Lync / Skype for Business

Exchange / Skype for Business – The Remote Connectivity analyzer now supports modern authentication

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By know, you should already know the Remote Connectivity Analyzer tool (https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/) used to help investigating connectivity issue to Exchange (on-premises or online), Skype for Business/Lync, mail flow…. Well, with the hard push from Microsoft to move away from ‘legacy’ authentication method (aka basic authentication) to modern authentication, the Remote Connectivity Analyzer has been updated […]

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Lync / Skype for Business – Trouble to search external Skype contacts

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NOTE this does not apply if you are full Skype for Business Online As Microsoft is hardening his platforms, you may (or your end-users) have issue with Lync or Skype for Business on-premises deployment looking up for external contact (aka public federation and/or Skype consumer directories), as shown in the below screenshot. This is a

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Skype for Business – The mobile application for SfB on Windows Phone/Mobile is going to be retired

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If we needed another proof that Windows Mobile/Phone is dead, here it is The mobile app for Skype for Business on Windows Mobile/Phone is going to be retired by May 20, 2018. Any Windows Phone with the application installed will continue to be able to use it but no more updates will be delivered and

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Skype for Business / Teams – New Skype for Business network assessment tool

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The Skype for Business network assessment tool has been updated (version 2017.1.0.51) and is now taking into account Microsoft Teams in addition of Skype for Business. You can download the updated network assessment from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53885 Once installed, there is no shortcuts whatsoever; you need to browse to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Skype for Business Network Assessment Tool

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Skype for Business – Modern Auth is now available in preview

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As announced during the last Ignite Conference, Modern Authentication is now available in preview for Skype for Business, allowing MFA, Certificate Based Authentication, Conditional Access and Mobile Application Management for Skype for Business users wherever they are homed, on-premises or online. To join the public preview register at http://aka.ms/skypepreview

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Office 365 – New voicemail user settings portal

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A new voice mail user settings portal is available (not yet integrated through App Launcher or any voice mail settings). Go to https://mysettings.lync.com/ and enjoy a new clear voice mail settings portal From there you can enable/disable voice mail and configure language or Out of Office greetings

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Skype for Business – Cloud Connector Edition 2.0 is now available in GA

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The new release (version 2.0) of the Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition is now available in general availability. For those who do not know what is CCE, this is a virtual appliance to connect your on-premises PBX with your users hosted in the cloud. So if you are already using CCE, the auto update

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Yammer – Integration with Skype for Business

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Starting now for first release tenant and then mi July, Yammer is integrating with Skype for Business. Finally Microsoft is really integrating Yammer with his own product and start replacing duplicate features with the best. So the Yammer IM chat is going to be removed and you will get the Skype icon in the navigation

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Live Meeting – Office Live Meeting is going to be shutdown

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If you are still using Office Live Meeting – the first Microsoft online meeting service, precursor of Skype for Business Meeting Broadcast – you need to start thinking of moving to a newer solution like Skype for Business or Skype for Business Meeting Broadcast as the service is going to be shutdown on December 31,

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Skype for Business / Office 365 – Troubleshoot your Skype for Business Hybrid configuration

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As you know you can setup your On Premises Lync/Skype for Business deployment to work in hybrid mode with Skype for Business Online (as you can do with Exchange). That said this configuration is not always as smooth and easy as it is for Exchange and you may ended with issues. Knowing that Microsoft has

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