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Notes from the Field: Lync Server 2013 and Active Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager

2013-05-17T21:00:00Z

Lync Server 2013 Monitoring Packs for System Center Operations Manager lets you see at a glance how your Lync infrastructure is doing, so you can focus on maintaining and improving the solution, rather than manually monitoring it. Series Note In the Notes from the Field series, we bring you a variety of knowledgeable insider views into the special considerations inherent in planning, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Lync Server as an integral part of a unified communications strategy...(read more)

Hot Off the Press: Mastering Lync Server 2013

2013-05-16T22:00:00Z

This soon-to-be-released book by noted Lync experts, Keith Hanna and Nathan Winters, is already causing a lot of buzz on Facebook and Twitter. I was sold at “ packages over 100 hours of TAP deployment time.” How about you? Author : Susan S. Bradley Published : May 16, 2013 Product version : Lync Server 2013 Another month, another Lync Server 2013 book! Not just any book though—one written by two experienced Microsoft experts (Keith Hanna and Nathan Winters), with...(read more)

Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Jump Start

2013-05-14T23:00:00Z

Prepare for the Lync Server 2013 exams by attending the JumpStart series live on May 30-31, and get your questions answered. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from the experts. Author : Rui Maximo, Microsoft Principal Technical Writer Published : May 14, 2013 Product version : Lync Server 2013 The JumpStart team that produced last year’s course to prepare you for the Lync Server 2010 exams is back again by popular demand. This year’s JumpStart series will...(read more)

Action Needed: Lync Online Certificate Update

2013-05-13T14:00:00Z

As part of an ongoing commitment to security, the Lync team is making a change to the SSL certificate chain, which will require customers and partners to take action before June 1, 2013. Lync Server currently uses the GTE CyberTrust Global Root, and on June 1 st will begin using the Baltimore CyberTrust Root. The new root certificate uses a strong 2048-bit key length and hashing algorithm, which ensures we remain consistent with industry-wide security best practices. Author : Moustafa Noureddine...(read more)

Lync Hybrid Offers Simplified

2013-05-13T13:00:00Z

The feature known as “Hybrid Voice” has been deprecated from Lync Online. Author : Jamie Stark, Lync Senior Product Marketing Manager Published : May 13, 2013 Product version : Lync Server 2013, Lync Online The Lync hybrid configuration option referred to as “hybrid voice” has been deprecated from Lync Online and is no longer being sold nor provisioned. "Hybrid voice" was a Lync Online multi-tenant configuration option that required customers to deploy and maintain...(read more)

Lync Server Federation with Microsoft.com: Root Certificate Change

2013-05-09T22:37:00Z

On June 8th, 2013, for Office Communications Server and Lync federation with Microsoft.com, Microsoft will replace the root certificate on the federation edge server from a GTE CyberTrust root to a Baltimore root. By that date, any SIP domain federated with Microsoft must have the respective edge server’s trusted root certificate store updated with the Baltimore root certificate. Any edge server which does not trust the new Microsoft.com certificate by June 8, 2013 will be unable to connect...(read more)

Lync MVP Article Roundup: April 2013

2013-05-09T00:44:00Z

Lync MVPs are a fountain of deep knowledge on Lync Server. But keeping up with the dozens of great articles they create each month can be a challenge. That’s where this monthly roundup comes in. From one easy place, you can now scan all Lync MVP articles published in English over the previous month and jump to those that interest you most. Author : Susan S. Bradley, Microsoft Senior Content Project Manager Publication date : April 8, 2013 Product version : Lync Server 2013, Lync Server...(read more)

Lync Online: Lync Contact List Troubleshooting

2013-05-02T00:25:00Z

The Microsoft Support team released the following Knowledge Base article with a solution to a Lync contact list issue. Author: Darrin Hanson, Microsoft Technical Readiness Engineer Editor : Susan S. Bradley Publication date: May 1, 2013 Product version: Lync 2013 The Microsoft Support team released the following Knowledge Base article with a solution to this issue: KB 2811654: Lync contact list is empty or read-only after a user's Exchange mailbox is disconnected Issue : Microsoft...(read more)

Lync Online: Sign-In Troubleshooting Through ADFS with Lync 2013

2013-05-02T00:22:00Z

The Microsoft Support team released the following Knowledge Base articles with solutions to two sign-in issues. Author: Darrin Hanson, Microsoft Technical Readiness Engineer Editor : Susan S. Bradley Publication date: May 1, 2013 Product version: Lync 2013 The Microsoft Support team released the following Knowledge Base articles with solutions to these issues: KB 2537764: Considerations for Lync Online when you change an Office 365 sign-in address Issue : When a user’s...(read more)

Interview with a Lync Pro: Justin Morris

2013-04-24T16:07:00Z

The Microsoft Lync Server technical community is full of knowledgeable IT professionals who work tirelessly to share their wealth of experience and expertise with the world. They blog, tweet, deliver presentations, and answer questions in the forums to help foster expert knowledge for administrators and IT Pros in every corner of the globe. In mid-2011, Justin Morris decided to use his own blog, Justin Morris on UC , to interview and learn from these noteworthy individuals who consistently go...(read more)