Monthly IT Newsletter – September-October 2017

Microsoft Exchange:

• Released: September 2017 Quarterly Exchange Updates –
• Migrate your public folders to Office 365 Groups –
• Exchange Server 2019 –
• TAP: Outlook mobile support for Exchange on-premises with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security –
• FIXED in iOS 11.0.1: DO NOT Upgrade to iOS 11, if using Apple Mail & Exchange Online or Outlook.com –
• Summary of announcements for Hybrid Exchange @ Ignite –
• Knowledgebase: Exchange Server 2016 CU7 and up requires the Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest Functional Level –
• Breaking News from Envision and Ignite: Exchange 2019 is Coming!
• Using the Office365/Exchange 2016 REST API Calendaring
• Third Party PBX and Exchange Online Unified Messaging Discontinued support
• Announcing availability of 250,000 public folder Exchange 2010 hierarchy migrations to Exchange Online
• How to Decommission an Exchange Server After Office 365 Migration
• Showing all your Room Mailboxes in Office365 using the Graph REST API

Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams:

• Plan to Move Your Skype for Business Workload to Microsoft Teams –
• Ignite 2017 An overview of Microsoft Teams architecture –
• Ignite 2017 Collaborate in a chat-based workspace with Microsoft Teams –
• New Microsoft Skype for Business Online PSTN Conferencing Pay-Per-Minute Option from 1st October 2017 –
• FAQ – Journey from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams –
• Ignite 2017 Plan your UC refresh correctly: Skype for Business on-premises vNext –
• Ignite 2017 Demystifying internet connectivity to Skype for Business Online and Microsoft Teams –
• Microsoft releases Skype for Business on Mac version 16.11.0.149 –
• Ignite 2017 General Session – Microsoft 365: Transform your communications with Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business –
• Planned Features in Skype for Business Server 2019 –
• Skype for Business Video Interop just got easier with RealConnect Hybrid –
• Azure AD B2B Collaboration in Microsoft Teams –
• Matt’s MSIgnite 2017 Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams Notes –
• Microsoft Ignite Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams Blogs and Video Downloads
• Skype for Business Online – Enabling MFA for PowerShell Sessions
• Skype for Business Online PowerShell Throttling Limits
• Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – September 2017
• Polycom CX5100 & CX5500 Software Release 1.3.2
• Cloud PBX Call Queues Get Additional Contact Center Feature PowerShell Commands: Serial Routing & Agent Opt Out
• The Skinny on Skype for Business and Teams
• Should you halt your Skype for Business deployment and wait for Teams?
• Landis Technologies Announces Microsoft Teams Attendant Console
• Combining Cloud PBX Call Queues and Auto Attendants
• Network Assessment Tool Plus

Active Directory & Azure AD:

• What’s new with Azure Active Directory @ Ignite 2017 –
• Azure AD Connect 1.1.614.0 offers a load of fixes and enhanced functionality –
• Fewer login prompts: The new “Keep me signed in” experience for Azure AD is in preview –
• Marching into the future of the Azure AD admin experience: retiring the Azure AD classic portal –
• Improving access control with three new Azure AD public previews –
• Securing Privileged Access for the AD Admin – Part 1
• License required for Azure AD Connect Health
• Continuous Credential Prompt when accessing MIM Password Registration Portal
• How we secure your data in Azure AD
• Using Device Codes to authenticate Bots with Azure AD

Office 365:

• What’s new with Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager @ Ignite 2017 –
• Deploying Office 365 ProPlus with Microsoft Intune –
• Simplifying transition from Hybrid MDM (ConfigMgr + Intune) to Intune standalone –
• What’s new in Office 365 Administration – Ignite Edition –
• OneDrive Announcements at Ignite 2017 –
• New Office 365 app launcher and Office.com help you be more productive on the web –
• Sitecore Super User Roles
• Microsoft Intune provides support for iOS 11
• MsIgnite 2017 TK01 Technology Keynote: Create a modern workplace with Microsoft 365
• Beyond Components: Improving the Sitecore Editing Experience

Microsoft Azure:

• Azure Networking announcements for Ignite 2017 –
• Proactively monitoring cloud operations with Microsoft Azure Stack –
• Connecting to Azure MFA Server’s Web Service SDK using certificate authentication
• Azure Data Lake overview
• FAQs: Diving into the New Azure Files Sync Capability
• Announcing new Azure VM images: SQL Server 2017 on Linux and Windows
• Automatically Provision Azure AD B2B Guest Accounts

Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:

• Here’s what’s new in Windows Server Insider build 16278 –
• What’s New in Microsoft Hyper-V in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update –
• Microsoft unveils Project Honolulu, a new GUI for server administration
• Windows 10’s upcoming Cloud Clipboard feature showcased in new screenshots
• Create and play this holiday with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update coming Oct. 17

Microsoft Office & Office Servers:

• The next perpetual release of Office –
• Its a Semi-Annual thing – Office ProPlus 2016 – New Names, New Release Schedule – 
• Finally! Proper custom themes in SharePoint Online! –
• Tip o’ the Week 393 – Searching in OneNote
• Why should you upgrade your on-premises SharePoint to SharePoint 2016?
• Tip o’ the Week 396 – Handling dates in Office apps

SQL:

• In-database Machine Learning in SQL Server 2017 –
• SQL Server 2017: Fast, faster, and the fastest database everywhere you need it –
• Windows Event Forwarding to a SQL database
• View on-demand: Microsoft Data Platform – SQL Server 2017 and Azure Data Services

System Center:

• Inside OMS Book V2 Released
• SCCM and Group Policy update rings make updates easier
• #Azure and #MSOMS notable updates week 37/17
• DHCP 2016 and 2012 R2 Management Pack release
• Work around for installing SC 2016 OM console and SC 2016 SM console on the same server

Downloads & Recent Releases:

• Use PowerShell to Download Ignite Session Contents –
• Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4011167) 32-Bit Edition
• Microsoft Intune Company Portal for macOS
• Getting started with Microsoft Teams – for developers
• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Feature Pack
• Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics Management Pack
• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
• Exchange 2010/2013/2016/EXO Public Folders to Office365 Groups Migration Scripts
• Azure Migrate Collector limited preview v1.0.8.25
• Update for Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 (KB4021562)
• Microsoft Power BI Report Server – Preview
• System Center Operations Manager Management Pack for Operations Management Suite (OMS) Service Map integration – Public Preview

Scripts & PowerShell:

• PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell (Preview) is now publicly available in Azure Portal –
• DSC Resource Kit Release October 2017
• DSC Future Direction Update
• o365info PowerShell script index
• PSEdit – Edit files remotely with PowerShell