Weekly IT Newsletter – November 16-20, 2015
Guy Bachar
November 22, 2015
Active Directory, Azure, Exchange, Lync, Office, Office 365, PowerShell & Scripts, SharePoint, Skype for Business, SQL, System Center, Windows Client, Windows Phone, Windows Server
Newsletter
Microsoft Exchange:
· Exchange Active Directory Deployment Site –
· Outlook 2016: What Exchange admins need to know –
· Introduction to Exchange Server 2016 Database Availability Groups –
· Configuring rich attachment preview in Exchange 2016
· Deploying Exchange Server 2016 (Part 2)
· Managing Database Copies for an Exchange Server 2016 Database Availability Group
· How to renew Public Certificates in Exchange Server 2013/2016
· Test-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 V1.15 is Now Available
· Using PowerShell to remove users from an Exchange Online in-place hold policy |
Skype for Business:
· Call Forwarding Added Back to Skype for Business for iOS –
· Get-CsVoiceFlow – Shows Voice Policy, PSTN Usages, Routes, and Trunks –
· Take a Look at the Totally New Skype for Business for Mac –
· Skype for Business CU1 – Shared Line Appearance –
· How to Configure IIS ARR for Skype for Business –
· Microsoft releases Skype for Business Server 2015 November 2015 Cumulative Update (6.0.9319.102) –
· SefaUtil Gui v2.1 –
· Skype for Business VCFG Viewer –
· SfB 2015 CU1 Server Update – November 2015
· Managing SIP Identities in Skype for Business Online
· Microsoft releases Skype for Business for Android Productivity Guide |
Active Directory:
· Active Directory Documentation Team blog is retired –
· Azure AD Premium now supports SCIM 2.0! –
· Multi-Factor Authentication and Office 365 – Better protection, better security –
· AD FS Certificates Best Practices, Part 4: Configuring the AD FS Token Signing and -Decrypting Certs for a longer lifetime
· Security Thoughts: Security Update for Kerberos to Address Security Feature Bypass (KB3105256, MS15-122, CVE-2015-6095, Important)
· How to change ADFS token life from default 60 to 240 minutes
· Reconfiguring a domain previously federated via ADFS with another Azure directory |
Office 365:
· Updated Office 365 modern authentication public preview –
· High Resolution User Photo Synchronization to Office 365 –
· Office Insider and O365 First Release Programs, Test New Builds and Features –
· Office 365 E5 and Skype for Business Resources on Drumbeat! –
· What’s new on the Office Roadmap – 2015-11-20 –
· Enhancing managed mobile productivity
· Archiving third-party data in Office 365 now available in Preview
· Office 365 innovations in enterprise security and compliance
· Enhancing your Office 365 Groups using custom Connectors and Cards for Groups |
Microsoft Azure:
· Azure App Service Updates – November 2015 –
· How to update the Azure PowerShell –
· Always Encrypted in SQL Server & Azure SQL Database
· Announcing Azure Backup support for Load Balancer and CloudLink encrypted IaaS VMs
· Backup to the Future: Azure Storage for Backup and Disaster Recovery |
Windows Server:
· KnowledgeBase: Important Issues in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 (Release Notes) –
· Announcing the release of Hyper-V Containers in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 –
· After Migrating Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster, Virtual Machines Fail to Come Online in Failover Cluster Manager
· Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4–Available for download
· Hyper-V 2012 R2- Replica Email Notification Script |
Windows Client:
· Windows 10 1511 Enterprise Build Now Available on VLSC –
· New Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book firmware updates are rolling out –
· Download and install the Windows 10 November update (build 10586) without delay –
· Windows 10 migration – Fresh install or in-place upgrade?
· Admin Templates Updated for Windows 10 November Update
· Tip o’ the Week 305 – Windows 10 “Fall Update”
· Offline activate the built-in administrator on Windows 10 without signing in |
Windows Phone:
· Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10586 –
· Here are the known issues in Windows 10 Mobile build 10586
· Lumia 950 review: Windows Phone finally has a new flagship—will anyone care? |
Microsoft Office:
· Power BI Desktop Date Table/Dimension
· The future of planning—online project planning in the cloud
· Outlook Groups now supports 11 new languages and more! |
SharePoint & Office Web App Server:
· Announcing SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 and Project Server 2016 Beta 2 –
· How to View SharePoint Online Crawl Logs in Office 365
· SharePoint 2016, Microsoft Graph, Ingestion, and choosing a new smartphone |
SQL:
· Have you pre-registered for Microsoft Ignite 2016? Here are four reasons to do it now.
· Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Service Pack 3 (SP3) |
System Center:
· “Management Pack Recommendations and Updates” in SCOM Technical Preview 4 –
· Troubleshooting Empty OM12x Reports – Part 1: Exchange Server 2010 Report MP
· Updated MP: Windows Server 2012x DHCP
· System Center 2016 TP & Nano Server Monitoring
· System Center Management Packs for SQL Server and Replication have been updated |
KB’s:
· Outlook crashes when you open a meeting that contains Lync meeting details
· Current issues with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and third-party devices
· The organizer of a meeting receives multiple responses from an attendee
· Exchange users on litigation hold in Office 365 Dedicated can’t delete items from mailbox
· Email address policy doesn’t generate addresses of recipients correctly in Exchange Server 2010 or Exchange Server 2013
· System crashes when you switch to another user and select a certificate in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
· November 10, 2015, update for Outlook 2010 (KB3101535) |
Downloads & Recent Releases:
· Skype for Business, Bandwidth Calculator –
· Remote Server Administration Tools Updated for Windows 10 November Update –
· SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 –
· Microsoft Intune Company Portal for Android –
· Skype for Business Online: 911 calling disclaimer
· Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.5.8 Update
· System Center Technical Preview 4 Operations Manager – Evaluation (VHD)
· Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB3101367)
· Manage your projects with Office 365 Groups and Planner
· Skype for Business for iOS Productivity Guide |
Scripts & PowerShell:
· Announcing PowerShell language support for Visual Studio Code and more! –
· PowerShell and Configuration Manager 2012 R2–Part 1
· Sample chapter: Overview of Windows PowerShell 5.0
· PowerShell Extension for #VisualStudio Code #Connect2015 |
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