Weekly IT Newsletter – March 23-27, 2015

Microsoft Exchange:

· Exchange ActiveSync on-boarding to Office 365 – 23-Mar-2015 –

· A first look at Modern Authentication for Outlook – 25-Mar-2015 –

· The Importance of Updated Domain Controllers When Deploying Exchange – 25-Mar-2015

· Using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard in Exchange Server 2013 (Part 3) – 24-Mar-2015

· VSSTester script updated – troubleshoot Exchange 2013 and 2010 database backups – 26-Mar-2015

· Enable Free/Busy information between the Office 365 users from two different tenants, when the Autodiscover of one of them is pointing On-Premise – 26-Mar-2015

Skype for Business:

· Skype for Business Client Preview Download – 23-Mar-2015 –

· Skype for Business Readiness Series (10/15) – 26-Mar-2015 –

· Skype for Business Readiness Series (9/15) – 23-Mar-2015 –

· Lync – Unable to sign in via Edge (Checkpoint Firewalls) – 24-Mar-2015

Active Directory:

· Azure AD Connect Preview 2 is available! – 24-Mar-2015 –

· Active Directory: Where are my Audit Events? – 23-Mar-2015 –

· How to migrate CA from 2003 to 2012 – 22-Mar-2015

· Understanding ADFS Management application components – 23-Mar-2015

· Group Policy Alternatives: Part 1 – 29-Mar-2015

Office 365:

· From the MVPs: Office 365 Multi-factor Authentication with Microsoft Azure Active Directory – 25-Mar-2015 –

· What’s new in the Office Roadmap – 2015-03-25 – 25-Mar-2015 –

· Office 365 – The Magic Behind The Hybrid Config Wizard (2013) – 25-Mar-2015

· Changing times with OneDrive for Business – 23-Mar-2015

Windows Azure:

· Azure Multi-Factor Authentication – Part 1: Introduction and licensing – 27-Mar-2015 –

· Expand Azure Virtual Network – 25-Mar-2015 –

· Announcing Azure App Service – 24-Mar-2015 –

· Azure in 5 Minutes: Configuring Azure Backup – 27-Mar-2015

· What’s the best way to connect to Office 365 and Azure? – 24-Mar-2015

· Announcing the Preview of Disaster Recovery for VMware Virtual Machines and Physical Servers to Azure using ASR – 26-Mar-2015

· Moving resources between Azure Resource Groups – 23-Mar-2015

· Password source for Azure AD synchronization – 24-Mar-2015

· How to troubleshoot Azure AD Application Proxy connectivity problems – 24-Mar-2015

· KnowledgeBase: Azure MFA Portal shows error “Error communicating with the local Multi-Factor Authentication service” – 27-Mar-2015

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Troubleshooting Cluster Shared Volume Recovery Failure – System Event 5142 – 26-Mar-2015

· Automatically log off idle users in Windows – 26-Mar-2015

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

· Microsoft has released Windows 10 10041 to Slow ring users, 3 patches released – 24-Mar-2015 –

· KnowledgeBase: The user name and password box might not appear on the sign-in screen in Windows 10 Technical Preview – 26-Mar-2015

· Windows 10: How to get Cortana working outside of the US in preview build 10041 [Update] – 24-Mar-2015

· Windows 10 10041: Here’s how to enable Jump Lists in the Start menu – 22-Mar-2015

Windows Phone:

· A quick update on Windows 10 builds for phones for Windows Insiders – 27-Mar-2015 –

· Next Windows 10 for phones build will expand to a massive number of devices – 27-Mar-2015 –

· Windows Phone Weekly Digest: March 21, 2015 – 28-Mar-2015

· The Office 365 Admin app hits version 2.0 today for Windows Phone – 27-Mar-2015

Microsoft Office:

· Quick tour of Office 2016 for Mac Preview – 25-Mar-2015 –

· Office 2013 modern authentication public preview announced – 23-Mar-2015 –

· Exploring Manhattan with Power Map for Excel – 24-Mar-2015

· OneNote Class Notebook for blizzard bag management – 24-Mar-2015

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· SharePoint Online and Azure AD Dynamic Groups – 22-Mar-2015

SQL:

· Running MAP Toolkit for SQL and Exchange Server related reporting – 26-Mar-2015

System Center:

· Alert: ‘Script Based Test Failed to Complete’ – 27-Mar-2015

· DPM 2012 R2 RU5 Console Crash – 26-Mar-2015

· The Dynamics CRM 2015 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager has been Released – 24-Mar-2015

KB’s:

· March 26, 2015 update for Outlook 2010 (KB2965290) – 26-Mar-2015

· Default folders are duplicated after you migrate mailboxes to Exchange Server 2013 – 23-Mar-2015

· Update Rollup for Microsoft Monitoring Agent (KB 3032946) – 27-Mar-2015

· Update that supports you to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to a later version of Windows – 26-Mar-2015

· Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Failover Clusters – 25-Mar-2015

· Description of Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1 – 24-Mar-2015

· Error when you use the Lync Licensing Tool to activate a Lync Room System console – 24-Mar-2015

· New address lists that you create in Exchange Online don’t contain all the expected recipients – 26-Mar-2015

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Intune sending troubleshooting info to IT – 27-Mar-2015

· Microsoft Intune™ Enrollment Instruction Template – 27-Mar-2015

· Deploying Lync in a Multi-Forest Architecture (Partner Hosted Lync with Exchange Hybrid) – 24-Mar-2015

Scripts & PowerShell:

· PowerShell to the rescue to control Exchange 2013 logging – 23-Mar-2015

· Backup All GPOs Powershell V2 – 23-Mar-2015

· How to delete all contacts of a single mailbox in Exchange Online – 26-Mar-2015

· How to set the permission of creating Group in Exchange Online – 27-Mar-2015

· Use PowerShell to Disable Wi-Fi – 24-Mar-2015