Weekly IT Newsletter – June 27-July 1, 2016

Microsoft Exchange:

· Released: Exchange Server Role Requirements Calculator v7.9 –

· MAPI Virtual Directory Bug in Exchange 2016 CU2 –

· Using the Office 365 Hybrid Configuration Wizard (Part 4) –

· Busting The Exchange InternalNLBBypassURL Myth

· Email Security with Digital Certificates (Part 4)

· How to Quickly Determine Exchange Server Versions

Skype for Business:

· SfB 2015 Server Update CU3 – June 2016 –

· Skype for Business VBSS Update –

· Skype for Business Server June 2016 CU3: Busy on Busy, Video Based Screen Sharing and Multiple Emergency Number Features –

· Use offline messaging in Skype for Business –

· How can APAC customers leverage Office 365 Cloud PBX today?

· Move-CsManagementServer Fails when the 2010 Databases are irrevocably Destroyed AKA How to move CMS from 2010 to 2013 when CMS is Dead.

Active Directory:

· #AzureAD updated with new admin roles –

· Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) with Redundant Geographic Connections –

· Azure AD allows duplicate group names

Office 365:

· What’s new in Office 365 administration—June update –

· Auditing and Reporting in Microsoft Office 365 –

· Microsoft Support for iOS and Android

· New to Office 365 in June—Microsoft Planner general availability, inking on Android devices, security features for Office 365 and more

Microsoft Azure:

· Azure B2C introduction –

· Azure reference architecture –

· New high availability checklist now available –

· Microsoft Azure Datacenter IP Ranges

· New flexible way for customers to buy Microsoft Operations Management Suite

Windows Client, Windows Server and Windows Phone:

· Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming August 2 for 350 million Windows 10 users –

· Windows 10 upgrade will soon be easier to reject –

· The 5 insider secrets to mobile productivity in 2016 –

· Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14379 for PC and Mobile –

· How is the configuration level changed in Windows Server 2016? –

· Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.456 to Release Preview ring [Update: PC too] –

· Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14376 for PC and Mobile

· Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update will begin on August 2 (in case you were worried)

· Windows 10: Three years, one billion devices – how is Microsoft doing so far?

· NAT Forwarding switch in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016

· Using Windows Hello for Business with Remote Access on Windows 10

· Microsoft is working on four new Surface devices, placeholders suggest

Microsoft Office:

· Microsoft announces Salesforce add-in for Outlook, bridging gap between CRM and email –

· Stay on top of your travel and deliveries with Outlook –

· Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q3 2016 –

· Finding OneNote Class Notebooks

· 3 new Sway capabilities for Office 365 subscribers

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Office Online Server released, confusion around sizing

· How to Reach Your SharePoint 2016 Server’s Full Potential

SQL:

· SQL PowerShell: July 2016 update –

· SQL Server 2016: Broader access, better reporting, faster analytics

· Microsoft SQL Server Tooling team hosts Ask Me Anything session

System Center:

· New Features in SCOM 2016 – Management Packs: Updates & Recommendations –

· How to make a SCOM implementation project successful

KB’s:

· Inbound calls to internal branch users fail when WAN connection is unavailable

· KB3161606 Reported to Break Hyper-V

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· .NET Core 1.0 released, now officially supported by Red Hat –

· Microsoft System Center Management Pack for SQL Server 2016

· Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2015 Update 3

· Protecting your data with Windows 10 BitLocker

Scripts & PowerShell:

· Convert the RSS channel about Office 365 network changes to PowerShell object –

· Renew ADFS and ADFS Proxy SSL Certificate. –

· Office 365 Migrator for Exchange Hybrid Mailbox Moves –

· Who’s afraid of PowerShell security?

· PowerTip: Get the public IP of an Azure VM with PowerShell

· Reset Azure AD (Office 365) users password