The UC Architects Podcast Ep30

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Michel de Rooij

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 30 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Pat Richard, who’s joined by John Cook, Dave Stork, Michael Van Horenbeeck, Justin Morris and yours truly. Editing was done by Andrew Price.

Topic of this episode are:

Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist: Mulally, Elop make the cut
Registration for Lync Conference Canada 2014 is now open
Lync Server 2013 Multi-tenant Hosting Pack Deployment Guide
Script to Backup AudioCodes Gateways
Kemp close to releasing a PowerShell module for their products
Lync 2013 Centralized Logging Tool
Madcap.ps1 (Common Area Phone GUI util)
How to Publish Lync Server 2013 Web Services with Windows Server 2012 R2 Web Application Proxy
Lync ICE Warning Flag Decoder
Lync 2013 Ignite videos on Channel 9 (plus Tom’s script to download)
November 2013 Lync client updates
Server Component States in Exchange 2013
Exchange 2013 CU3
Office 365 now collecting data to improve Outlook 2013 performance
Tool to manage Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync | EASAdmin 1.0 (Beta)
Office 365: Configuring DirSync filtering the supported way
Comparing Office 365 numbers to the total Exchange installed base
Windows Azure Active Directory Sync tool
Calculating CAL requirements for Exchange Server 2013
Test-ExchangeServerHealth v1.06
UC User Group Norway

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

The UC Architects Podcast Ep29

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Michel de Rooij

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 29 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Pat Richard, who’s joined by John Cook, Serkan Varoglu, Dave Stork and Tom Arbuthnot. Special guest is Iain Smith.

Topic of this episode are:

Microsoft buys Nokia
New MVPs / MCSMs
Lync 2013 Call Pickup Group Manager
Lync Server 2013 Certificate Authentication and Passive Authentication Support for Lync 2013 Mobile Applications
Update that enables the “operator assistance” feature during a PSTN dial-in conference in a Lync Server 2013 environment
Microsoft Lync Deployment Checklist
Lync 2013 Support Added to System Center Advisor
Visualize Lync usage for your business with new reports
AOL Announces Direct Federation With Microsoft Lync and UC Federation Plans for AIM
Microsoft Lync Room System Administrative Web Portal
Department of Defense employees now able to use Microsoft Lync 2013 to connect to information network
Lync 2013 Client September 2013 CU Released: New Spell Check, Tray Icon Back
Lync 2013 CU October 2013 (support for Windows Server 2012 R2; breaks font in LSCP)
October 2013 CU for LPE devices (transfer to voicemail option)
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Protocol Workloads Poster
Review of headsets
Announcing the Release of the Lync Server Networking Guide v2
Office 365 Mail Flow Troubleshooter
How to Block OWA 2010 and 2013 for External Users
Exchange Server Deployment Assistant

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

The UC Architects Podcast Ep28

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Michel de Rooij

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 28 of The UC Architects podcast. This is a special episode recorded with a live audience during DevConnections 2013 in Las Vegas.

This episode is hosted by Steve Goodman, Johan Veldhuis, and Michael van Horenbeeck. Special guests are Tony Redmond, Greg Taylor (Microsoft), Jeff Mealiffe (Microsoft) and John Rodriguez (Microsoft).

Topics discussed in this special episode are:

MEC is back – registration is now open, so get signing up! What might await those thinking of going? And with MEC, is there still a gap in the market for conferences like Exchange Connections?
Where is the place for on-premises Exchange long-term and how does this affect the Exchange-centric IT pro? What kind of skills will they need in 2-5 years time?
Is there a need for top level training and certification for Exchange?
Product quality – Is is Exchange a victim of it’s own success?
Exchange in the public cloud. Amazon Web Services have released a guide on deploying Exchange on AWS. Does this give more choice to organizations?
Questions from the audience

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

The UC Architects Podcast Ep27

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Michel de Rooij

We’re glad to announce the availability of episode 27 of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Steve Goodman, Pat Richard, Michael van Hoorenbeeck, John Cook, Serkan Varoglu, Tim Harrington, Johan Veldhuis and yours truly. Special guests are Andrew Higginbotham (Exchange MCM), Brian Reid (Exchange MCM, Instructor), and Jeff Guillet (Exchange MCM, MVP).

This is a special episode on the cancellation of the MCM/MCSM and MCA certifications by Microsoft, the impact on the certification market, MCM/MCSMs and those aspiring the certification and to the IT Professional community in general.

Special thanks to Andrew J. Price for some blitz editing.

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast directly here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a bi-weekly community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.

The UC Architects Podcast Ep26

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Michel de Rooij

After some amazing fast editing by our Andre Price, we can announce the availability of the 26th episode of The UC Architects podcast.

This episode is hosted by Steve Goodman, who’s joined by Johan Veldhuis, Michael van Horenbeeck, Pat Richard, Justin Morris, Ståle Hansen and yours truly.

Amongst the topics discussed in this episode are:

Exchange Server 2013 Deployment Assistant Updated
NoReplyAll Outlook Add-in by Microsoft Research
DAGs and Windows Azure (with a side topic..support!)
Exchange 2013 CU2 Language Packs
Sefautil GUI
Why you should and shouldn’t configure unique conference IDs in Lync
Lync Phone Edition update – July 2013
Lync Server 2013 CU2 Federated Provider List update – keep your PIC comms flowing
LAura: A cool presence app for Lync
Two factor authentication now available with Lync 2013
Automating the Lync client using PowerShell
Event Zero’s Federation Tester now has improved feedback for better debugging and diagnostics
Review: Plantronics Blackwire C720-M headset
Exchange Connections reminder

More information on the podcast including references and a link to download the podcast directly here or you can subscribe to the podcasts using iTunes, Zune or use the RSS feed.

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The UC Architects is a community podcast by people with a passion for Unified Communications; our main focus is on Exchange, Lync or related subjects.