Weekly IT Newsletter – April 11-15, 2016
Guy Bachar
April 17, 2016
Active Directory, Azure, Exchange, Lync, Office, Office 365, PowerShell & Scripts, SharePoint, Skype for Business, SQL, System Center, Windows Client, Windows Phone, Windows Server
Newsletter
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Microsoft Exchange:
· Exchange Server 2007: T-1 year and counting – 
· Load balancing Exchange Server 2016 (Part 1) – ![clip_image002[1] clip_image002[1]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0021_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure DNS for Exchange Administrators (Part 3)
· Email Disclaimers in Exchange 2016
· Autodiscover Looping Fixed |
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Skype for Business:
· SfB 2016 Client Security Update – April 2016 – ![clip_image002[2] clip_image002[2]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0022_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Worldwide use of Office 365 Cloud PBX Now Simplified – ![clip_image002[3] clip_image002[3]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0023_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – April 2016 – ![clip_image002[4] clip_image002[4]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0024_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Announcing content viewing for Skype for Business on Android and updates to iOS – ![clip_image002[5] clip_image002[5]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0025_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Mitel to Acquire Polycom: How Will This Affect Microsoft & Skype for Business? – ![clip_image002[6] clip_image002[6]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0026_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync 2013 Server Update – April 2016 – ![clip_image002[7] clip_image002[7]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0027_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Skype for Business Hybrid–Additional Office 365 Domain
· Skype for Business Cloud PBX Cloud Connector Edition Download
· Lync 2013 – TLS Negotiation took too long to complete
· Skype for Business Cloud Connector is now GA
· A very nice way to move the CMS store
· Come and see me talk about Skype for Business Deployments with SQL AlwaysOn |
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Active Directory:
· 100,000 Customers are syncing on-premises directories with #AzureAD! = ![clip_image002[8] clip_image002[8]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0028_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· New Azure AD Connect version (1.1.130.0) Released – ![clip_image002[9] clip_image002[9]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0029_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 – The (Previously) Undocumented AAD Connect Filter
· Are your DCs too busy to be monitored?: AD Data Collector Set solutions for long report compile times or report data deletion |
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Office 365:
· Email Safety Tips in Office 365 – ![clip_image002[10] clip_image002[10]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00210_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· What’s new in Office 365 administration—April update – ![clip_image002[11] clip_image002[11]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00211_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Introducing a new home page experience for Office 365 users – ![clip_image002[12] clip_image002[12]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00212_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· The evolution of access control: from VPN to identity-based anywhere access – ![clip_image002[13] clip_image002[13]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00213_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· OneDrive for Business recognized as an EFSS leader and continues momentum with spring updates – ![clip_image002[14] clip_image002[14]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00214_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How to effectively communicate and collaborate in Office 365
· When to use OneDrive for Business vs. SharePoint Online
· Office 365 news roundup |
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Microsoft Azure:
· Azue AD – Skipping Multi-Factor Authentication on Trusted Devices – ![clip_image002[15] clip_image002[15]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00215_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure AD Mailbag: Self-Service Password Reset Round 2 – ![clip_image002[16] clip_image002[16]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00216_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) – Part 1 – ![clip_image002[17] clip_image002[17]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00217_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure Storage Services – Introduction
· Azure Backup for Azure Resource Manager VMs |
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Windows Server:
· Top New Skills for VDI Professionals
· Ways to protect Hyper-V environments from administrators
· Optimizing Hyper-Convergence Solutions for VDI |
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Windows Client:
· Windows 10 roadmap: Control everything remotely – ![clip_image002[18] clip_image002[18]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00218_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Skype voice and video calling now supported inside Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 – ![clip_image002[19] clip_image002[19]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00219_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft releases Windows 10 for PCs build 10586.218 – ![clip_image002[20] clip_image002[20]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00220_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Latest Windows 10 build displays QR Codes on crash
· How to prevent Windows 10 from delivering web search results when using Cortana |
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Windows Phone:
· Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14322 – ![clip_image002[21] clip_image002[21]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00221_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20) |
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Microsoft Office:
· Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q2 2016 – ![clip_image002[22] clip_image002[22]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00222_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Outlook 2016 crashes without Internet connection
· Outlook on the web makes going on vacations less stressful
· Tip o’ the Week 323 – Some lesser-known Excel spreadsheetery |
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SharePoint & Office Web App Server:
· Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB3114934) – ![clip_image002[23] clip_image002[23]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00223_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Multi-Farm, Cross-Continent SharePoint Architecture – ![clip_image002[24] clip_image002[24]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00224_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Major Mobile Improvements Coming to SharePoint Online
· Bulk provision SharePoint publishing pages using PowerShell CSOM |
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SQL:
· SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 3 now available – ![clip_image002[25] clip_image002[25]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00225_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Keep data virtually forever with Stretch Database in SQL Server 2016
· SQL 2016 Launch Lunch & Learn – NYC
· Microsoft releases the latest update to Analytics Platform System (APS) |
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System Center:
· Operations Manager 2016 – Scheduled maintenance, Storage Spaces, and Nano Server
· How to generate a list of agents that are multi-homed via the Microsoft Operations Manager console
· Office 365 MP & Proxy: The One & Only Solution For ‘Connection to EndPoint Service failed’ Alert |
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KB’s:
· Can’t open a shared folder in Outlook on the web in Exchange Server
· MS16-039: Description of the security update for Lync 2010: April 12, 2016
· April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for the Lync Server 2013 Response Group service
· April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Front End Server and Edge Server
· You’re repeatedly prompted for authentication when using modern authentication in Outlook 2016 for Mac
· MS16-042: Description of the security update for Office 2010: April 12, 2016
· Windows Azure VMs don’t recover from a network outage and data corruption issues occur
· High CPU load on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based server because NAT keep-alive timer isn’t cleaned up
· MS16-045: Description of the security update for Windows Hyper-V: April 12, 2016
· Hotfix rollup 3146716 for the .NET Framework 4.6 and 4.6.1 in Windows |
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Downloads & Recent Releases:
· Visual Studio Code editor hits version 1, has half a million users – ![clip_image002[26] clip_image002[26]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00226_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.6.3 Update – ![clip_image002[27] clip_image002[27]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00227_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Feature Pack – ![clip_image002[28] clip_image002[28]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00228_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Skype for Business Mobile for Windows Phone
· Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 grab three Intel updates for power management
· Service Pack 3 for Windows SharePoint Services 2007 (KB2526305), 32-Bit Edition |
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Scripts & PowerShell:
· Questions About PowerShell Basics That You Were Too Shy To Ask – ![clip_image002[29] clip_image002[29]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00229_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How to skip the beginning and ending of a file by using PowerShell
· Monitoring disk space with simple PowerShell script
· Audit Active Directory Extended Rights |
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