Weekly IT Newsletter – April 13-17, 2015

Microsoft Exchange:

· Coming soon: A first look at Exchange Server 2016 – 15-Apr-2015 –

· End Of Exchange 2013 RTM Support – 14-Apr-2015 –

· The UC Architects Podcast Ep51 – 16-Apr-2015 –

· PowerShell Script to Create Report of Exchange Server Message Tracking Log Configuration – 14-Apr-2015

· Exchange 2007 to 2013: Public Folders Migration issue – 17-Apr-2015

Skype for Business:

· Lync 2013 Client Update to Skype for Business – April 2015 – 14-Apr-2015 –

· Federation Call Flow Skype for Business and Lync clients – 13-Apr-2015 –

· MS15-034 / KB3042553 IIS Venerability affects Lync Servers: Get Patching Now – 19-Apr-2015 –

· Microsoft releases April 2015 update for Lync/Skype for Business client – 14-Apr-2015 –

· Skype for Business 2015 Protocol Workloads Poster – 14-Apr-2015 –

· Why You Don’t Want to Pre-populate Contacts in Lync/Skype – 13-Apr-2015

· Introducing the Polycom RoundTable 100 – 15-Apr-2015

· “Join Skype Meeting” or “Join Lync Meeting” not working with Google Chrome – 16-Apr-2015

· Important Changes coming to the Lync 2013 Client UI/UX in the April 2015 Client Patch – 10-Apr-2015

· Skype for Business: Hardening The Backend Databases – 14-Apr-2015

· Looks Like #Skype4B Mobile Is Getting UI Refresh As Well – 14-Apr-2015

Active Directory:

· Rename Azure AD Sync Server – 17-Apr-2015 =

· A Treatise on Group Policy Troubleshooting–now with GPSVC Log Analysis! – 17-Apr-2015

· Latest security bulletin addresses vulnerability in AD FS – 15-Apr-2015

· Microsoft Azure AD Sync Tool Step By Step for Anyone eBook (pdf) – 19-Apr-2015

Office 365:

· Enhanced non-delivery reports (NDRs) in Office 365 – 17-Apr-2015 –

· Office 365 news roundup – 17-Apr-2015 –

· Office 365 now supports larger email messages—up to 150 MB – 15-Apr-2015 –

· What’s new in the Office Roadmap – 2015-04-15 – 15-Apr-2015 –

· Microsoft Intune updates will add new enhancements for Android devices – 17-Apr-2015 –

· Configuring Max Email Message Size Limits for Office 365 – 16-Apr-2015

Windows Azure:

· Microsoft Azure – Service Status Dashboard – 7-Apr-2015 –

· General Availability of Azure Stream Analytics – 16-Apr-2015 –

· Azure Premium Storage, now generally available – 16-Apr-2015 –

· Azure Multi-Factor Authentication – Part 6: Onboarding – 17-Apr-2015

· Azure SQL Database: Built-in Backups vs Import/Export – 15-Apr-2015

· Azure – NoSQL database DocumentDB now Generally Available – 14-Apr-2015

· Announcing new high performance storage capabilities, data services and media solutions in Azure – 16-Apr-2015

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Nano Server – Goodbye Windows Server? – 13-Apr-2015

Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:

· Windows 10 build 10064 screenshots show up – 19-Apr-2015 –

· Virtual Desktops in Windows 10 – The Power of Windows…Multiplied – 16-Apr-2015

Windows Phone:

· A quick tour of Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 – 19-Apr-2015 –

· This is LG’s new Windows Phone for Verizon – 15-Apr-2015 –

· New Touch Office should come to Windows phones by month end – 17-Apr-2015

· Navigate the World with Windows 10 Maps for Phone – 17-Apr-2015

· Microsoft changing Windows Phone Recovery Tool after Windows 10 preview issues – 17-Apr-2015

Microsoft Office:

· Upgrade to Office Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT) version 2 – 13-Apr-2015 –

· 6 updates for Power Query for Excel – 14-Apr-2015

· Modern productivity—Office on Windows – 17-Apr-2015

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· SharePoint Server 2016 update – 16-Apr-2015 –

· SharePoint Online Management Shell – 16-Apr-2015

· SharePoint 2016 delayed until 2nd Quarter 2016 – 17-Apr-2015

SQL:

· SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 Update – 17-Apr-2015 –

· SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 is now available – 15-Apr-2015

System Center:

· KB: Error 800706D3 occurs and a push installation fails for an Operations Manager 2012 agent to Windows Server 2012 – 14-Apr-2015

· Cross Post: Ex2010 MP Correlation Engine Doesn’t Generate Alerts – 14-Apr-2015

· Repost: Fix For Not Starting Data Access/Config Service After KB2677070 Is Installed – 17-Apr-2015

· Cross Post: SCOM Build Numbers – 17-Apr-2015

· New MP: OpsMgr Health State Synchronization Library – 19-Apr-2015

· SCCM – 2012 R2 Client won’t install or uninstall – 17-Apr-2015

· System Center Management Pack for “Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 Reporting, DedupReporter, Discovery and Monitoring” has been released – 16-Apr-2015

KB’s:

· Outlook 2010 crashes if the update from KB 2825678 is installed – 17-Apr-2015

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

· Performance improvement for WinHTTP when lots of HTTP requests are received in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 – 14-Apr-2015

· System freezes when you use a domain account to start an application in Windows – 14-Apr-2015

· Virus scanning recommendations for Enterprise computers that are running currently supported versions of Windows – 13-Apr-2015

· Outlook connection issues with Exchange mailboxes because of the RPC encryption requirement – 17-Apr-2015

· Lync or Skype for Business client does not start when you click a meeting link if the default browser is Google Chrome – 15-Apr-2015

· You do not receive email messages for mailboxes in source and managed environments in Office 365 dedicated – 16-Apr-2015

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Microsoft Outlook for Mac for Office 365 – 16-Apr-2015 –

· Lync Meeting Update Tool (64 bit) – 16-Apr-2015 –

· Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.4.9 Update – 16-Apr-2015 –

· Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB2965306) – 16-Apr-2015 –

· April 2015 Security Release ISO Image – 18-Apr-2015

· Docker Client for Windows is Now Available – 16-Apr-2015

· Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Service Pack 1 (KB 3016464) – 18-Apr-2015

· Update for Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 (KB2965304) – 18-Apr-2015

Scripts & PowerShell:

· OneDriveMapper automatically map your OneDrive for Business upon login – 16-Apr-2015 –

· Using PowerShell To Filter Multiple Different Values – 13-Apr-2015

· PSTip: Connect to Azure Virtual Machines without being prompted for credentials – 16-Apr-2015

· Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create Users in Active Directory – 19-Apr-2015

· How to change the location of the offline .ost File in Microsoft Outlook 2013 – 13-Apr-2015