Weekly IT Newsletter – March 30-April 3, 2015

Microsoft Exchange:

· Exchange 2010 Search Recommendations – 2-Apr-2015 –

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

· Exchange Unwashed Digest March 2015 – 1-Apr-2015 –

· New Drive Shipping Technology in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 – 1-Apr-2015

· Using RBAC to restrict Discovery Searches – 30-Mar-2015

· Exchange Server 2013 Backup and Restore 101 (Part 10) – 2-Apr-2015

· MAPI over HTTP Outlook connectivity with Exchange 2013 – 30-Mar-2015

· Exchange On-Premise to Office 365: Flawless ActiveSync Migration – 29-Mar-2015

· Using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard in Exchange Server 2013 – 24-Mar-2015

Skype for Business:

· What’s new in Skype for Business and how you can take control of updates – 1-Apr-2015 –

· Skype for Business Client Coming April 14, Server May 1st! – 2-Apr-2015 –

· Anonymous join from Skype for Business and Lync clients – 3-Apr-2015 –

· Polycom UCS 5.3 for VVX Phones – 1-Apr-2015 –

· Change is coming. What EnableSkypeUI doesn’t do – 4-Apr-2015

· Warning: Do Not Install Skype for Windows desktop 7.0 (KB2876229) if You’re a Lync Customer – 1-Apr-2015

· Lync 2013 for Windows Phone Updated – 1-Apr-2015

· TIP 1508 (Lync 201x/Skype for Business): Response Group Settings – Access Denied! – 31-Mar-2015

Active Directory:

· Migrating your Certification Authority Hashing Algorithm from SHA1 to SHA2 – 1-Apr-2015

· Group Policy Alternatives: Part 2 – 2-Apr-2015

Office 365:

· Quirks of Office 365 Groups – 31-Mar-2015 –

· Built-in mobile device management in Office 365 now available – 2-Apr-2015 –

· Quick Differences Between MDM for Office 365 and Microsoft Intune – 31-Mar-2015 –

· Office 365 news roundup – 3-Apr-2015 –

· Exchange Online Protection Quarantine (Part 4) – 31-Mar-2015

· Cloud services: losing control over the small things – 30-Mar-2015

· Webinar: Mobile Device Management within Office 365 – Are You Maximizing Your Investment? – 3-Apr-2015

· Built-in mobile device management now generally available for Office 365 commercial plans – 30-Mar-2015

· Lync – Office 365 Federation Presence Unknown – 2-Apr-2015

Windows Azure:

· Hybrid Exchange Connectivity with Azure Traffic Manager – 31-Mar-2015 –

· Azure AD Device Registration Service is now GA! – 30-Mar-2015 –

· Viewing VM Reboot Logs – 1-Apr-2015

· Azure Data Factory Update – New Data Stores – 30-Mar-2015

· Azure Multi-Factor Authentication – Part 2: Components and traffic flows – 31-Mar-2015

· Azure Services by Location – 30-Mar-2015

· View the status of Azure AD Application Proxy connectors – 30-Mar-2015

· [How To] Establish a Point-to-Site VPN connection between Azure and a client – 31-Mar-2015

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Windows Server 2012 to vNext rolling upgrade? – 2-Apr-2015 –

· Hyper-V VM versions per Server OS – 31-Mar-2015

· Windows Server Technical Preview expires 15 April 2015 – 1-Apr-2015

· Windows Server Backup doesn’t start after you perform a BMR in Windows Server 2012 – 31-Mar-2015

· Remote Desktop listener certificate configurations in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 – 3-Apr-2015

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

· Project Spartan gets its first public outing in new Windows 10 build – 30-Mar-2015 –

· Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10049 now available – 30-Mar-2015 –

· Windows 10 build 10051 has leaked – 4-Apr-2015 –

· Windows 10 10051: A closer look at the new calendar app – 5-Apr-2015

· Workaround Available for Hyper-V Issues on Windows 10 Build 10049 – 1-Apr-2015

Windows Phone:

· The Vine app for Windows Phone receives an exciting new update – 3-Apr-2015

· The Windows Phone Weekly Digest: April 4, 2015 – 4-Apr-2015

· Fitbit 1.7 hits the Windows Phone store with Mobile Run support and Mobile Badges! – 3-Apr-2015

Microsoft Office:

· OneNote—a collective ripple – 2-Apr-2015

· Office Lens comes to iPhone and Android – 2-Apr-2015

· More updates for Outlook for iOS and Android – 1-Apr-2015

· Let them use OneNote—it could change their lives – 1-Apr-2015

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Top Tips for SharePoint Success – 2-Apr-2015

· Advanced Content Targeting in SharePoint – Part 3 – 31-Mar-2015

SQL:

· On-Demand Hotfix for Parallel Batch-Mode Deadlocks in SQL Server 2014 – 1-Apr-2015

System Center:

· Hyper-v Monitoring with #scom #sysctr – 3-Apr-2015

· Deploy Office locally to machines using System Center Configuration Manager – 1-Apr-2015

· A new Update Rollup for Microsoft Monitoring Agent is now available – 1-Apr-2015

· Support Tip: Having problems monitoring clients in Operations Manager? Check this first – 31-Mar-2015

KB’s:

· How to resolve crash and stability issues in Office programs by using the OffCAT tool – 3-Apr-2015

· “Weak password” error when you try to use the New-Mailbox cmdlet to create a new mailbox in Exchange Online – 3-Apr-2015

· Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2008 R2-based server clusters – 30-Mar-2015

· Cross forest free/busy lookup fails when target forest is Exchange Server 2013 – 3-Apr-2015

· Can’t send an email message when Full Access permission is granted to a shared mailbox in Exchange Server 2013 – 1-Apr-2015

· You can’t create new Outlook profiles, view free/busy information, or connect to a shared mailbox or a public folder in Office 365 – 2-Apr-2015

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Skype for Business Online – Switching the client user interface – 5-Apr-2015 –

· Windows PowerShell Module for Lync Online – 5-Apr-2015 –

· Securing and Hardening Network Device Enrollment Service for Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager – 5-Apr-2015

· Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool 1.1 for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager – 5-Apr-2015

· Microsoft Platform Ready Test Tool 4.7 for Windows Server 2012 R2 – 5-Apr-2015

· Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol Documentation – 5-Apr-2015

· Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation – 5-Apr-2015

Scripts & PowerShell:

· PowerShell background job basics – 30-Mar-2015 –

· How to configure virtual memory page file size using PowerShell DSC – 2-Apr-2015 –

· How to remove an SMTP domain from Office 365 – 31-Mar-2015

· Use PowerShell to Compare Two Files – 1-Apr-2015

· PowerTip: Create Array in PowerShell – 31-Mar-2015

· How to set folder permissions recursively in shared mailbox in Exchange Online – 31-Mar-2015