Monthly IT Newsletter – July 2017

Microsoft Exchange:

• Modern public folders logging and when to use it –
• July 2017 Exchange Security Updates–Have You Updated? –
• Enable Exchange Online for modern authentication for Focused Inbox Outlook 2016 –
• Discontinuation of support for Session Border Controllers in Exchange Online Unified Messaging –
• Exchange 2010-2016 Security Fixes
• Send-as and Send-on-behalf of for groups in Outlook
• PowerShell Script for Troubleshooting Exchange ActiveSync Devices
• Using the Office365/Exchange 2016 REST API for working with Mailbox and OneDrive files/attachments

Skype for Business:

• Behind the Scenes look at the Skype for Business Online PowerShell Module –
• 5 Tips to Improve Skype for Business Wi-Fi Performance –
• Cloud Connector Edition 2.1 with Coexistence with On-Premises Hybrid due 2017 Quarter 4, Requires SfBS CU6 –
• Polycom UCS 5.6 for VVX Phones –
• Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Integration Continues: Will They Become One? –
• Skype Broadcast Meetings–Now Allows External Team Members to Join –
• 5 Tips & Reminders for End Users During a SIP Address Change
• Outbound Call ID Overwrite with Call Queues (CallingLineIdentity)
• PowerShell Script to Backup AudioCodes Gateways (updated for 7.0 and 7.2)
• Skype’s subtle integration with Office 365 Groups — Outlook, Yammer and Teams
• Microsoft PSTN Calling for Ireland and Netherlands now Generally Available for Skype for Business Online Cloud PBX
• Cisco meeting server drops from Skype for business after 90 minutes
• Script: Configuring your Skype for Business Reserve Proxy URL the easiest way with Web Application Proxy
• Skype for Business Server Address Book Normalization Rules–Failing Normalization
• Skype for Business – Why you should install Office 2016 CTR rather than traditional MSI

Active Directory:

• Azure AD Connect 1.1.561.0 finalizes Automatic Upgrade scenario changes and the move to mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid –
• Azure AD Federated SSO and MFA on-premises with ADFS –
• Be Aware: Your company’s AAD Connect may Auto-Upgrade –
• Azure Active Directory Conditional Access Policies and the Office 365 Portal –
• Azure AD Connect: objectGUID vs. mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid, Part 1
• Using ADFS on-premises MFA with Azure AD Conditional Access
• How to Use Azure Active Directory Conditional Access to Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication for Unmanaged Devices
• Security Thoughts: Vulnerability in NTLM Credentials Forwarding with LDAPS could allow Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2017-8563, Important)

Office 365:

• What’s New in Office 365 for July 2017 –
• Expanding OneDrive version history support to all file types –
• New to Office 365 in July—Microsoft 365, business apps and more –
• Better together: Intune and Azure Active Directory team up to improve user access –
• Microsoft OneDrive recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Collaboration Platforms –
• New business apps in Office 365 Business Premium help you run and grow your small business
• Quick Tip: Microsoft Teams Under The Hood
• Security in the Cloud with Office 365
• Office 365 Security and Compliance Center
• How Microsoft EMS can support you in your journey to EU GDPR compliance – Part 5
• Office 365 Secure Score – Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Microsoft Azure:

• How to Restore Files and Folders using Azure Backup –
• The new Azure AD Signin Experience is now in Public Preview –
• Analyst: Microsoft Azure Container Instances Direct Shot at Amazon, Google –
• General Availability: Instant File Recovery for Microsoft Azure VM Backups –
• An update to Azure AD Conditional Access for Office.com
• Nested Virtualization in Azure
• Getting started with Azure Web Apps
• Develop a new Cloud solution – Step-by-step guidance at your own pace!
• Better Together – Intune Managed Browser & Azure AD Application Proxy
• New Public Preview: Azure AD Domain Services admin UX in the new Azure Portal
• URL Rewrite/Link Translation for Applications Now Available!
• Configuring an Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application to leverage multiple Reply URLs

Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:

• Windows Server 2016 Storage will Blow Your Mind! – Part 3 –
• Windows 10 Creators Update fully available for all Windows 10 customers –
• Here’s what’s fixed, improved, and still broken in Windows 10 for PCs build 16237 –
• Windows 10 build 16237 now rolling out for Insiders in the Fast ring –
• Windows 10 preview build 16232 now rolling out to Slow ring Insiders
• Windows Server 2016 Licensing Is Easier With a Little Help From a Calculator
• Top Five reasons why Identity Admins should look at Windows Server Insider Preview Build 16237
• Here are the known issues in Windows Server Insider Preview build 16237

Microsoft Office:

• Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q3 2017 –
• Microsoft Teams User Tip #13: Outlook New Teams Meeting Plugin –
• OneNote update now rolling out with custom pens, multi-window support, more –
• New Office Insider Preview heads to Windows 10 devices in the Slow ring

SQL:

• First release candidate of SQL Server 2017 now available –
• SQL Server 2017 containers for DevOps scenarios
• Webcast: Intro to Microsoft SQL Server on Linux with containers
• Limit access to Azure SQL Database instance

System Center:

• ‘Mobile First–Cloud First’ Strategy – How About System Center – 04 – SCDPM –
• ‘Mobile First–Cloud First’ Strategy – How About System Center – 05 – SCSM –
• OpsMgr 2016 Agent Crashes SharePoint 2016 Site
• Webinar: PowerShell Monitoring Management Pack
• SCCM: Creating Collections for Client versions

Downloads & Recent Releases:

• Skype for Business Server 2015, Call Quality Dashboard –
• Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics 1.8 with Update-1 (upgrade only version) –
• Security Update For Exchange Server 2016 CU5 (KB4018588) –
• Update Rollup 18 For Exchange 2010 SP3 (KB4018588) –
• Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.7.6 Update –
• File Protection Solutions for Office 365
• Windows Defender ATP helps analysts investigate and respond to threats
• Deploying Skype for Business in the cloud

Scripts & PowerShell:

• PowerShell 6.0 Roadmap: CoreCLR, Backwards Compatibility, and More! –
• Office 365 Distribution Group Management –
• PowerShell Script to Export the DHCP Scope Statistics in a HTML format –
• Slow Code: Top 5 Ways to Make Your PowerShell Scripts Run Faster
• How to Track Email Messages with Message Trace in Exchange Online Office 365
• Use the new PowerShell cmdlet Convert-String to parse email addresses
• SCCM ConfigMgr Powershell to install distribution point role on multiple compute