Weekly IT Newsletter – April 25-29, 2016
Guy Bachar
April 30, 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
Microsoft Exchange:
· Exchange 2016 & Office Online Server
· Exchange Best Practices: Least Privilege Administrative Rights – 
· Detecting SSL 3.0 Configuration Changes with Exchange Analyzer
· Exchange Server hybrid “edition” myths and misunderstandings
· Implementing SPF Fail policy using Exchange Online rule (dealing with Spoof E-mail attack) | Introduction | Part 1#3 – ![clip_image001[1] clip_image001[1]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0011_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Load balancing Exchange Server 2016 (Part 2)
· Programmatically read email from an Exchange Sever Mailbox – ![clip_image001[2] clip_image001[2]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0012_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Script To Get Common Recipients Between Distribution Groups
· Exchange Server 2016 and Microsoft Cloud – Deployment Guide (Part 1)
· Unable to call the UM Auto Attendant configured on UM online with O365 – ![clip_image001[3] clip_image001[3]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0013_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20) |
Skype for Business:
· Skype for Business Server Real-Time Statistics Manager 1.1 Available – ![clip_image001[4] clip_image001[4]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0014_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Modern authentication in Skype for Business – ![clip_image001[5] clip_image001[5]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0015_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Skype for Business Mac: Screenshots, 3 Preview Drops 6 Weeks Apart, GA Q3 – ![clip_image001[6] clip_image001[6]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0016_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Update-SfbCertificate.ps1 – ![clip_image001[7] clip_image001[7]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0017_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Breaking News: New Color AudioCodes 450HD is Coming! – ![clip_image001[8] clip_image001[8]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0018_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Polycom CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations for Microsoft Lync Software Release 1.2.0
· Is my Yealink SIP or Skype?
· Windows Fabric and Lync 2013/Skype for Business
· Policies, Policies, Policies–Online! |
Active Directory:
· DirSync and Azure AD Sync will reach End of Support on April 13, 2017 – ![clip_image001[9] clip_image001[9]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image0019_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure AD Connect version 1.1.130.0 offers new functionality – ![clip_image001[10] clip_image001[10]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00110_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Advanced Threat Protection Notes from the Field – ![clip_image001[11] clip_image001[11]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00111_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· CROSS POST: Fix: Loading DNS zones takes a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server
· Group Policy Security Compliance with PowerShell
· Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) – Part 2
· More #AzureAD MFA Coolness – selectable verification methods and more OATH! |
Office 365:
· What’s new on the Office Roadmap – 2016-04-17 – ![clip_image001[12] clip_image001[12]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00112_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· What’s new on the Office Roadmap – 2016-04-18 – ![clip_image001[13] clip_image001[13]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00113_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Enforcing Outlook App in Exchange Online and Intune Conditional Access – ![clip_image001[14] clip_image001[14]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00114_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Mobile application management and conditional access now available for Skype for Business Online with Intune – ![clip_image001[15] clip_image001[15]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00115_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Intune Service Health is now available in the Office 365 portal
· The Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite: Getting Better with Age
· Backing Up Office 365 Mailboxes
· New Office 365 Project Portfolio Dashboard apps are live
· Removing the CSP as Delegated Admin in Office 365 Customer Tenants
· New to Office 365 in April—Skype for Business Mac Preview, bringing collaboration to the forefront in Office and more |
Microsoft Azure:
· New version of Azure MFA Server available (7.0.0.9) – ![clip_image001[16] clip_image001[16]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00116_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure Storage Services – Storage account – ![clip_image001[17] clip_image001[17]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00117_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Introducing Azure Cool Blob Storage
· Azure Gives Storage the Cold Shoulder! |
Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:
· Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14332 – ![clip_image001[18] clip_image001[18]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00118_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Free ebook: Windows 10 IT Pro Essentials: Top 10 Tools – ![clip_image001[19] clip_image001[19]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00119_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Windows 10 Azure AD Join – ![clip_image001[20] clip_image001[20]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00120_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Install Bash on Windows 10 – ![clip_image001[21] clip_image001[21]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00121_thumb2.png?resize=20%2C20)
· New Windows 10 build: New Start menu, notifications, and pen features – ![clip_image001[22] clip_image001[22]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00122_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5 build 14300 is available – ![clip_image001[23] clip_image001[23]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00123_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Cortana Web searches in Windows 10 will now only be able to open Edge and Bing
· Speeding Up Failover Tips-n-Tricks
· Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK Preview, build 14332
· Failover Cluster Node Fairness in Windows Server 2016
· The Importance of KB2871997 and KB2928120 for Credential Protection
· Deploying and Configuring Windows Nano Server 2016 TP4
· Latest Windows Server Technical Preview Needs an Immediate Cumulative Update to Be Current
· Windows 10 Mobile may support Qualcomm’s unannounced Snapdragon 830 processor |
Microsoft Office:
· Tip o’ the Week #324 – Delve into something new – ![clip_image001[24] clip_image001[24]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00124_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q2 2016 – ![clip_image001[25] clip_image001[25]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00125_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft’s IFTTT-like Flow will make it easier to use various services at work – ![clip_image001[26] clip_image001[26]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00126_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· OneNote and Office Lens April roundup
· Introducing Yammer external groups
· More April 2016 updates for Get & Transform in Excel 2016 and the Power Query add-in |
SharePoint & Office Web App Server:
· SharePoint : May the 4th be with you!
· Free ebook: Planning and Preparing for Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid
· SharePoint 2016 Feature comparison Standard VS Enterprise |
SQL:
· SQL MP: No Pain, No Gain. But NOT Anymore!
· SQL Server 2016 cloud backup and restore enhancements |
System Center:
· Microsoft simplifies hybrid management with new System Center 2016 Preview and Operations Management Suite |
KB’s:
· Users in your Exchange 2013-based hybrid deployment experience mail issues after April 15, 2016 – ![clip_image001[27] clip_image001[27]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00127_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Server – ![clip_image001[28] clip_image001[28]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00128_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· “Creating Organization Relationships” error when you run the Get-FederatedInformation cmdlet to set up an organization relationship – ![clip_image001[29] clip_image001[29]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00129_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· “Secure Mail Certificate on server is not bound to the SMTP Service” error when you run the Hybrid Configuration wizard
· Out-of-office replies and voting options in email messages between on-premises users and Exchange Online users do not appear correctly in a hybrid deployment
· How to configure Active Directory and LDS diagnostic event logging
· Memory leak in LSASS process on Windows Server 2012 R2-based domain controllers and AD LDS server
· A new registry key enables TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 to default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows
· Loading DNS zones takes a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server
· MS16-048: Description of the security update for CSRSS: April 12, 2016
· Lync Server 2013 announcement service can’t transfer an incoming call from iOS device
· “An error occurred while working on your domain” when you try to verify your domain in Office 365 in an Exchange hybrid deployment
· “Mailbox Replication Proxy Service can’t process this request because it has reached the maximum number of active MRS connections allowed” error during a hybrid mailbox move |
Downloads & Recent Releases:
· Monitoring and protecting sensitive data in Office 365 – ![clip_image001[30] clip_image001[30]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/clip_image00130_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0 Documents
· Skype for Business – App SDK for Android – 0.5 (Preview)
· System Center Technical Preview 5 Operations Manager – Evaluation (VHD) |
Scripts & PowerShell:
· Auto login to Azure with PowerShell
· How to add credentials to the Windows Vault
· Using saved credentials securely in PowerShell scripts
· Using hosts file to register DNS C-name
· Comparing commands between PowerShell versions |
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