Episode 57: Loads of Money

Hosts: Steve Goodman, Pat Richard, and Tom Arbuthnot.

Topics in this episode include:

News Events

1. Mitel Networks (MITL) to Acquire Polycom (PLCM) in ~$1.96B Deal
2. Lync 2010 transitioning from mainstream to extended support
3. Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition Released
4. Cloud Connector Edition Skype for Business Online Planning and Migration Guide (Thomas Poett, Skype4B MVP)

1. The Importance of the @ record for Autodiscover
2. Microsoft is rolling back the mailbox anchoring change for remote PowerShell that was introduced in 2013 CU11
3. Exchange 2013 and 2016 Exmon tool is now available
4. A friendly reminder that WMF (PowerShell) 5.0 is currently not supported with any version of #MSExchange
5. Exchange says no to .NET Framework 4.6.1 (Tony Redmond)
6. Hybrid Shared Mailbox access is now supported

1. Announcing the new Office 365 admin center
2. Office 365 Reporting web service and Windows PowerShell cmdlet
3. Office 365 Hybrid Configuration wizard for Exchange 2010 (Exchange PG)
4. Bulk provisioning Office 365 licenses and services script (Michael LaMontagne)

1. Microsofts Free StatsMan Released for Skype for Business and Lync
2. Configure OAuth between Skype for Business Server and Exchange Online
3. Microsoft's Skype now works without plug-ins with Windows 10's Edge browser
4. Skype for Business Hybrid–Additional Office 365 Domain
5. Announcing content viewing for Skype for Business on Android and updates to iOS
6. Skype for Business SDN Interface 2.4 Released with PowerShell Provisioning
7. Skype for Business Client Update Video Webcast: Announce Offline Messaging! (Tom Morgan)
8. Skype for Business Server 2015, Capacity Calculator (updated)
9. CMS Changes in Skype for Business 2015 (Richard Brynteson)
10. Quick Tip: SLA Errors – Just Ignore Them
11. Technical diagrams for Skype for Business Server 2015
12. Microsoft to eliminate Skype Managed Accounts feature by March's end (Regular Skype, not Skype4B)
13. Displaying Network and Building Information in Call Quality Dashboard (CQD) Online (Jens Trier Resmussen)
14. Lync 2013 Client Update Feb 2016 (KB3114732) 15.0.4797.1000.
15. Lync Server 2010 CU (April)
16. Lync Server 2013 CU
17. Skype for Business Server 2015 CU2 (March)
18. Get-CsUpdateVersion script
19. .NET Framework 4.6.1 and Skype for Business/Lync Server Compatibility
20. Protip - over 250 contacts in #skype4b has a world of client performance impacts e.g presence lag, add/remove contacts, meeting join
21. StatusKey for Skype for Business
22. Lync 2013 / Skype for Business Call Pickup Group Manager Version 2 (James Cussen)

1. UC Birmingham User Group (5/11 - Andrew to be speaking about S4B Deployments with SQL Always On)
2. UC Day mailing list for more information about a dedicated UC and cloud conference happening on 24th October in the heart of the United Kingdom
3. IPExpoManchester (5/19) (Tom speaking)

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Running time: 01:16:38