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2026 16
- Released: October 2026 Skype for Business Server Security Updates
- Released: September 2026 Skype for Business Server Security Updates
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for August 2026
- Reminder: Skype for Business 2015 and 2019 ESU Program Ends in October 2026
- Skype for Business Server Hybrid: Prepare for EWS Retirement in Exchange Online
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for July 2026
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for June 2026
- Cumulative Update Released for Skype for Business Server SE (SE CU1)
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for May 2026
- Announcing “Period 2” for Skype for Business Server 2015/2019 Extended Security Update (ESU) Program
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for April 2026
- Skype for Business Basic Client Update – New Version Released
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for March 2026
- Skype for Business for Mac Client Update – Version 16.31.31 Released
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for February 2026
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for January 2026
2025 14
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for December 2025
- No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for November 2025
- Retirement Date for Office Online Server (OOS) has been Announced
- Support for Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Server 2019 ends today
- Hotfix Released for Skype for Business Server SE (SE RTM Hotfix 2)
- T-1 month: Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Server 2019 End of Support
- Released: August 2025 Skype for Business Server Hotfix Updates
- Announcing Skype for Business 2015 / 2019 Extended Security Update program
- Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (SE) is now available
- Why “in-place upgrade” from Skype for Business Server 2019 to Subscription Edition (SE) is low risk
- T-6 months: Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Server 2019 End of Support
- More licensing and pricing information for Skype for Business Server SE is now available
- Hotfix Released for Skype for Business Server 2019 CU8
- T-9 months: Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business Server 2019 End of Support
2024 3
2023 3
2022 1
2021 1
2020 5
- The Next Version of Skype for Business Server
- Emerging Issue - Remote Access is disabled External Access Policy and NTLM is Disabled
- Skype for Business 2019 - Control Panel Phase 2 Released
- Known Issue: Skype Directory Search Service Connections May Fail if TLS 1.2 Is Not Enabled on Edge
- Lync and Skype for Business Server Base OS Upgrade Supportability
2019 686
- Released: Skype for Business Server 2019 CU1!
- Introducing Skype for Business Server 2019 Control Panel
- Skype for Business Server Public IM Federation is changing
- Screen sharing from Skype Meetings App now supports Video-based Screen Sharing
- Application Sharing Failures after Applying July, 10 2018 Windows Security Fixes
- Get-CsPoolUpgradeReadinessState shows as Ready, Active Front-Ends count doesn’t match
- Disabling TLS 1.0/1.1 in Skype for Business Server 2015 On-Premises Part 3: Advanced Deployment Scenarios
- Disabling TLS 1.0/1.1 in Skype for Business Server 2015–Part 2
- Disabling TLS 1.0/1.1 in Skype for Business Server 2015: Part 1
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 7 (Hybrid)
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 6 (Hybrid)
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 5 (HYBRID)
- Skype for Business Application Sharing Fails Intermittently
- Skype for Business Recording Manager Fails to Publish Video
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 4
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 3
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 1
- SFB online Client Sign in and Authentication Deep Dive ;Part 2
- Need to open a ticket with CSS? Here’s the data we need…
- SaRA now available for Skype for Business
- Persistent Chat room lock-up and become unavailable when a user is either added/removed from the Room/Category
- Skype for Business Client-Side Anti-Virus Scanning
- Analyzing XML File Content written by Lync Server Storage Service (LYSS)
- SDN Interface Setup/Configuration Recommendations
- Have you heard the one about he delegate who accepted the meeting request?
- EVENT ID 56416 - Failed to post QoE report to External Consumer
- High Glitch rate in QoE Report
- Help! My Director is consuming all my resources!
- Understanding the relationships between UCMA Trusted Application objects
- EVENT ID 56208 - Resolving Issues with CDR Throttling
- Skype for Business Server Address Book Normalization Rules–Failing Normalization
- .net Framework 4.7 and Skype for Business (&Lync) Server
- Simplified Port Requirements for Skype for Business Online
- Retirement of the Lync Connectivity Analyzer Tool
- Lync Backup Service - EVENT ID 4060 - The server principal "CONTOSO\skype-pool1-FE2$" is not able to access the database "msdb" under the current security context.
- Configuring Alternate Login ID for Skype for Business
- Understanding User Replicator in Lync Server 2013 and Skype for Business Server 2015
- After an in-place upgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015 Response Group Workflows Fail to work
- Testing IM and Web-Conferencing Archiving set to Critical
- Understanding Monitoring and Archiving on Lync Server 2013
- Skype for Business Cloud Connector Version 1.4.2 Release
- Insertion of an error report was throttled to prevent flooding of the Call Detail Recording (CDR) Database
- Prepare for Cloud Connector Edition Release 1.4.2
- The Skype for Business Software Defined Networking (SDN) Interface
- Updated Support Statements for .NET Framework
- Cloud Connector Edition Auto Update
- When a recording is published using Lync or Skype for Business 2015/2016, the quality seems sub-par, deteriorated or jerky
- The LCSLog SQL Database is not logging any archiving content
- List CLS Scenario information in Html
- Create Custom CLS Logging Scenarios with Ease
- Collect CLS Logging for Lync Server 2013 and Skype for Business 2015 in PowerShell
- Collecting Client Logs for Lync 2013, Skype for Business 2015, & Skype for Business 2016
- Update to Meeting Invites
- Meeting Migration Service and training now available!
- Introducing Microsoft Teams - the chat-based workspace in Office 365!
- Troubleshooting individual calls in Skype for Business Online
- Information Regarding all versions of the Lync Hosting Pack
- Validate your Lync Server 2013 or Skype for Business 2015 Hybrid Configuration
- Time to upgrade your Cloud Connector Editions (for the last time!)
- Lync Server Application Pool on 2013 FE's Crashes- Why?
- Configure Toll-free Numbers for Dial-In Conferencing in Office365
- Online Meeting Icon Missing from OWA in Exchange Online
- UM Service Startup Issue with a large number of dialplans
- Cloud Connector Edition; Smaller Hardware
- Cloud Connector Edition; Interop with Short Digit Dialing
- Issue: Calls to certain Response groups fail with an Error "500 Internal Server Error"
- Policies, Policies, Policies–Online!
- How to collect EXTRA Trace for Exchange UM Issues
- Unable to call the UM Auto Attendant configured on UM online with O365.
- How to Integrate a PBX/IP PBX phone system with O365 Exchange UM online
- The Persistent Chat database connection was lost - Event ID 53530
- Policies in Skype for Business online
- Worldwide use of Office 365 Cloud PBX Now Simplified
- Avoid Meeting Glitches with a Checklist
- Integrate On Premise Lync or Skype for Business with Office 365 UM Online
- Get-CsPoolUpgradeReadinessState showing NOT READY or BUSY
- TCP? or TLS? Which do I use for Trusted Applications?
- Skype for Business 2015 Protocol Workloads Poster
- End of Extended Support for Office Communicator and Office Communications Server
- Lync 2010 transitioning from mainstream to extended support
- On .NET Framework 4.6.2 and Skype for Business/Lync Server Compatibility
- Skype for Business and Lync 2013 Memory Usage
- AllowSavePassword Group Policy setting for Skype for Business or Lync 2013
- It's time for the NextHop!
- Updated: NextHop blog is being consolidated
- Demo Scripts for Using Remote Windows PowerShell to Manage Office 365 Now Available
- Lync Server 2013 Certificate Authentication and Passive Authentication support for Lync 2013 Mobile applications
- Script to delete SIP profile for multiple Lync 2013 users
- Understanding HADR in Lync Server 2013
- Lync Online: Guided Walkthrough for Troubleshooting Communication Between Lync Online Users and Their Federated Contacts
- What is a Session Border Controller (SBC) and Do I Need It?
- Lync Online Media Port Changes Offer Better Bandwidth Management
- Lync Online: Troubleshooting Lync-Skype Connectivity
- Lync Server 2013 Networking Guide: Network Planning, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting with Microsoft Lync Server
- LyncMD: Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 when a Remote Sign-In Fails Due to Certificate-Related Issues
- Notes from the Field: Lync Server 2013 and Active Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager
- Lync Hybrid Offers Simplified
- Lync Online: Lync Contact List Troubleshooting
- Lync Online: Sign-In Troubleshooting Through ADFS with Lync 2013
- Lync Online: Lync PowerShell and Hybrid Troubleshooting
- Lync Online: Lync Mobile 2013 Troubleshooting
- Lync and Software Defined Networking
- DrRez Blog Bids Farewell
- How Changes to Public Certification Authority Standards Will Affect You
- Configuring Reverse Proxy Access to Microsoft Lync Using F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager
- Using IIS ARR as a Reverse Proxy for Lync Server 2013
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Matt Landis
- Lync Wiki: Getting Started with Proposing a Deployment for a Small Lync Implementation
- White Paper: Delivering Lync 2013 Real-Time Communications over Wi-Fi
- LyncBeat: How UCMA Handles Incoming Messages
- Lync Wiki: Understanding Simple URLs in Lync
- VoiceRx: Validating QoS on Lync Endpoints
- Updated: Creating a Certificate Revocation List Distribution Point for Your Internal Certification Authority
- Troubleshooting Lync Call Quality Locally with Snooper
- Lync 2010 Client Authentication
- Lync Server 2013: Using the DatabasePathMap Parameter to Deploy Databases
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Mike Stacy
- LyncMD: Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 Application Sharing – Internal and Remote Scenarios
- LyncMD: Lync Users Do Not Hear Ringback Tone for Outbound Calls Through PSTN Gateway
- Lync Server 2010 Response Group Application Frequently Asked Questions
- Lync Server 2010 External User Access Security Overview
- Lync Server 2010 Geographically Dispersed Edge Topology: Part 2
- How to Automate the New Account Creation Process
- Lync Online: How to Troubleshoot Sign-In Issues
- LyncMD: Troubleshooting Delegate Permissions Issues in Lync 2010
- Certificate Authentication in Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise PKI
- Lync Server 2013 Preview: New High Availability and Disaster Recovery Features
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Dustin Hannifin
- Lync Online: Presentation Tips and Tricks
- Lync Online: Troubleshooting Sign-In Issues
- Lync Firewall Rules Viewer
- How to Create Visio and Excel Output from a TBXML File
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Tommy Clarke
- LyncMD: Troubleshooting the Lync 2010 Address Book
- Administering Office 365 – Jump Start Series
- Push Notification Flow for Windows and iOS Mobile Device on Lync Server 2010 Internal Network
- Delivering Lync Real-Time Communications Over Wi-Fi
- Lync Server 2010 Geographically Dispersed Edge Topology: Part 1
- Notes from the Field: Three Unified Communications Success Criteria Every IT Team Should Consider
- Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 4
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Elan Shudnow
- Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 3
- Lync Server 2010 - Mobility Deep Dive – Autodiscover Service
- Developing an Effective Lync Readiness and Adoption Strategy
- Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 2
- Lync Online: Install the Lync Attendee Before a Conference Call
- Lync Online: How Lync Online Helps Stop Telephone Tennis
- Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 1
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Ståle Hansen
- Lync Wikis—Start a Wild and Wooly Conversation
- Deploying and Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 MSPL Applications
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Tom Arbuthnot
- Troubleshooting External Lync Mobility Connectivity Issues Step-by-Step
- How to Capture and Decrypt Lync Server 2010 TLS Traffic Using Microsoft Tools
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Support for Large Meetings White Paper
- Next-Level Topologies for Archiving Server and Monitoring Server
- Update: Installing the Mobility and Autodiscover Services
- How to Create Additional Lync Server 2010 Call Details Reports: Part 2
- Interview with a Lync Pro: Randy Wintle
- How to Create Additional Lync Server 2010 Call Details Reports: Part 1
- Script to Delete Galcontacts.db for Multiple Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 and Lync 2010 Users
- Troubleshooting Lync Mobile Device Sign-in
- Useful Tips for Testing Your Lync Server 2010 Edge Server
- Assigning Telephone Numbers to Lync Enterprise Voice Users
- Certificate Expiration Alerting
- Enabling Lync Media to Bypass a VPN Tunnel
- Determining the Video Resolution of a Call
- Configure Failover Routing with AudioCodes Media Gateways: Part 4
- Configure Failover Routing with AudioCodes Media Gateways: Part 3
- Configure Failover Routing with AudioCodes Media Gateways: Part 2
- Configure Failover Routing with AudioCodes Media Gateways: Part 1
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition Disaster Recovery Plan, Part 2
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition Disaster Recovery Plan, Part 1
- Procedures for Performing a Disaster Recovery Failover in Lync Server 2010, Group Chat
- Haiku #194
- Haiku #193
- Haiku #192
- Haiku #191
- Haiku #190
- Haiku #189
- Haiku #188
- Haiku #187
- Haiku #186
- Haiku #185
- Haiku #184
- Haiku #183
- Haiku #182
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting Lync Calls
- Haiku #181
- Haiku #180
- Haiku #179
- Haiku #178
- Haiku #177
- Haiku #176
- Haiku #175
- Haiku #174
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: External User Access
- Haiku #173
- Haiku #172
- Haiku #171
- Conferencing Policy Settings: MaxMeetingSize
- Conferencing Policy Settings: EnableP2PVideo
- Conferencing Policy Settings: EnableP2PRecording
- Conferencing Policy Settings: EnableP2PFileTransfer
- Conferencing Policy Settigns: EnableFileTransfer
- Conferencing Policy Settings: EnableDialInConferencing
- Conferencing Policy Settings: EnableDataCollaboration
- Conferencing Policy Settings: EnableAppDesktopSharing
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowUserToScheduleMeetingsWithAppSharing
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowPolls
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowParticipantControl
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowIPVideo
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowIPAudio
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowExternalUsersToSaveContent
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowConferenceRecording
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowAnonymousParticipantsInMeetings
- An In-Depth Guide to Conferencing Policy Settings
- Conferencing Policy Settings: AllowAnnotations
- Haiku #170
- Haiku #169
- Update: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Enterprise Voice
- Haiku #168
- Haiku #167
- Haiku #166
- Haiku #165
- Haiku #164
- Haiku #163
- Haiku #162
- Haiku #161
- Haiku #160
- Haiku #159
- Haiku #158
- Haiku #157
- Haiku #156
- Haiku #155
- Haiku #154
- Haiku #153
- Haiku #152
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Configure a New Trusted Application Server
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Delegating Control of Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Prevent New Connections to Lync Server 2010 for Server Maintenance
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Change the Web Services URL
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Configuring Your Network
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Configuring Security
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing Archiving
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing Monitoring
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing External Connectivity
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Configuring Support for Clients and Devices
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing On-Premises Meetings
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing Response Groups
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Configuring Incoming Call Handling Features
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Configuring Voice Routing
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Filtering Instant Messages and Client Versions
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing Computers in Your Topology
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Managing Users
- Lync Server Admin Guide: Edit or Configure Simple URLs
- The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide: PowerShell Supplement
- Haiku #151
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Instant Messaging
- Haiku #150
- Haiku #149
- Haiku #148
- Haiku #147
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Enhanced Presence
- Haiku #146
- Haiku #145
- Haiku #144
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Troubleshooting Specific Workloads
- Haiku #143
- Understanding Lync 2010 Client Scaling and Workload Impact on Exchange 2010 Client Access Server
- Haiku #142
- Update: Configuring On-Premises Lync Server 2010 Integration with Exchange Online
- Haiku #141
- Haiku #140
- Haiku #139
- Haiku #138
- Deployment Details for Lync Monitoring Reports
- Haiku #137
- VGA Conferencing in Lync Server 2010
- Haiku #136
- Lync Server 2010 Join Meeting Audio Scenarios
- Haiku #135
- Haiku #134
- Haiku #133
- Working with Microsoft Lync Registry Settings
- Haiku #132
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Archiving and Monitoring
- Haiku #131
- Haiku #130
- Haiku #129
- Haiku #128
- Haiku #127
- Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010: Clients, Devices, and Control Panel
- Haiku #126
- Haiku #125
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 20: Hint
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 20: Answer
- Haiku #124
- How Do We Love Performance Counters? Let Us Count the Ways
- Haiku #123
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Exchange UM Integration
- Haiku #122
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Direct SIP
- Haiku #121
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Client Administration
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 19: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 20
- Haiku #120
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 19: Hint
- Haiku #119
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Address Book Service
- DNS Load Balancing in Lync Server 2010
- Haiku #118
- Haiku #117
- Backing Up and Restoring Lync Server 2010
- Haiku #116
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 19
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 18: Answer
- Retrieve Available Contacts
- Haiku #115
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 18: Hint
- Haiku #114
- Haiku #113
- Haiku #112
- Lync Server Topology Builder: Add an Edge Server
- Haiku #111
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 17: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 18
- Haiku #110
- Haiku #109
- Why Didn't You Tell Me That Isn't a Valid Property?
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 17: Hint
- Understanding and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server Integration White Paper
- Haiku #108
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Server Administration
- How to Trace a Malicious Call Using Lync Server 2010
- Lync Server Cmdlet Mind Maps
- Haiku #107
- Lync Server Topology Builder: Create Your First Pool
- Haiku #106
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 16: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 17
- Haiku #105
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Troubleshooting Basics
- Lync Server Planning Tool: Part 2 - Prepare Data for Import into Topology Builder
- Haiku #104
- Send an Instant Message from a Script
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 16: Hint
- Lync Server Planning Tool: Part 1 - Design a Site and Create a Topology
- Haiku #103
- Troubleshooting Microsoft Message Queuing Issues on Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Conferencing and Collaboration
- Haiku #102
- Haiku #101
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 15: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 16
- Haiku #100
- To UDP, or not to UDP, that is the question…
- Information on A/V Edge Ports and Public IP Addresses
- April Wrap-Up…and Haiku #100
- How to Cheat at Sporcle
- Haiku #99
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 15: Hint
- Haiku #98
- Haiku #97
- Haiku #96
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 14: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 15
- Haiku #95
- Haiku #94
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 14: Hint
- Haiku #93
- Simultaneously Assigning a Policy to Multiple Users
- Haiku #92
- Haiku #91
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 13: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 14
- Haiku #90a
- Haiku #90
- Haiku #89
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 13: Hint
- Haiku #88
- Haiku #87
- Protecting the Edge Server Against DoS and Password Brute-Force Attacks in Lync Server 2010
- Haiku #86
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 13
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 12: Answer
- Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Tool: LcsError
- Haiku #85
- Haiku #84
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 12 Hint
- Haiku #83
- Haiku #82
- No Conferencing Policy is an Island: Per-Organizer Settings vs. Per-User Settings
- Haiku #81
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 11: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 12
- Haiku #80
- Haiku #79
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 11 Hint
- Haiku #78
- Haiku #77
- Haiku #76
- Simulating Lync Server 2010 Call Admission Control in a Lab Environment
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 10: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 11
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Locations
- Haiku #75
- Make Sure Your Products are Up to Date
- Haiku #74
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 10 Hint
- Haiku #73
- Retrieve Lync Connection Information
- Haiku #72
- Retrieve All Global Lync Server Policies
- Warning Before Disabling a User in Lync Server
- Set the Forward To Number in Lync Server
- Retrieving Users with the Active Directory Name Attribute
- The Difference Between Grant-Cs* Cmdlets and Set-Cs* Cmdlets
- Lync Server Policy Default Values and Inheritance
- What is a Site in Lync Server?
- PowerShell Overview: Selecting Non-Existent Properties
- Copying Lync Server Policies
- Active Directory Attributes in Lync Server 2010 and OCS 2007 R2
- Modify the SIP Address of an Enabled Lync Server User
- Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser: When to Use Where-Object vs. Filter or LdapFilter
- Get-CsUser Filter Parameter and Enabled Attribute
- PowerShell Overview: Format-Table vs. Select-Object
- PowerShell Overview: Aliases and Functions
- Haiku #71
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 10
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 9: Answer
- Haiku #70
- Haiku #69
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 9 Hint
- Haiku #68
- Haiku #67
- Haiku #66
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 8: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 9
- Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Tool: Address Book Service Configuration Tool
- The 411 on Private Lines
- Haiku #65
- List the Users and Client Endpoint Versions Connected to a Registrar Pool: Remote Connection
- List the Users and Client Endpoint Versions Connected to a Registrar Pool: Direct Connection
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 8 Hint
- Haiku #64
- Haiku #63
- Haiku #62
- Haiku #61
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 7: Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 8
- Haiku #60
- Announcing ... Unassigned Numbers
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 7: Hint
- Haiku #59
- Haiku #58
- Haiku #57
- Remote Conferencing with Lync Web App with Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Reverse Proxy: Part 2
- How to Undo That Thing You Now Wish You Had Never Done in the First Place
- Haiku #56
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 7
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 6 Answer
- Haiku #55
- Haiku #54
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 6: Hint
- Haiku #53
- Listing the Names of the Agent Groups Assigned to a Response Group Queue
- Haiku #52
- Holiday Sets and the Workflows that Love Them
- Haiku #51
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 6
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 5 Answer
- Haiku #50
- Haiku #49
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 5: Hint
- Haiku #48
- Haiku #47
- Haiku #46
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 4 Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 5
- The Effect of Multiple Points of Presence on Group Chat in Communications Server 2007 R2
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Bandwidth Policy Service Monitor
- Haiku #45
- Haiku #44
- Getting Rid of Policies You Thought You Already Got Rid Of
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Response Group Application
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 4: Hint
- Granting Policies to Users
- Haiku #43
- Haiku #42
- 21 Myths, Legends, and Superstitions About Client Policies Debunked!
- Haiku #41
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 3 Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 4
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Audio Extractor
- Haiku #40
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: New Features Overview
- Haiku #39
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 3: Hint
- Haiku #38
- Assign Active Directory Phone Numbers to Line URIs
- Active Directory Phone Numbers and Line URIs: Together at Last!
- Haiku #37
- Haiku #36
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 2 Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 3
- Database Installation Using Lync Server Management Shell
- Update: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: ABSConfig
- Haiku #35
- Haiku #34
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 2: Hint
- Learn About Lync Server PowerShell
- Haiku #33
- Haiku # 32
- Haiku # 31
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 1 Answer
- One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Challenge 2
- Haiku # 30
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Web Conf Data Tool
- Determine Whether or Not a Number has Been Assigned to a Call Park Orbit
- Haiku #29
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 1: Hint
- Haiku #28
- Haiku #27
- Haiku #26
- Not Like the Others: Challenge 1
- Haiku #25
- Lync Server 2010 PowerShell: The Un-Blog
- Haiku #24
- Lync Server PowerShell Challenge: Rules
- Haiku #23
- Combine Output With Add-Member
- Haiku #22
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Snooper
- Haiku #21
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Response Group Export-Import
- E9-1-1 Support in Lync Server 2010
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Response Group Agent Live
- Haiku #20
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Error String Display
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit: Technical Overview
- Haiku #19
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: ErrorLogReplayer
- Haiku #18
- Haiku #17
- Haiku #16
- Collect Logs in Microsoft Lync
- Haiku #15
- Haiku #14
- Yes, No … Suspend?
- When is a Boolean Not a Boolean?
- Make This a Priority
- Enable Users from an Excel File
- Haiku #13
- Haiku #12
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: Call Parkometer
- Haiku #11
- Troubleshoot STUN with TURN in Office Communications Server 2007 R2
- Haiku #10
- Haiku #9
- Haiku #8
- Counting Retrieved Data
- Haiku #7
- Survivable Branch Appliance in Lync Server 2010: A Practical Guide
- Haiku #6
- Haiku #5
- Haiku #4
- Microsoft Lync 2010 Photo Experience
- Haiku #3
- Haiku # 2
- Haiku of the Day
- About the Lync Server PowerShell Haikus
- Haiku #1
- Resolve Exchange Free/Busy and Communicator Presence Issues
- Tools to Help You Get It Right the First Time
- Strategic Considerations for Switching from a Legacy PBX to Communications Server
- Administratively Managing User Contact Lists
- The Dialing Rule Optimizer for Communications Server 2007 R2 and Lync Server 2010
- Why Are My Users Unable to Use Communicator 2007 R2 to Transfer Files?
- Remove a Contact
- Check if a Contact Exists
- Add a Contact
- Remove a Contact Distribution Group
- Check if a Contact Distribution Group Exists
- Add a Contact Distribution Group
- Remove a Contact Group
- Check if a Contact Group Exists
- Add a Contact Group
- Communications Server Mediation Server: Dual NIC Issue
- Unified Communications and Its Impact on IT and the Business from Delivery to a Year and Beyond
- Analyzing Connectivity for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Audio/Video Sessions Part 2: Using the Pre Call Diagnostics Tool
- Analyzing Connectivity for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Audio/Video Sessions: Part 1
- Create and Configure Users for Synthetic Transactions
- Creating Your First Response Group Using Lync Server Management Shell
- Create a Response Group with a Hunt Group
- Create a Response Group with an IVR
- Office Communications Server Edge Server on Windows Server 2008: Understanding the Strong Host Model
- Call Admission Control in Lync Server 2010
- Provision Public IM Connectivity (PIC) with Lync Server
- Voice Resiliency in Lync Server 2010
- Introducing Microsoft Lync Server 2010 with Windows PowerShell
- 21 Reasons to Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- Are Unused Settings Applied From the Global Scope?
- Why Are Display Names Allowed as User Identities?
- If I Run Disable-CsUser Against a User Who Only Has a SIP Address Will That Delete the SIP Address?
- What Happens if You are Enabling a User for Lync Server, and You Make a Typo When Entering the SIP Domain?
- When Do I Have to Put Double Quotes Around Parameter Values?
- Can I Return Contact Objects That Have a SIP Address?
- Get-CsUser: The Real Story
- Connect to Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Remote PowerShell from the Desktop
- PowerShell Special Characters, Part 2
- %$#@ Special Characters!, Part 2
- Why Deploy a Director?
- Split-Brain Domain Name Services for Communications Server
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Cmdlet Descriptions
- PowerShell Special Characters
- %$#@ Special Characters! Part 1
- Configuring the A/V Edge Service for NAT in Communications Server 2007 R2
- The Mystery of Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser
- Dealing with Information Overload, Part 1
- Walkthrough: Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise Voice
- Walkthrough Lite: Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise Voice
- Properties Returned By Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser
- 21 User Information Commands to Run Before You Die
- Quick Start: Managing Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Using Remote PowerShell
- How to Find That Setting
- Direct SIP: Configuring Mediation Server
- SIP Trunking: What Is It? Why Do I Need It? How Do I Deploy It?
- List Connections to Registrar Pools
- Move or Enable Multiple User Accounts
- Grant Dial Plans and Voice Policies to Multiple Users
- Assign Line URIs to Multiple Users
- List All the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Cmdlets and the RBAC Roles Those Cmdlets Have Been Assigned To
- Windows PowerShell 2.0 Reference
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 PowerShell FAQ
- Return the Effective Policy Assignments for a User
- Return Information about Users in a Single OU
- Return All the Users in Your Domain
- Remove a User from an RBAC Group
- Remove a User from All RBAC Groups
- List the Roles that Include a Specific Cmdlet
- List All the Users Who Use a Specific Gateway
- List All the Users in a Site
- List All the RBAC Roles and the Users that Hold Those Roles
- Find the Number of Users Assigned to Your Per-User Policies
- Create a Universal Security Group
- Assign a Policy to All the Users in a Security Group
- Add a User to an RBAC Group
- Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- Unassigning a Policy
- Looking Up the Default Values for a Policy
- Limiting the Number of Contacts a User Can Have
- Resetting a Policy
- How Can I Configure the Telephony Options for a User?
- Windows PowerShell Remoting
- Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting
- Windows PowerShell Profiles
- Windows PowerShell Aliases
- Customizing the Windows PowerShell Console
- Windows PowerShell Shortcut Keys
- Windows PowerShell Tab Expansion
- Piping and the Pipeline
- Getting Started with Windows PowerShell
- A Brief Introduction to Role-Based Access Control – Part 1
- PSListModifiers
- Removing Policies and Other Objects
- Working with TimeSpans and DateTimes
- Changing the Lync Server Management Shell’s Default Folder
- Creating Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Objects
- Assigning Policies
- Filter vs. Where-Object
- Retrieving Active Directory and Microsoft Lync Server 2010 User Accounts
- Listing All the Values in a Multi-Valued Property
- Setting Property Values
- Scopes and Filters
- Listing the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Cmdlets
- Getting Help for the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Cmdlets
- All About Identities
- How Communicator Uses SDP and ICE To Establish a Media Channel
- OAuth 2.0 and third-party application ID: Timeline extended to June 30, 2022!
- Preparing for 3DES Retirement - O365 Skype for Business
- Skype for Business desktop now available as web download app on Mac
- Skype for Business desktop app on Mac to replace Skype Meetings App (web)
- Microsoft Teams Rooms Articles Now Moving to the Teams Page
- Skype Room Systems is now Microsoft Teams Rooms
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- Skype Meetings App Improvements on Mac Postponed
- SRSv2 4.0.64.0 Update Available in the Store
- SRSv2 4.0.51.0 Update Starts Going Live November 14th
- Skype for Business Certified IP Phones with Microsoft Teams
- Skype Room Systems v2 Awareness: Windows Update Notification Pop-Up Observed in User Mode
- Skype Meetings App improvements on their way
- Skype Room Systems v2 Windows 10 Version 1803 (RS4) unblocked November 1st
- Skype for Business Server 2019 now GA!
- Skype Room Systems v2 4.0.31.0 hotfix update released October 16, 2018
- Skype Room Systems v2 4.0.27.0 update released October 1
- SfB Server Now Supports Blocking NTLM Externally
- SRSv2 4.0.19.0 Hotfix Released
- Skype Room Systems v2 4.0.18.0 update has been released
- July Releases of Skype for Business apps
- July 2018 Update for Skype for Business 2015 Server enables new features for Mac Users
- Preparing for TLS 1.0/1.1 Deprecation - O365 Skype for Business
- Windows Version 1709 now unblocked on Skype Room Systems v2 devices
- Announcing the Skype for Business Server 2019 Preview!
- Teams meetings enabled on Skype Room Systems v2 starting with the 4.0.8.0 update
- Low Battery Warning on Skype Room Systems v2
- Skype Room Systems 3.1.115.0 and 3.1.113.0 Updates
- Skype for Business on Mac 16.18 update released!
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.1.112.0 Update
- Is Your Organization and Your Network Ready to Embrace Video Communication?
- Skype Room Systems v2: known perf issue for Surface Pro (2017)-based devices
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.1.104.0 Update
- Improvements in Skype Meetings App released
- Delegate scheduling of Skype for Business meetings on Mac now available!
- Modern Auth for SfB OnPrem with AAD
- Skype for Business on Mac March Update (16.16) Released
- Skype Room Systems v2 Troubleshooting Tips for Devices Automatically Upgraded to Win10 Version 1709
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.1.98.0 Deployment Kit
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.1.100.0 Update
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.1.99.0 Update
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.1.98.0 Update
- Skype for Business on Mac February Update (16.15) Released
- Skype for Business MVP Spotlight: Greig Sheridan
- Soliciting feedback on Auto Attendants and Call Queues - customer survey
- Experience improvements in the Skype Meetings App (web)
- What's New in Meeting Rooms?
- Lots of goodness in Skype for Business on Mac January update
- New features on Mac enabled with January 2018 Update for Skype for Business 2015 Server
- Ring Ring - did you hear that Callings Plan is now previewing for Canadian customers?
- Call Queues and Auto Attendant training January 2018 update
- Call Queues: Agent Opt In/Out feature has been rolled out to all customers
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- Skype for Business Online: Changes to reporting cmdlets
- Mac features light up with Skype for Business 2015 Server December Update
- Transport Relay Evaluation - CQD
- MyAdvisor Asset Updates
- Calling Features now in Teams
- Another update: Call Queues and Auto Attendant training
- Call Queues: Serial Routing, Timeout in seconds, support for Agents in O365 Groups are available
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.0.16.0 Update
- Skype for Business on Mac December release (16.13.184) is out!
- Call Queues and Auto Attendant training December update
- Hybrid Modern Auth for SfB and Exchange goes GA!
- Hybrid Modern Authentication for Skype for Business
- Holidays feature in Auto Attendant is now avaliable to all Phone System customers
- Auto Attendants and Call Queues: Holidays, Agent Opt In/Out and Serial Routing in Preview
- Calling Plans for Germany and Belgium now available!
- New CCE version due later in November
- Skype for Business on Mac version 16.12.75 is available!
- Certified Skype for Business Online Phones and what this means for Microsoft Teams
- Ignite Recap on Meeting Devices and Interoperability Capabilities
- Skype to Teams Roadmap now available!
- Register for Skype Room Systems and Video Interop event at select Microsoft MTC’s
- Configuring Voice Quality of Service for Skype for Business Online IP Phones
- Skype for Business Firmware Update for Polycom VVX Series Phones
- How to reset Skype Room Systems v2 after upgrade to Windows 10 Creators Update Version 1703
- SfB Hybrid Modern Auth w/ EXO goes Public Preview
- Skype for Business on Mac version 16.11.149 is available!
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.0.15.0 Update
- New Voicemail User Settings Features
- Audio Conferencing extended to Microsoft Team and pay-per-minute offering added for more options
- The Evolution of Skype Operations Framework (SOF) into Practical Guidance for Cloud Voice
- Skype for Business MVP Spotlight: Josh Blalock
- Skype for Business on Mac - September Insider Fast Release is available!
- Skype for Business on Mac September update (16.10)
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.0.12.0 Update
- Skype for Business MVP Spotlight: Anthony Caragol
- Three things to consider when bringing your existing VTC into a modern meeting
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.0.10.0 Update
- Call Queues and Auto Attendant trainings updated
- Skype Room Systems v2 3.0.8.0 Update
- Avoid 5 Skype for Business deployment pitfalls and successfully transform your business
- What's new for Auto Attendants and Call Queues in July 2017?
- Skype for Business: New Voicemail User Settings Features in Preview
- Skype for Business 15.15.11 Security Update for Crestron RL, Polycom CX8000, and SMART Room System
- Announcing Skype For Business Cloud Connector Edition version 2.0
- Skype for Business MVP Spotlight: Tom Arbuthnot
- Specific Causes of Mid Call Failure update for Windows 7
- Skype Operations Framework July 2017 Update
- PSTN Calling for Ireland and the Netherlands is now in General Availability!
- Obtaining phone numbers for Cloud PBX with PSTN Calling
- Understanding Office 365 ProPlus Client versions for Skype for Business
- Register now: “What’s new in SOF, July 2017” release webcast
- Introducing Support for SfB Hybrid with Modern Auth Enabled for Online Only
- Skype for Business on Mac June update (16.8) is here - everyone start your PowerPoint!
- Windows Server 2016 support for Skype for Business Server 2015
- Live demo of VMware VDI running Skype! See us on Friday 6/23 @ 9 AM PT
- Skype for Business 15.15.10 Security Update for Crestron RL, Polycom CX8000, and SMART Room System
- Call Analytics now in Open Preview
- Answers to your common questions from the SFB Broadcast Ep.43 on Hybrid PSTN
- SOF Aligned Partner Assets
- Simplified port requirements for Skype for Business Online
- Accelerate your move to Skype for Business Online with Microsoft FastTrack
- Skype for Business on Mac – June Insider Fast Release is available!
- Skype for Business: New PSTN Conferencing Enhancement Features to Preview
- Enhanced Experience for Meetings Hosted on Skype for Business On-premises
- Virtualizing Skype for Business with VMware Horizon to improve mobility, security, and management
- Skype for Business: PSTN Calling Preview for Germany and Belgium
- Welcome to the new Skype Academy page
- Update on Custom Policies in Skype for Business Online
- SOF: Number Porting
- Announcing the release of Skype for Business Server Cumulative Update 5
- Skype for Business 15.15.9 Security Update for Crestron RL, Polycom CX8000, and SMART Room System
- Missed Enterprise Connect? Get another chance to see Ron Markezich’s keynote, demos & more
- SOF: Skype Meeting Broadcast
- Skype for Business at Microsoft Build 2017
- Skype for Business settings portal: Reset your pin and more
- Advanced Calling Features - Broadcast Series: 4/28/17 -FAQ
- Auto Attendant and Call Queues Interactive Guide
- Clarifying Support for Alternate Login ID for Skype for Business
- Update: Polycom RealConnect for Office 365 training
- Skype for Business Server requirements for Cloud PBX with on-premises PSTN connectivity
- Skype for Business Users Group
- SOF Simplification
- Modern Authentication for the Skype for Business Online Windows PowerShell Module
- SOF: Tenant Dial Plan
- Skype for Business on Mac - Insider Release is Available
- Digging into Media Setup Failures using CQD Online
- The Secret for Success with Skype for Business? Focus on End User Experience and Satisfaction
- The Growing Interest in User Adoption
- SOF: Auto Attendants and Call Queues
- Skype for Business on Mac April update is here - and File Sharing during chat for Office 365 users!
- Tenant Dial Plans General Availability training
- SOF Outcomes Workshop helps you engage faster with SOF to drive your success!
- Enhancing Skype for Business Online Meetings for external participants
- Why can’t I use my current user telephone number as a service number?
- Custom Policies in Skype for Business Online
- Skype for Business on Mac Insider: File Transfer
- Skype for Business Online Polycom VVX Device update
- Enterprise Connect 2017 Recap
- Introducing Call Analytics
- Now Available – Auto Attendant and Call Queues for Skype for Business Cloud PBX in Office 365
- Skype Academy: Voicemail Transcript
- Skype for Business on Mac releases 4th update
- Skype for Business on Mac: March 2017 readiness update
- Skype Meeting Broadcast is now available in Office 365 Education E5 SKU
- Call Queues and Auto Attendant trainings updated for General Availability
- Planning Multi-Forest Environments for Hybrid Skype for Business deployments
- SOF Successful Engagement Release March 27th
- Attendant Console solution for Skype for Business Online now available!
- Skype Academy: Cloud Connector Edition 1.4.2
- Register now: “What’s new in SOF, April 2017” release webcast
- Skype for Business Online Meeting Migration Tool (MMT) – March 2017 Release
- Migrate Meetings Manually using Meeting Migration Service (MMS)
- Custom Policies for Skype for Business Online
- Prepare for Cloud Connector Edition Release 1.4.2
- AMA Summary: Skype for Business on Mac - 2/23/17
- Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update - February 2017 Release
- SOF: Provision Skype Room Systems Accounts at Scale
- Understanding Cloud Connector Edition Auto Update
- Updated IP ranges and ports for Skype for Business Online
- How to access early Skype for Business on Mac versions
- Skype Operations Framework Troubleshooter
- Skype for Business on Mac - February Update now available!
- Important Update about Microsoft Office Live Meeting
- Training extravaganza: New training sessions about E5 workloads
- SOF Quality User Experience published recordings
- Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update - January 2017 Release
- Using CQD to investigate Media Quality: Stories from engineering
- SOF Plan and Deliver Updates for Meeting Migration Service and Regionally Hosted Meetings
- Skype for Business 2016 on Windows: Consultative Transfer
- Tone-only now in Public Beta for PSTN Conferencing
- Skype for Business Outdated Client Issue : TurnAuthUnknownUser
- New Skype for Business 2016 on Windows Notifications look and feel!!
- SOF Quality User Experience Release Launch - Jan 16th 2017
- Skype for Business: PSTN Calling Preview for Spain
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- A Seasonal gift to you from the SOF Team!
- Introducing the Office 365 Productivity Library
- Register now: SOF Operations release trainings
- Skype for Business PSTN Services - December 2016 Geo Expansion
- Skype for Business Broadcast: Cloud Voice Update
- Next generation of Skype Room Systems now available!
- Skype for Business on Mac - December Update available today!
- Meeting Invite Updates (Windows client) - Formatting Dial-In String & Link to Join
- Staying up to date using RSS. And Yammer. And Microsoft Teams.
- Skype Room Systems v2 readiness training now available!
- Service Numbers vs User Numbers
- Meeting Migration Service training now available!
- Personas Alignment Workshop and Matrix
- A Fresh Look for our Skype Academy SOF Training Page
- Skype Operations Framework Cloud Migration Release
- Network Readiness Assessment
- Site Rollout and Migration Planning Playbook
- Skype Operations Framework – Skype for Business on Mac client asset update
- Troubleshoot individual calls in Skype for Business Online
- Skype Academy: Cloud PBX now available with on-premises Exchange Server
- What is Skype Operations Framework (SOF) and Skype Academy?
- Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update 4 – November 2016 Release
- Skype for Business Quality of Experience Issues
- Skype For Business - Customer Action Alert
- Skype for Business on Mac is now Generally Available!
- VMware announces Tech Preview date for Skype for Business Support for their Horizon VDI platform
- Skype for Business for Android 6.8
- Skype for Business Call Quality Dashboard V2 is now Available
- Support for Cloud PBX Voicemail with Exchange Server on-premises now available
- Skype for Salesforce is available in public Beta!
- Conduct a Company Meeting with Skype Meeting Broadcast
- Get the latest on Skype for Business announced at Ignite!
- Welcome to the Skype for Business Community!