Lync / Skype for Business

Skype for Business – Getting MAPI unavailable message after switching to UCS

If you have configured you Skype for Business infrastructure to use UCS (Unified Contact Store) or if you have requested to get it enabled on Office 365 (yes, you do not have UCS activated by default on Office 365 and you need to open a SR to get it), you may face the following issue. […]

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Office 365 / Skype for Business – Get usage data using PowerShell

Skype for Business Online has been updated to provide usage data using PowerShell. If you want to get usage data, you need to have the Skype for Business Online PowerShell modules installed (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39366) Then you need to connect to your tenant and use the Get-CsUserSession cmdlet Connect to your tenant – NOTE if your are

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Office 365 – Skype for Business now better integrated with OWA

An update is being deployed on Outlook on the Web (formerly Outlook Web Access) to provide a better integration with Skype for Business. This update will allow you to start IM conversation from the web interface and not only just managing your IM status The first thing is you need to check if you have

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Skype for Business – Skype for Business Cloud Connector

It has been announced some time ago already but we have been waiting for the official release. This is it, you can now download the Skype for Business Cloud Connector to connect your existing PSTN with Office 365 like this Download link http://aka.ms/getcce Once you have downloaded and installed it, follow the steps detailed here

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Office 365 / Skype for Business – PSTN Conferencing is being launched in 18 new countries

Following a first launch of this Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing some months ago, 18 new countries – Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, and South Korea – will get the capabilities of using the cloud service to host conferencing with dial-in

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Office 365 / Skype for Business – Tool to update your Dial In Conferencing numbers

With the availability of the Enterprise Plan 5 which includes lot of premium services, including Dial In Conferencing, Microsoft proposes a tool to update your dial in conferencing number if you have enabled the Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing license You can get the tool from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47729 (32 bits version) Then deploy the package (very

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Office 365 / Skype for Business – Critical actions for Skype for Meeting Broadcast

As you may know, some time ago Microsoft has announced a new Skype for Business service to host large meeting called Skype for Meeting Broadcast. This has been in preview since July 2015. Now, as the service is scheduled for production very soon, preview customers need to update their configuration to use Azure CND –

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Office 365 / Skype for Business – Cloud PSTN, PSTN calling and Skype Meeting available on December 1st

After some time in preview, these new features – Cloud PSTN, PSTN calling and Skype Meeting Broadcast – will be available on December 1st on Office 365. More details to come :) Get ready​

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