Posts Tagged ‘Skype for Business’

As Walt Disney once said, “times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim focused on the future”. This applies to all aspects of change, especially in the technology world. That said, Microsoft has shifted gears over the past year to pursue a new hub for teamwork called Microsoft Teams. In this […]

Last month was loaded with some exciting news for the Microsoft Teams community. In this article I’ll be discussing all of the latest updates to Microsoft Teams for the month of June 2018. Direct Routing in Microsoft Teams released for GA That’s right, it’s here! Direct Routing has been released for general availability (GA). Direct […]

Customers have asked for it, and Microsoft has delivered! Microsoft just announced the launch of eDiscovery for calling/meetings. This latest update helps customers progress towards the Skype to Teams convergence roadmap. As a compliance admin whom are used to eDiscovery searches for Microsoft Teams messages and files, you will now be able to search and […]

Well, Microsoft likes to keep us on our toes. You may remember my blog post from back in February when I stated that Microsoft announced the end of support for Exchange Online Unified Messaging for 3rd party PBX connections via SBC (Session Border Controller) would be “discontinued July of 2018“. Well… Microsoft has changed that date […]

I recently ran into a problem with a Skype for Business 2015 on-premises deployment where certain services randomly failed to start. After successfully deploying and testing the services it was time to patch the OS and reboot. This is where things became interesting. As you can see from the screen grab below there were specific […]

Microsoft Teams has recently come out with some exciting new features and functionality which makes this hub for teamwork an even more robust tool. In this article I’ll go over some of those updates that have rolled out or are in the process of rolling out over the last few weeks. April Updates for Users […]

Perficient partners with Integrated Research to deliver their UC Assessor and Path Insight detailed network and environmental analysis. UC Assessor is a cloud-based tool that is designed to work with not only Skype for Business, but many different vendors such as AudioCodes, Avaya, and Cisco. So, why conduct an advanced network assessment? Here are a […]

Well you’ve been patiently waiting and Microsoft has finally answered your prayers. The new Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business Admin Center is now in the process of being rolled out across all tenants. If you notice that your tenant still only shows Skype for Business Admin center, no need to worry. Microsoft is rolling […]

In my prior blog, I covered how to automate the process of running a Skype for Business Online network assessment. You can read about it here. A network assessment using the free Microsoft tool generates a CSV file which is used to record the results. You can download the assessment tool from here. We will […]

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Microsoft Teams is joining Skype for Business in the admin center! You may have seen the news in your tenant/online regarding the exciting news that Microsoft Teams is finally joining Skype for Business in the Admin Center. For the admins that are not fond of using PowerShell for everything, […]

You may remember back in July 2017, Microsoft announced that support for Exchange Online Unified Messaging for 3rd party PBX connections via SBC (Session Border Controller) would be discontinued July of 2018. Microsoft’s intention to discontinue this support would allow them to focus on providing the best quality of service for their voicemail-enabled mailboxes in […]

I have ran into a particular issue a few times when activating phone numbers in Skype for Business Online Phone System. If you don’t look in the right place, you might be left scratching your head as to what the problem is. The Problem The user will be assigned a phone number using the Set-CsOnlineVoiceUser command […]