Weekly IT Newsletter – June 20-24, 2016
Guy Bachar
June 26, 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 CU2 Released – 
· Exchange 2013 CU13 Released – ![clip_image001[1] clip_image001[1]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0011_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Exchange 2010 SP3 RU14 Released – ![clip_image001[2] clip_image001[2]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0012_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· HCW Improvement: The Minimal Hybrid Configuration option – ![clip_image001[3] clip_image001[3]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0013_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· DAG Activation Preference Behavior Change in Exchange Server 2016 CU2 – ![clip_image001[4] clip_image001[4]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0014_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Expired Certificates Cause Exchange Cumulative Updates to Fail
· Setting Backend Exchange 2013 / 2016 Virtual Directory
· Exchange Best Practices: Administrator Access to User Mailboxes
· Exchange 2016 dev/test farm in Azure
· Using the Office 365 Hybrid Configuration Wizard (Part 1)
· EWS Basics: Message Flagging and Marking Messages Read/Unread
· Flash: The Best way to Fix your Exchange 2013/2016 Unified Messaging, UM Dial Plan, is to redeploy it. It is not as hard as it sounds. |
Skype for Business:
· Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – June 2016 – ![clip_image001[5] clip_image001[5]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0015_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Skype for Business & Azure AD Application Proxy As Reverse Proxy – ![clip_image001[6] clip_image001[6]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0016_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Skype for Business–Understanding Location Based Routing – ![clip_image001[7] clip_image001[7]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0017_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How To: Upgrade Office Web Apps 2013 to Office Online Server 2016 – ![clip_image001[8] clip_image001[8]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0018_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Administrating Skype for Business Server 2015 Step by Step for Anyone eBook Released – ![clip_image001[9] clip_image001[9]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image0019_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Online Meeting Icon Missing from OWA in Exchange Online
· Lync 2013 SDK With Skype for Business 2016
· Warning: Firmware update may not apply the configuration properly after update from Audiocodes 6.8 to 7.0 on Mediant 1000 and Mediant 4000
· Easily hide users from address book in Skype for Business/Lync via powershell
· Five Productivity Tips to get the most from Skype for Business |
Active Directory:
· Hybrid: ADFS and Azure Federation Certificate Renewal – ![clip_image001[10] clip_image001[10]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00110_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Powershell Status Reporting on AAD Connect – ![clip_image001[11] clip_image001[11]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00111_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure multi-factor authentication (MFA) cheat sheet – ![clip_image001[12] clip_image001[12]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00112_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· New Azure AD Connect version (1.1.189.0) Released – ![clip_image001[13] clip_image001[13]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00113_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Specops Password Policy – Enterprise password security
· Deploying Group Policy Security Update MS16-072 KB3163622
· Advanced Threat Analytics–Attack Simulation and Demo–Part1
· Understand the Microsoft Privileged Access Workstation (PAW) security model |
Office 365:
· Conditional Access for #Office365 Exchange & SharePoint preview! – ![clip_image001[14] clip_image001[14]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00114_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· OneDrive Bulk Data Upload – ![clip_image001[15] clip_image001[15]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00115_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 news roundup – ![clip_image001[16] clip_image001[16]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00116_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· The 2016 MQ for Enterprise Mobility Management – ![clip_image001[17] clip_image001[17]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00117_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Learn the costs for ExpressRoute – ![clip_image001[18] clip_image001[18]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00118_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Announcing a new version of the Office 365 admin app – ![clip_image001[19] clip_image001[19]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00119_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· RESOLVED: The connection to the server “fqdn” could not be completed.
· Deletion threshold in Office 365 or Azure AD Connect
· Office 365 – Have You Enabled “Common Attachment Blocking”?
· New in Intune: Partnership with SAP and Citrix, MAM improvements, and more
· Office 365 Service Assurance and Audited Controls |
Microsoft Azure:
· a leader in the 2016 Gartner IDaaS MQ! – ![clip_image001[20] clip_image001[20]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00120_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Identity Protection adds support for federated identities! – ![clip_image001[21] clip_image001[21]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00121_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Azure Information Protection makes warding off data leaks easier – ![clip_image001[22] clip_image001[22]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00122_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· DNS security appliances in Azure
· Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer preview: June update
· Enable SSO (Single Sign On) to On-Premises Exchange OWA (Outlook Web Access) via Azure AD Application Proxy
· Azure Stack deployment |
Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:
· Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14372 for PC and Mobile – ![clip_image001[23] clip_image001[23]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00123_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Shares Their Roadmap for Windows 10 and the Cloud – ![clip_image001[24] clip_image001[24]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00124_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Five fun things you can do with the Windows 10 Bash
· How to Encrypt Password in web.config files
· Microsoft’s Windows 10 push is effective, damaging, desirable, and deceptive
· It’s happening: Windows 10 Mobile is live for the Nokia Lumia Icon – here’s how to get it
· Comparing Windows Server 2016 Nano TP5 Provisioning Time to GUI/Core Installation Options |
Microsoft Office:
· June 14, 2016, update for Office – ![clip_image001[25] clip_image001[25]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00125_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Enterprise email—what a new business needs to know – ![clip_image001[26] clip_image001[26]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00126_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· 3 ways Power BI can help your sales team succeed
· June 2016 updates for Get & Transform in Excel 2016 and the Power Query add-in
· Excel and big data |
SharePoint & Office Web App Server:
· SharePoint on the Go: 5 Things to Know about the iOS App – ![clip_image001[27] clip_image001[27]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00127_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Break the SharePoint Upgrade Cycle – ![clip_image001[28] clip_image001[28]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00128_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Security Update for Office Online Server (KB3115134) – ![clip_image001[29] clip_image001[29]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00129_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB3115170) – ![clip_image001[30] clip_image001[30]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00130_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft launches SharePoint mobile app for iOS; Android and Windows 10 apps coming later
· SharePoint 2016 Workflow Manager installation step by step guide |
SQL:
· Azure SQL Database query performance improvements for newly created databases – ![clip_image001[31] clip_image001[31]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00131_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Get a head start on SQL Server 2016 with this how-to guide – ![clip_image001[32] clip_image001[32]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00132_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Powering mission-critical performance with SQL Server 2016 |
System Center:
· SCOM 2012 R2 agent state from Health Service Watcher grey
· Guidance for customers using the Microsoft Operations Manager agent for on-premises end points |
KB’s:
· MS16-079: Update Rollup 14 for Exchange Server 2010 SP3: June 14, 2016 – ![clip_image001[33] clip_image001[33]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00133_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· NDR after you accept or decline a meeting request in Exchange 2013 – ![clip_image001[34] clip_image001[34]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00134_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Some Android devices do not redirect to Exchange Online – ![clip_image001[35] clip_image001[35]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00135_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How to use SMTP matching to match on-premises user accounts to Office 365 user accounts for directory synchronization – ![clip_image001[36] clip_image001[36]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00136_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· June 2016 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 – ![clip_image001[37] clip_image001[37]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00137_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Public folder forwarding rule doesn’t work after migration to Exchange Server 2013
· Primary SMTP addresses are displayed incorrectly or secondary SMTP addresses are missing in Exchange Online
· Outlook prompts for password when Modern Authentication is enabled
· “Sign in to your Microsoft account” wizard page has only one text box in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
· Get-ADGroupMember returns error for domain local group to members from remote forests
· June 2016 DST and time zone update for Windows |
Downloads & Recent Releases:
· Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition – ![clip_image001[38] clip_image001[38]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00138_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Comparing Skype for Business versus Slack, Cisco, and Google Hangouts – ![clip_image001[39] clip_image001[39]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00139_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Improving service quality in Skype for Business – ![clip_image001[40] clip_image001[40]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00140_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics 1.6 with Update 1 (upgrade only version) – ![clip_image001[41] clip_image001[41]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00141_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Five new free eBooks from Microsoft Press
· System Center 2012 R2 Integration Pack for VMware vSphere
· Microsoft® SQL Server® Backup to Microsoft Azure®Tool |
Scripts & PowerShell:
· PowerShell FAQ: Top 5 Questions about PowerShell from the Field – ![clip_image001[42] clip_image001[42]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00142_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· GitHub PowerShell Scripts Repo – ![clip_image001[43] clip_image001[43]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/clip_image00143_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· PowerShell Tail Command
· Send E-mail to office 365 using PowerShell script | Part 1#2
· PowerTip: List all Azure Resource Manager storage accounts by using PowerShell
· Map VMware virtual disks and Windows drive volumes with a PowerShell script |
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