Monthly Newsletter – September 2016

Microsoft Exchange:

· Exchange 2016 CU3 Released –

· Exchange 2013 CU14 Released –

· Exchange 2010 SP3 RU15 Released –

· Ignite 2016: Get Ready & Check Our Suggested Exchange Sessions –

· Exchange 2016 upgrade tips and tricks from the field (Part 3) –

· Introducing the Mailbox Recovery Troubleshooter –

· Unexpected Authentication Prompts in Outlook –

· Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator 8.3 –

· Analyzing Exchange Logs with Azure Log Analytics (Part 4) –

· Exchange Server 2016 Migration – Reviewing SSL Certificates

· Using Transport Rules to Block Outbound Email to Untrustworthy Domains

· Remote PowerShell – PSSession WhoAmI

· How to Perform HTTP -> HTTPS Redirection in a Single Exchange Server Environment

· How to Access the Exchange (2013/2016) Admin Center (ECP) with Mailbox still on older Exchange

Skype for Business:

· Skype for Business Ignite Conference Videos YouTube Playlist and Download –

· Free Skype for Business Online Network Assessment Tool from Microsoft, Hands On –

· Skype for Business @ Microsoft Ignite What You Need To Know –

· New Skype for Business Online Functionality Announced at Ignite –

· So you say you hate the Lync 2011 Mac client? –

· Video Conferencing in Skype for Business Online –

· Ignite Session on Polycom RealConnect Service for Office 365 –

· Cloud PBX Azure Voicemail delivery to Exchange Server On-Premises Supportability and Configuration

· Skype for Business will not re-mirror. AKA SQL Mirroring stuck in Recovery

· How Many Delegates and Delegators Does the Skype for Business Client Support?

· New AudioCodes 450HD IP Phone Supports Skype for Business with UC

· Quick Tip: Polycom VVX Phones & Configured Source Preference

· Skype for Business Network performance requirements

· Configure Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition with your SBC

· MsIgnite GS02 – Move all your communications to Skype for Business Online

· Busy on Busy guide for Skype for Business

· MsIgnite BRK2081 – Plan your Cloud PBX deployment

· What changes in Skype, when you move your voicemail to the Cloud, with an Office365 Mailbox.

Active Directory:

· New Azure AD Connect version (1.1.281.0) Released –

· New Group Policy settings in Windows 10 1607 –

· Microsoft Authenticator: iOS now supports push approval for Microsoft accounts! –

· #AzureAD Mailbag: Syncing with Azure AD Part 3 –

· Access-Based Enumeration (ABE) Concepts (part 1 of 2)

· [Tutorial] Using Fiddler to debug SAML tokens issued from ADFS

· ADFS: Don’t Use Same Server Name as Service FQDN

· Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) – Attack Simulation and Demo

Office 365:

· Major OneDrive updates at Ignite 2016 include SharePoint Online sync preview –

· Office 365 news roundup –

· Introducing the new Office 365 App Launcher –

· Microsoft Intune support for Android for Work –

· Microsoft Intune provides support for iOS 10 –

· Office 365 news in September at Ignite—intelligence, security and collaboration

· Microsoft Ignite: Office 365 App Launcher Gets Major Overhaul

Microsoft Azure:

· #Azure notable updates w16-38-39 –

· Microsoft Azure now available from UK datacenters –

· Azure Storage PowerShell v.1.7 – Hotfix to v1.4 breaking changes –

· Expanding the reach of Azure AD App Proxy: PingAccess + Azure AD App Proxy –

· Azure AD is in the new Azure portal! And it includes App proxy –

· Quickly Build Azure and EMS solutions with Azure CSP in a Box

· Redundant Site to Site VPNs are supported in Azure

· Microsoft ups its Azure security features

· Security considerations when using Azure AD application proxy

Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:

· It came from Redmond: Windows Server 2016 could rattle the competition –

· Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC –

· Microsoft Ignite: What’s new with Windows 10 Deployment –

· Windows Server 2016 was announced at Ignite –

· Windows 10 for PCs build 14942 now available in the Fast ring – here’s what’s new –

· Security Compliance Manager Windows Server 2016

· Failover Clustering @ Ignite 2016

· Preview: RDS in Windows Server 2016

· Microsoft releases new Office Mobile Insider build for Windows 10 – here’s what’s new

Microsoft Office:

· Office platform news at Ignite 2016 –

· Field Tip: Troubleshooting Outlook stuck on Connecting – Part 2 –

· Outlook 2016 Pop up error message when you have just installed Exchange 2016 or move to Office 365 in the Cloud

· Crash course on boosting productivity with Office 365 plus live Q&A

· September 2016 updates for Get & Transform in Excel 2016 and the Power Query add-in

· Improve your organization’s ability to react quickly to new data and information using Office 2016 and Windows 10

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Microsoft announced deeper integration with Yammer for Office 365 –

· Sync Your SharePoint Sites with new OneDrive for Business Sync Client Preview –

· SharePoint Online CDN features announced in preview –

· Announcing Feature Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2016—cloud-born and future-proof –

· Office Web Apps server farm updates – “Unhealthy” over again

· SharePoint Framework: how to properly dynamically populate dropdown property pane fields

SQL:

· Updated MPs: SQL Server MPs –

· SQL Server 2016 now supports Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct –

· Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server 2016: Leveraging Hyper-V large-scale VM performance for in-memory transaction processing

· Microsoft SQL 2016 Installation for SCCM 1511 Step by Step PDF

· New resource blade for Azure SQL Data Warehouse

System Center:

· Cumulative update releases for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager Service Pack 1 –

· Resources & Tips About Upgrading To SCOM 2016 –

· What’s New In SCOM 2016? –

· Update Rollup 11 for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager –

· Monitoring Service Manager with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

· Wei Did It Again: New Upgrade Helper MP SCOM 2012 R2 To 2016

KB’s:

· Upgrading Exchange Server causes the server to go offline unexpectedly –

· Exchange Online users see hash marks instead of free/busy information of on-premises users –

· Some messages aren’t routed through the on-premises organization when you use centralized mail transport –

· User can’t accept a meeting invitation for a room mailbox in Outlook if the delegate is a shared mailbox –

· Meeting request isn’t processed by the room mailbox in Exchange Online –

· Default folder is missing in Outlook and Outlook on the web

· September 2016 update rollup for Windows Server 2012

· The domain controller runs slower or stops responding when the garbage collection process runs

· OWA error reporting responds with a HTTP error 500 in OwaSerializationException

· Outlook can’t access public folders hosted on legacy Exchange servers

· Customer issues between ExUM and Azure Voicemail

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Ignite 2016 Sessions + Downloader –

· Windows 10 1607 Script fix to unblock update for Windows Insiders

· Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics 1.7 with Update 1 (upgrade only version)

· System Center Operations Manager Management Packs for Windows Server 2016 Essentials

· Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.6.8 Update

· Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB3118270)

· Migration to Skype for Business Online

· Managing Skype Room Systems and Surface Hub devices

Scripts & PowerShell:

· Fix Office 365 UPN – Run Daily –

· Tip: a few useful PowerShell scripts for Exchange and Office 365 Admins –

· Create a new folder and set permissions with PowerShell

· How to determine the version of Exchange Server by PowerShell

· PowerShellGet and PackageManagement in PowerShell Gallery and GitHub

· PowerShell Remoting Kerberos Double Hop Solved Securely

· DSC Resource Kit September Release

· How to determine versions & service pack levels of .NET Framework by PowerShell