Examining Skype4B PSTN Calling in Office365
Cloud PBX with PSTN Calling is one of the new features that Microsoft made available to Office365 customers on December 1, 2015. While Cloud PBX is really an umbrella term that covers multipleRead More…
A Detailed Look at Skype4B PSTN Conferencing in Office365
Update 3/2/2016 – Added new information on countries where PSTN conferencing license purchase is now available. On December 1, 2015 Microsoft officially added PSTN conferencing as a native feature for Skype forRead More…
A look at the new Cloud features for Skype4B in Office365
Beginning December 1, 2015, Microsoft will be officially rolling out a number of new features within Office365 that significantly enhance the Skype for Business workloads. These features have been in preview form forRead More…
Important Windows Server 2012 IIS ARR Hotfix for Lync Reverse Proxy Deployments
With Forefront TMG discontinued and Forefront UAG not supported for all Lync scenarios (hint, hint: mobility), customers will be increasingly looking at deploying ARR to serve as their reverse proxy solution forRead More…
SIP 404 Not Found Error with Skype4B, Exchange, and Cisco Call Manager
This is one of those “long overdue” posts that inevitably comes back to rear its ugly head from time to time. If you are deploying Lync Server, Skype for Business Server, orRead More…
SIP 500 Error with Lync Server and Exchange Online UM
Configuring Lync Server 2010/2013 for integration with Exchange Online for UM is a relatively straight forward process. You need a Lync Edge server, federation enabled, proper external DNS SRV records, the appropriateRead More…
Logitech PTZ Pro Camera Review
Video has, and continues to be, a huge push in the Unified Communications market. The difficulty in this video-centric reality is that very seldom do video solutions provide a one-size-fits all approach. Read More…
Disabling Edge Server File Transfer Functionality in Lync Server
In the November 2011 Cumulative Update of Lync 2010, Microsoft added the ability to disable file transfers via the edge server. This feature enhancement undoubtedly was the result of customers voicing concernsRead More…
Uncovering the true cost of AOL Federation for Lync
For a long time Microsoft has offered the capability of on-premises Live Communications Server, Office Communications Server and Lync Server deployments to federate with AOL for instant messaging. In order to useRead More…
Adding SQL Witness Requires Rebuild of Mirror in Lync Server 2013
Consider the following scenario: Lync is installed and the initial topology is published with only mirroring configured (no witness) At a later date (this could be weeks, days, or hours – itRead More…