Weekly IT Newsletter – December 1-5, 2014
Guy Bachar
December 9, 2014
Active Directory, Azure, Exchange, Lync, Office 365, PowerShell & Scripts, SharePoint, SQL, System Center, Windows Client, Windows Phone, Windows Server
Newsletter
Microsoft Exchange:
· Exchange Server 2013 Setup Fails with Error “Couldn’t Find the Enterprise Organization Container” – 2-Dec-2014
· Site Mailbox – A New Way to Collaborate – 3-Dec-2014 – 
· Exchange 2013 Server Component State – 1-Dec-2014
· 16 Tips to Optimize Exchange 2013 (Part 3) – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[1] clip_image001[1]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0011_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Exchange ServerName Points To Wrong Or Decommissioned Server – 4-Dec-2014
· Exchange Unwashed Digest – November 2014 – 1-Dec-2014 |
Microsoft Lync:
· Video calling between Skype and Lync available now – 4-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[2] clip_image001[2]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0012_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Sonus SBC 1k/2k v4 firmware – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[3] clip_image001[3]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0013_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Script: New Lync Users Report – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[4] clip_image001[4]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0014_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Summary Lync 2013 Cumulative Updates and Database Updates – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[5] clip_image001[5]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0015_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync: Voice Route Diagram Creation Script – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[6] clip_image001[6]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0016_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Whats the latest on Microsoft, Lync, Skype and WebRTC / ORTC / Plugin-less Voice and Video – 7-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[7] clip_image001[7]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0017_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync Online – The Importance of Quality of Service – 5-Dec-2014
· Lync Clients and Options for Linux – 7–Dec-2014
· Understanding “Office 365 E4” – Lync Enterprise Voice CAL Subscription – 5-Dec-2014
· TIP 1420C Update: Get-CsPoolFabricState (Lync Server 2013 / Windows Fabric and Routing Group) – 2-Dec-2014
· Watch your favorite Skype friends from Lync – 7-Dec-2014
· WebSearchOnly for the Lync Address Book – 1-Dec-2014
· Lync Conferencing Cost Analysis – 5-Dec-2014 |
Active Directory:
· Improved Privacy for Azure AD MFA and Password Reset Phone Numbers – 3-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[8] clip_image001[8]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0018_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Understanding Active Directory Changes – 5-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[9] clip_image001[9]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image0019_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 – Using Password Sync as a Backup to AD FS – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[10] clip_image001[10]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00110_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Change Default Location for New User Objects – 4-Dec-2014
· Planning Active Directory Migration – 3-Dec-2014 |
Office 365:
· What’s new: November 2014 – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[11] clip_image001[11]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00111_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 news round-up – 4-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[12] clip_image001[12]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00112_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 Workshop Links – December 2014 – 5-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[13] clip_image001[13]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00113_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Can’t verify domain – 2-Dec-2014
· Why Office 365 is the best choice for collaboration – 2-Dec-2014
· spam, junk , Report ,Microsoft – 6-Dec-2014
· Managing Exchange Online using Server 2012 R2 Essentials Experience Role (Part 3) – 4-Dec-2014
· Exchange ServerName Points To Wrong Or Decommissioned Server – 4-Dec-2014 |
Windows Azure:
· Azure RMS is now available in Open License!!! – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[14] clip_image001[14]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00114_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure Virtual Network Gateway Improvements – 2-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[15] clip_image001[15]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00115_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· New Antimalware Options for Protecting Azure Virtual Machines – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[16] clip_image001[16]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00116_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· New Updates to DaaS – Diagnostics as a Service for Azure Websites – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[17] clip_image001[17]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00117_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· New Updates to Support Site Extension for Azure Websites – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[18] clip_image001[18]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00118_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Quick Tip: List Current Client Connections on Azure Point-to-Site VPN with PowerShell and REST API – 4-Dec-2014
· Step-by-Step: Automated Provisioning for Linux in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure, XPlat CLI, JSON and Node.js – 1-Dec-2014
· Now easier to create a sample Azure SQL Database and develop schema in Visual Studio – 5-Dec-2014
· Azure Media Indexer Version 1.1.6.7 Release Notes – 3-Dec-2014
· Network Traffic Costs for Server-Side Azure Storage Move – 5-Dec-2014 |
Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:
· PSA: Incorrect MTU size causes connectivity issues with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 – 1-Dec-2014
· Microsoft Minimal Server Interface tips, tricks and common tasks– 2-Dec-2014 |
Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:
· Windows 10 command prompt changes – 3-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[19] clip_image001[19]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00119_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Cortana for Windows 10 gets demoed in new video – 6-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[20] clip_image001[20]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00120_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft’s reiterates Windows 10 will release in late summer or early fall – 5-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[21] clip_image001[21]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00121_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Controlling Windows Search in Windows 10 (and Windows 8) – 2-Dec-2014
· Windows 10 preview build will get another security update next week – 6-Dec-2014
· Windows 10 Technical Preview Fundamentals for IT Pros – 5-Dec-2014 |
Windows Phone:
· New Windows Phone Preview for Developers 14219 update is live – 5-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[22] clip_image001[22]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00122_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Windows Phone Resuming Delay – 6-Dec-2014
· VLC beta now out on Windows Phone for those who registered – 4-Dec-2014
· CNN for Windows Phone updated to 2.0 with live TV support, updated design – 1-Dec-2014 |
Microsoft Office:
· Organize your holiday with OneNote – 4-Dec-2014
· Access or share non-default Outlook folders – Dec-2014
· Bringing more search and more intelligence to Sway – 4-Dec-2014 |
SharePoint & Office Web App Server:
· SharePoint 2010 September 2014 cumulative update installation sequence – 1-Dec-2014
· Upcoming Webinar: 10 Steps To Optimize SharePoint: with Metalogix – 5-Dec-2014
· Partial Results feature for Search farms in SP2013 – 6-Dec-2014
· Project Server 2013: Which Ideas are now Projects? – 5-Dec-2014
· Deploying Office Web Apps for Lync 2013 internal and external access – 2-Dec-2014
· Garage Series: A developer’s view of transitioning to the apps for Office model – 3-Dec-2014 |
SQL:
· The Best of Both Worlds: Top Benefits and Scenarios for Hybrid Hadoop, from On-Premises to the Cloud – 4-Dec-2014 |
System Center:
· Free ebook: Extending SCOM 2012x Reporting – 3-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[23] clip_image001[23]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00123_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· OM12: Monitoring UX & RequireTTY – 3-Dec-2014
· Cross Post: MP Sync Between MGs With PS – 2-Dec-2014 |
KB’s:
· December 2014 Cumulative Update 4.0.7577.708 for Lync Server 2010, Conferencing Server – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[24] clip_image001[24]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00124_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Newly created move request remains in queued status forever in Exchange Server 2013 – 4-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[25] clip_image001[25]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00125_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Recommended hotfixes, updates, and known solutions for Windows Server 2012 – 5-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[26] clip_image001[26]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00126_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Kerberos authentication fails when the computer tries to request a service ticket from a Windows Server 2012-based DC – 3-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[27] clip_image001[27]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00127_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Safety Net hold time settings are not synced to Exchange Server 2013 Edge Transport server – 3-Dec-2014
· Update is available to fix several issues after you install security update 2843638 on an AD FS server – 3-Dec-2014
· Enabling Lync Server enhanced presence privacy mode updates the presence status of some Lync contacts to “unavailable” – 4-Dec-2014
· Domains on the Outlook Safe Senders list aren’t recognized by Exchange Online or Exchange Online Protection – 3-Dec-2014 |
Downloads & Recent Releases:
· FREE: Network performance test – LAN Speed Test Lite – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[28] clip_image001[28]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00128_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync Server 2010 Hotfix KB 2493736 – 1-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[29] clip_image001[29]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00129_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Active Directory Health Check: v1.13 – 3-Dec-2014 – ![clip_image001[30] clip_image001[30]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/clip_image00130_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Hyper-V Snapshot Remover 0.2 – 1-Dec-2014 |
Scripts & PowerShell:
· Update Windows with the PowerShell module PSWindowsUpdate – 2-Dec-2014
· PowerTip: Use PowerShell to See if String Has Wildcard Character – 7-Dec-2014
· Check if SCOM 2012 R2 Infrastructure was upgraded to UR4 – 4-Dec-2014
· Weekend Scripter: Remove Non-Alphabetic Characters from String – 6-Dec-2014
· Add “Send to SkyDrive” to the Windows Explorer context menu in Windows 8.1 – 5-Dec-2014
· How to show all users or last logon user in Windows 8 – 2-Dec-2014 |
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