Weekly IT Newsletter – April 25-29, 2016

Microsoft Exchange:

· Exchange 2016 & Office Online Server

· Exchange Best Practices: Least Privilege Administrative Rights –

· Detecting SSL 3.0 Configuration Changes with Exchange Analyzer

· Exchange Server hybrid “edition” myths and misunderstandings

· Implementing SPF Fail policy using Exchange Online rule (dealing with Spoof E-mail attack) | Introduction | Part 1#3 –

· Load balancing Exchange Server 2016 (Part 2)

· Programmatically read email from an Exchange Sever Mailbox –

· Script To Get Common Recipients Between Distribution Groups

· Exchange Server 2016 and Microsoft Cloud – Deployment Guide (Part 1)

· Unable to call the UM Auto Attendant configured on UM online with O365 –

Skype for Business:

· Skype for Business Server Real-Time Statistics Manager 1.1 Available –

· Modern authentication in Skype for Business –

· Skype for Business Mac: Screenshots, 3 Preview Drops 6 Weeks Apart, GA Q3 –

· Update-SfbCertificate.ps1 –

· Breaking News: New Color AudioCodes 450HD is Coming! –

· Polycom CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations for Microsoft Lync Software Release 1.2.0

· Is my Yealink SIP or Skype?

· Windows Fabric and Lync 2013/Skype for Business

· Policies, Policies, Policies–Online!

Active Directory:

· DirSync and Azure AD Sync will reach End of Support on April 13, 2017 –

· Azure AD Connect version 1.1.130.0 offers new functionality –

· Advanced Threat Protection Notes from the Field –

· CROSS POST: Fix: Loading DNS zones takes a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server

· Group Policy Security Compliance with PowerShell

· Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) – Part 2

· More #AzureAD MFA Coolness – selectable verification methods and more OATH!

Office 365:

· What’s new on the Office Roadmap – 2016-04-17 –

· What’s new on the Office Roadmap – 2016-04-18 –

· Enforcing Outlook App in Exchange Online and Intune Conditional Access –

· Mobile application management and conditional access now available for Skype for Business Online with Intune –

· Intune Service Health is now available in the Office 365 portal

· The Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite: Getting Better with Age

· Backing Up Office 365 Mailboxes

· New Office 365 Project Portfolio Dashboard apps are live

· Removing the CSP as Delegated Admin in Office 365 Customer Tenants

· New to Office 365 in April—Skype for Business Mac Preview, bringing collaboration to the forefront in Office and more

Microsoft Azure:

· New version of Azure MFA Server available (7.0.0.9) –

· Azure Storage Services – Storage account –

· Introducing Azure Cool Blob Storage

· Azure Gives Storage the Cold Shoulder!

Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:

· Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14332 –

· Free ebook: Windows 10 IT Pro Essentials: Top 10 Tools –

· Windows 10 Azure AD Join –

· Install Bash on Windows 10 –

· New Windows 10 build: New Start menu, notifications, and pen features –

· Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5 build 14300 is available –

· Cortana Web searches in Windows 10 will now only be able to open Edge and Bing

· Speeding Up Failover Tips-n-Tricks

· Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK Preview, build 14332

· Failover Cluster Node Fairness in Windows Server 2016

· The Importance of KB2871997 and KB2928120 for Credential Protection

· Deploying and Configuring Windows Nano Server 2016 TP4

· Latest Windows Server Technical Preview Needs an Immediate Cumulative Update to Be Current

· Windows 10 Mobile may support Qualcomm’s unannounced Snapdragon 830 processor

Microsoft Office:

· Tip o’ the Week #324 – Delve into something new –

· Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q2 2016 –

· Microsoft’s IFTTT-like Flow will make it easier to use various services at work –

· OneNote and Office Lens April roundup

· Introducing Yammer external groups

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

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· SharePoint : May the 4th be with you!

· Free ebook: Planning and Preparing for Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid

· SharePoint 2016 Feature comparison Standard VS Enterprise

SQL:

· SQL MP: No Pain, No Gain. But NOT Anymore!

· SQL Server 2016 cloud backup and restore enhancements

System Center:

· Microsoft simplifies hybrid management with new System Center 2016 Preview and Operations Management Suite

KB’s:

· Users in your Exchange 2013-based hybrid deployment experience mail issues after April 15, 2016 –

· April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Server –

· “Creating Organization Relationships” error when you run the Get-FederatedInformation cmdlet to set up an organization relationship –

· “Secure Mail Certificate on server is not bound to the SMTP Service” error when you run the Hybrid Configuration wizard

· Out-of-office replies and voting options in email messages between on-premises users and Exchange Online users do not appear correctly in a hybrid deployment

· How to configure Active Directory and LDS diagnostic event logging

· Memory leak in LSASS process on Windows Server 2012 R2-based domain controllers and AD LDS server

· A new registry key enables TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 to default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows

· Loading DNS zones takes a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server

· MS16-048: Description of the security update for CSRSS: April 12, 2016

· Lync Server 2013 announcement service can’t transfer an incoming call from iOS device

· “An error occurred while working on your domain” when you try to verify your domain in Office 365 in an Exchange hybrid deployment

· “Mailbox Replication Proxy Service can’t process this request because it has reached the maximum number of active MRS connections allowed” error during a hybrid mailbox move

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Monitoring and protecting sensitive data in Office 365 –

· Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0 Documents

· Skype for Business – App SDK for Android – 0.5 (Preview)

· System Center Technical Preview 5 Operations Manager – Evaluation (VHD)

Scripts & PowerShell:

· Auto login to Azure with PowerShell

· How to add credentials to the Windows Vault

· Using saved credentials securely in PowerShell scripts

· Using hosts file to register DNS C-name

· Comparing commands between PowerShell versions