Monthly IT Newsletter – November 2017–January 2018

Microsoft Exchange:

• Save The Date – End of Exchange 2010 Support–T Minus 2 Years –
• Exchange Log Collector Script –
• Released: December 2017 Quarterly Exchange Updates –
• Upgrade Paths for CU’s & .NET –
• Announcing Hybrid Modern Authentication for Exchange On-Premises –
• Skype for Business Online Coexistence with Exchange On-Premises –
• Major update to my Exch-Rest Powershell Module for accessing Office365 and Exchange 2016 Mailboxes via REST
• A walk-though using the Graph API Mailbox reports in Powershell
• Exchange 2016 – Exchange Web Services Managed API 2.2 issues
• Permanently Clear Previous Mailbox Info
• Exchange 2013/2016 – Transport Database Sizing Tool v1.1
• Migrate legacy public folders to Office 365 and Exchange Online
• The case of Reply Log Manager not letting lagged copy lag

Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams:

• Microsoft releases Skype for Business Server 2015 January 2018 Cumulative Update (6.0.9319.514) –
• Microsoft releases January 2, 2018, update for Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) (KB4011638) –
• Microsoft releases January 2, 2018, update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4011623) –
• Microsoft Phone System Voicemail with Teams –
• Canada Microsoft PSTN Calling Plans Preview for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business –
• Gartner report—Microsoft’s new vision for communications and collaboration in Office 365 –
• Microsoft Teams now has Cloud Phone System and Microsoft PSTN Calling Plans –
• Microsoft Teams – One Year Later –
• UC Inside Track: Episode 4: Call Queues, User Groups, client updates, and Career Path with special guest Josh Blalock –
• New features on Mac enabled with January 2018 Update for Skype for Business 2015 Server – Microsoft Tech Community –
• Polycom UC Software Release 5.7.0.11768
• Native Office 365 (Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams) Overhead Paging Solution Using Polycom VVX
• Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams: Application Sharing Comparison (Updated 19 January 2018)
• Upgrading to AudioCodes IPP Manager Express 7.4
• Tips for Transitioning from Skype for Business Hybrid to Pure Online
• Polycom Group Series with Skype for Business Online
• Deploy Windows Store apps to Surface Hub using Intune
• Function: Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment – Find Where a Number is Assigned in Skype for Business
• 5 Tips for Skype for Business Modern Authentication Scenarios
• Error updating CCE public Edge certificate
• Skype for Business Online Client Version and Device Firmware Version Distribution in Call Quality Diagnostics Online
• Microsoft Phone System: You’re not set up to use this calling feature
• Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – January 2018
• Integration with Exchange Online breaks Skype for Business federation
• What happens when I call 911 from my Skype for Business or Teams mobile client?

Active Directory & Azure AD:

• Now available: Faster, simpler sign-in experiences for Azure AD-connected apps –
• What’s New in Azure Active Directory for December 2017 –
• Use your F5 BIG-IP Appliance as Full-Fledged AD FS Web Application Proxy –
• Configuring Geo-Redundancy for AD FS on-premises with Azure Traffic Manager –
• Secure AAD Connect! New build 1.1.654.0 and AdSyncConfig.psm1 module is available –
• Guidelines for Deploying Windows Server Active Directory on Azure Virtual Machines
• ATA readiness roadmap
• Microsoft Releases Advisory for Azure AD Connect Service Account Security Risk
• Access Control Policies and Issuance Authorization Rules in ADFS 4.0 – Part 2
• Modern Authentication Tokens

Office 365:

• PowerShell: Office 365 Group Based Licensing Cleanup –
• PowerShell Scripts for Office 365 –
• Office 365 Partner Admin Center is moving to Partner Center –
• Microsoft named a leader in IDC’s MarketScape for Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) –
• Modern Android Management with Microsoft Intune –
• Best practices for configuring Office 365 Groups –
• Microsoft OneDrive recognized as a Forrester Wave Leader in Enterprise File Sync and Share –
• GDPR Compliance Checklist: A 9-Step Guide –
• Restoring the Default Malware Filter Policy in Exchange Online Protection
• Renewing an Apple Device Enrolment Certificate for Intune
• New to Office 365 in December—extending human ingenuity with everyday AI
• Retrieving Office365 IPs and URLs via PowerShell – UCvNEXT
• OneDrive for Business Migration Tool to Move Between OneDrive Account
• Office 365 Monitoring & Dashboarding Webinar
• Using Office 365 content search for exporting deleted mail items to a PST file – prefix | 1#3
• OneDrive for Business Group Policy Template has Changed
• Are you ready for the GDPR legislation?
• Export the content of Exchange mailbox “Recoverable items” folder to PST using the Office 365 content search | Step by step guide | 2#3
• Restoring Exchange Online mailbox content to another mailbox using PowerShell command New-MailboxRestoreRequest | Part 22#23

Microsoft Azure:

• Create Azure network security groups (NSGs) with PowerShell –
• Managing Azure Key Vault using PowerShell –
• New Azure management and cost savings capabilities –
• Comprehensive monitoring for Azure Site Recovery now generally available –
• Microsoft Azure Essentials –
• Installing Multi-Factor Authentication Server with the new Portal Experience –
• Azure Automation: Shutting Down Custom Tagged Virtual Machines
• Azure Search enterprise security: Data encryption and user-identity access control
• Copying Azure Managed disks between regions
• Restricting Public-Facing Azure Storage Accounts Using Azure Resource Policy
• Microsoft Azure Active Directory single sign-on for Confluence
• Azure Standard support now offers the highest value support for production workloads amongst major cloud providers
• Microsoft Azure Active Directory single sign-on for JIRA
• Migration checklist when moving to Azure App Service
• Launching the Azure Storage Solution showcase
• Last week in Azure: WAF integrates with Azure Security Center, and more
• Maximize your VM’s Performance with Accelerated Networking – now generally available for both Windows and Linux

Windows Client and Windows Server:

• Microsoft opens the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update floodgates –
• Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17083 for PC –
• Announcing Windows Server Insider Preview Build 17079 –
• Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it
• The Windows 10 control panel modernization continues: Fonts get some love
• Windows 2012 R2 server fails to establish outbound connections
• How to Switch a Failover Cluster to a New Domain

Microsoft Office & Office Servers:

• Export/Import SharePoint Designer Workflows using PowerShell
• Microsoft updates WAC/OOS pre-req’s
• Customizing Your SharePoint Form with PowerApps is Live
• Outlook.com beta is getting a redesigned calendar

SQL:

• The January release of SQL Operations Studio is now available –
• SQL Server 2017 on Linux webcast series
• Webinar: Modernize your applications with cloud and on-premises data solutions from Microsoft
• The December release of SQL Operations Studio is now available
• Compatibility Level 140 is now the default for Azure SQL Database

System Center:

• #Azure and #MSOMS notable updates week 4/18
• PowerShell script to automatically close old alerts in SCOM
• Monitor network connections and listening ports with SCOM
• Now Available: Update 1710 for System Center Configuration Manager
• SCOM 2016 UR4 and TLS 1.2

Downloads & Recent Releases:

• Get started with Microsoft Teams –
• Cumulative Update 19 for Exchange Server 2013 (KB4037224) –
• Update Rollup 19 For Exchange 2010 SP3 (KB4035162) –
• Cumulative Update 8 for Exchange Server 2016 (KB4035145) –
• Quick start: Successfully enabling Microsoft Teams –
• Microsoft has announced the Windows Desktop Program
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB4011648)
• Here’s What Chief Security Officers Are Worrying About in 2018
• Security Update for SQL Server 2016 RTM(KB4058560)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Online Server (KB4011022)
• Hotfix for Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2016 UR4 (KB 4058492)
• Workshop: Plan, Deliver, & Operate Microsoft Teams
• Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB4011587)

Scripts & PowerShell:

• PowerShell Core 6.1 Roadmap –
• PowerShell Core 6.0: Generally Available (GA) and Supported! –
• PowerShell ISE snippets
• Bulk Register Azure Resource Providers Using PowerShell
• How to Use Task Scheduler to schedule PowerShell Scripts
• Azure Cloud Shell – your own bash shell and container – right inside Visual Studio Code
• Desired State Configuration (DSC) Planning Update – January 2018