mar-2015

· Tip o’ the Week #269 – Clip to OneNote, once more – 13-Mar-2015

· OneNote for iPhone note previews and OneNote for Mac notebook sharing enhancements – 12-Mar-2015

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Office Web Apps Server Prerequisites – 9-Mar-2015

· Advanced Content Targeting in SharePoint – Part 2 – 12-Mar-2015

SQL:

· Updated SQL Server PHP Driver Now Available – 9-Mar-2015

· Get More Out of the Hybrid Cloud at Ignite – 10-Mar-2015

· SQL Server 2014 is Certified for SAP Applications On-Premises and in the Cloud – 12-Mar-2015

System Center:

· Updated MP: Exchange Server 2013 MP, Version 15.0.665.19 – 11-Mar-2015 –

· Updated MP: Lync Server 2013 MP, Version 5.8308.871 – 11-Mar-2015 –

· New FREE ebook: Microsoft System Center Software Update Management Field Experience – 13-Mar-2015 –

· Updated MP: Workflow Manager MP, Version 1.0.2015.0 – 11-Mar-2015

· Exchange Server 2013 MP Report Error: Cannot Initialize Report. Value Cannot Be Null. Parameter Name: GroupList – 11-Mar-2015

· AOI: New IP: Active Directory (AD) Assessment – 11-Mar-2015

· Various Ways to Find the ID of a Monitoring Object in OpsMgr – 11-Mar-2015

KB’s:

· Exchange: Management of Messaging Records Management (MRM) – 10-Mar-2015

· Lync cannot verify that the server is trusted for your sign-in address” message during client sign-in – 9-Mar-2015

· Changing a user’s on-premises photo in an Exchange hybrid deployment doesn’t change the user’s photo in Office 365 – 10-Mar-2015

· Error when you run the Hybrid Configuration wizard: “Updating hybrid configuration failed with error – 12-Mar-2015

· How to troubleshoot free/busy issues in a hybrid deployment of on-premises Exchange Server and Exchange Online in Office 365 – 12-Mar-2015

· MaxActiveMoves properties aren’t used during mailbox migration in Exchange Server – 13-Mar-2015

· How to keep Outlook from transferring attachments to the Exchange server while you create a message – 12-Mar-2015

· Lync user’s contact list is empty or incomplete in Office 365 Dedicated/ITAR – 9-Mar-2015

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· March 10, 2015 update for Outlook 2010 (KB2956203) – 10-Mar-2015

· March 10, 2015 update for Office 2010 (KB2956141) – 10-Mar-2015

Scripts & PowerShell:

· Rapid PowerShell Development with ISESteroids – 14-Mar-2015

· Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create Folder – 8-Mar-2015

· Optimize PowerShell Code? – 13-Mar-2015

· How to get the backup history of databases in SQL Server – 9-Mar-2015

· How to configure Power Options in Windows – 8-Mar-2015

· Use PowerShell to Create ZIP Archive of Folder – 9-Mar-2015