Weekly IT Newsletter – September 29–October 2nd, 2014

Microsoft Exchange:

· Exchange Unwashed Digest – September 2014 – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Exchange 2013 workload management controls how the Mailbox Replication service uses system resources – 29-Sep-2014 –

· How To Check Exchange Autodiscover SRV Record Using Nslookup – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Those pesky lazy indices – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Exchange 2010: New passive DB copy is failed and suspended – 2-Oct-2014

· The best Exchange documentation update ever? – 30-Sep-2014

· Troubleshooting Exchange 2010/2013 UM issues – 2-Oct-2014

· Arbitration Mailbox Exchange 2010 and 2013 – 29-Sep-2014

Microsoft Lync:

· Lync Outbound Routing (OBR), SIP Options & Voice Failover – 29-Sep-2014 –

· New version of Lync SDN interface now available – 29-Sep-2014 –

· Quick Tip: Lync + Exchange Connectivity after O365 Move (Fix Conversation History + Meeting Tab) – 1-Oct-2014 –

· Unable To Capture Lync Client Tracing – 30-Sep-2014 –

· How Many SIP Domains Does Lync Support? – 1-Oct-2014 –

· Lync 2013 Explained: Understanding Presence Flow – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Introduction to Audio Codecs – 1-Oct-2014 –

· Profiles for Lync 2013 – the “Sticky” Update – 29-Sep-2014 –

· Polycom Releases UC Software 5.2.0 for VVX and SoundStructure (September 30, 2014) – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Failed Lync Server 2013 Prerequisites on Server 2012/2012 R2 – 30-Sep-2014

· How to automatically add contacts to the Lync contact list – 30-Sep-2014

· Why is Lync The Killer SDN Application? | The Networking Nerd – 1-Oct-2014

· Lync Point to Point Call Setup w/ Client Firewall ON – 2-Oct-2014

· Deploying Lync in a Multi-Forest Architecture – 1-Oct-2014

· What Computer is Being Used to Connect to Lync – 5-Oct-2014

Active Directory:

· Doc Updates for Azure RMS – September 2014 – 30-Sep-2014 –

· Group Policy Auditing Quick Reference Guide – 29-Sep-2014 –

· PowerShell and Active Directory Recycle Bin – 29-Sep-2014

Office 365:

· Adding Exchange Online Archiving to Office 365 Business Plans – 4-Oct-2014 –

· Control access to Office 365 with ADFS policies – Oct-2014 –

· Moving from Office 365 Enterprise E3 to Office 365 Business Premium – 4-Oct-2014

· One-Time Passcode for Office 365 Message Encryption – 3-Oct-2014

· Defining Email Aliases with Office 365 – 1-Oct-2014

· Federation between Lync and Skype in a Hybrid environment with Office 365 – 1-Oct-2014

Windows Azure:

· Tools to help you price out Azure solutions – 1-Oct-2014 –

· Azure Site Recovery Update – Recovery in Azure now Generally Available – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Azure Price Drop – 29-Sep-2014 –

· TechNet Radio: (Part 13) Building Your Hybrid Cloud – Cross-Premises Virtual Networking with Site-to-Site VPN and ExpressRoute – 3-Oct-2014

· How To Run Manual DirSync / Azure Active Directory Sync Updates – 2-Oct-2014

· Deploying an Exchange 2013 Hybrid Lab Environment in Windows Azure (Part 15) – 2-Oct-2014

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Best Practices for Configuring Time in a Virtualized Environment – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server 2008 R2-based server clusters – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Attempting to Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Fails with Error Code 0x800F0906 – 29-Sep-2014

Windows 8/8.1 & Windows 10:

· Windows 10 beta now available to download—time to test the new Start menu – 1-Oct-2014 –

· Windows 10 in pictures: A new Start menu puts focus back on the desktop – 1-Oct-2014 –

· VLC released for Windows 8.1 – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Windows 10 command prompt finally gets dragged into the 21st century – 30-Sep-2014 –

Windows Phone:

· Microsoft now pushing Lumia Cyan to even more Preview for Developer phones – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Become a Top Ace with the Windows Phone game Mini Dogfight – 5-Oct-2014

· Top New and Rising Windows Phone Shooter Games – 4-Oct-2014

· How to watch Premier League games in the US with Windows Phone – 29-Oct-2014

Microsoft Office:

· What’s New: September 2014 – 2-Oct-2014 –

· How to manage the Outlook Social Connector by using Group Policy – 29-Sep-2014 –

· OneNote lends a helping hand – 30-Sep-2014 –

· Best practices when using the Outlook Calendar – Oct-2014 –

· Visio webcast on October 7: Hidden in the Corners- All of the Visio diagrams you didn’t know you could make – 30-Sep-2014 –

· Announcing Office Sway: reimagine how your ideas come to life – 1-Oct-2014 –

· Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q4 2014 – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Microsoft adds presentation app Sway to the Office software family – 1-Oct-2014

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Office 365 Developer Podcast: Episode 018 with Steve Walker on SharePoint UX developer guidance – 2-Oct-2014

SQL:

· Are you harnessing all that in-memory can do for your business? – 1-Oct-2014

· SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP4 are now available! – 1-Oct-2014

· SQL 2014 Always-On AG Pt. 1: Introduction – Derek Seaman’s Blog – 29-Sep-2014

System Center:

· Tools: FREE Full Version Of Xian SNMP Device Simulator!!! – 29-Sep-2014 –

· SCOM 2007x/2012x: Performance Views Show Counters When Perf Collection Rules Are Disabled – 29-Sep-2014

· WSUS: Guided Walkthrough Troubleshooting WSUS Agents Not Reporting To WSUS Server – 29-Sep-2014

· Clean Up SMA Database After a Module Deletion – 29-Sep-2014

· MP Blog – MP Author SP2 – 1-Oct-2014

· How to deploy Internet Explorer 11 using SCCM 2012 R2 – 29-Sep-2014

· Updated ConfigMgr 2012 (R2) Client Management Pack Version 1.2.0.0 – 4-Oct-2014

· SCCM: Guided Walkthrough Troubleshooting Software Update Synchronization Issues – 29-Sep-2014

KB’s:

· You can’t set your location in Lync from a virtual machine or remote desktop connection – 4-Oct-2014 –

· You’re repeatedly prompted for Exchange credentials after you sign in to Lync – 4-Oct-2014 –

· Load balancer marks Exchange server as down in an Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 6 environment – 30-Sep-2014 –

· September 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 – 3-Oct-2014 –

· Can’t receive mail in an Exchange 2013-based hybrid environment after you install a new certificate on the server – 2-Oct-2014

· Domain users cannot change or reset their passwords when KRBTGT account is restored in Windows client – 30-Sep-2014

· “Time remaining” value keeps increasing when you copy lots of files in Windows 8 – 29-Sep-2014

· Description of Update Rollup 4 for System Center 2012 Operations Manager Service Pack 1 – 2-Oct-2014

· Exchange Server meetings in Russian time zones as well as names of time zones are incorrect after October 26, 2014 – 30-Sep-2014

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Office 365 for Business Training – 30-Sep-2014 –

· Enumerate Site URLs in SharePoint Online – 4-Oct-2014

· Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 Feature Pack – 2-Oct-2014

· Microsoft System Center Management Pack for Dynamics CRM 2013 – 2-Oct-2014

· Deploying Lync in a Multi-Forest Architecture (Partner Hosted Lync with Exchange Hybrid) – 30-Sep-2014

Scripts & PowerShell:

· Testing Server vNext Preview/ New #PowerShell Console in Azure – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Change PowerShell console font size with cmdlet – 30-Sep-2014 –

· Capacity report for Exchange 2010 and 2013 DB – 2-Oct-2014 –

· Adding Local Users to Local Groups – 3-Oct-2014

· How to set group users to view specified mailbox list in Exchange Online – 3-Oct-2014

· Export a list of users with full access to a shared mailbox in EXO – 4-Oct-2014