LyncConf has started....and what a start

Well here we are. LyncConf14 has started. The News are here and we will get this:

1. HD video betweek SKYPE and LYNC 2013, comes in the end of June.
2. Integration between Tandberg/Cisco and Lync over the VCS
3. Client for Android.
4. Powerpoint support for Iphone.
5. Splitscreen for PowerPoint :-)

For Office365 we will get:
Support for Large Meetings
Microsoft comes now With telephony in O365 and this is not like the Telenor Office365.

More information will come later in the Conference.

Arrived to Las Vegas.....what a place

Well this is one of many blogs that will come out this week. Tomorrow we start up with Master Class by SNOM at the Monte Carlo Hotel from 1200 to 4pm. From 4 PM to 6 PM Microsoft Nordic has a welcome at Aria Resort and Casion, and at 6:30pm there is a welcome reception for all the People here at LyncConf14.
More technial information will come when we start up tuesday morning.

Almost ready for LyncConf 2014

Well, tomorrow saturday 15th of february I'm off to Las Vegas and this years major happening in the Lync environment.
Got an email from Microsoft Norway today telling that there are about 2000 peopole who will be at this conference.  This will be great fun and knowledgeable for all of us.
As promised i will blog from the Conference here in English and i Norwegian at www.samhandle.no.

So just look out for more information and what's happening. I will be also on Twitter @kaistenberg #skillas, #Lyncconf14.

So just follow me :-)

Changeing Picture in Lync Client

By dedault URL Picture  on Your Lync Client 2013 are disabled.
With this simple script you can use Picture from URL.

$pe=New-CsClientPolicyEntry -Name EnablePresencePhotoOptions -Value True

$po=Get-CsClientPolicy -Identity Global

$po.PolicyEntry.Add($pe)

Set-CsClientPolicy -Instance $po

Run this from Management Shell on Your frontendserver but if you have more than Global Policy well then you must change Your Identity for Your policy.

Multiple SQL instances and different ports for each instance

One of my best friends Kjetil Lindløkken has done this in the Lync 2013 topology. The issue was how to get the Lync 2013 Enterprise Edition to use different instances for SQL server, and different ports.
As we all knows the default port is 1433 for the SQL and so does Lync 2013 also use at Default.
Well Kjetil found this out and has blogged about it here:
http://drlync.blogspot.no/2014/02/setting-up-lync-2013-with-multiple-sql.html

How to fix EWS trouble in Lync 2013 when it works for some users

I have been together With some coworkers where we have Exchange in Office365 (Exchange Online) and Lync On-Premise.
We had some issue where some had all presence information and Exchange EWS working just fine, but for some it has stopped working.

Lync 2013 Capasity planner

Found this today after a hint from my former coworker Kjetil Lindløkken. There is a new capasityplanner out for Lync 2013.
To use it you must have Excel installed. :-)
It can be downloadet from this site.
Capasity Planner Lync 2013

Good Luck using it and happy planning for your number of Lync 2013 servers.

NICConf done.....LyncConf 2014 comming up

NICConf Cloud Edtion was finished last Friday 18th.january. Great to have been there. There where lot's of tracks.

NICConf Coud Edition

As the same as last year, I will be at NICConf in Oslo. This year you will be able contact me @ the Skill stand.
I will also publish bloggs from NIC Conf. NicConf takes place in Oslo Spectrum 17th and 18th January 2014.

See you there.

QoS in a Lync 2013 environment

Based onTechnet I have created a document for QoS in a Lync 2013 environment.
The document can be downloadet from here.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=FEC708E3CFD199B0%21124

One of my Lync installations presented by Microsoft (Norwegian voice on this)

Microsoft Norway has made a reference video on one of my Lync 2013 installations.

http://vimeo.com/81729164

Changes for me

After more than 6 years in EVRY I'm now change where I work. I'm starting working for Skill AS in Oslo as a Solution Architect working with Lync.
This will be fun I think and when this came up I had to jump on this.
Thanks to EVRY for all the great opertunities I had got there. I will keep working on this blog and will be active over the time.

Have a happy New Year out there.

/Kai

LyncConf 2014

As you know the LyncConf2014 is in Las Vegas 18-20 february. I'm going to be there and will blog live from this Conference.

Dublicate Announcement Service and Responce Groups

A great document from Kjetil Lindløkken @EVRY
http://drlync.blogspot.no/2013/12/duplicate-announcement-service-and-rgs.html

Great thanks to Microsoft Premier Support for helping us to find the error and fix it.

Lync 2013 and Windows server 2012R2

After installing Lync 2013 with October 2013 Update and rebooted the FrontEnd server, we had an issue that the Frontend service was hanging in starting.

Ghos RGS config in Lync 2013

From my friend Kjetil Lindløkken @EVRY
http://drlync.blogspot.no/2013/12/ghost-rgs-config-in-lync-2013.html

Telenor has Enterprise Voice in Office 365

Telenor has announced that they now can deliver Enterprise Voice in Office 365.

Why does not Lync 2013 logs lostcalls in Outlook?

I got an email from a customer today about that Lync 2013 does not show Lost Calls in Outlook more. Well they did not actually miss it. But it would have been nice to have.

What about Lync 2013 and Antivirus

If you consider to have antivirus installed on your Lync 2013 environment be aware that Lync 2013 is not very happy about this.

What about the boot order for Lync 2013 Enterprise Edition?

Time for a article again. This time the boot order of Lync 2013 Enterprise Edition. As we know Lync 2013 is using Windows Fabric to replicate the topology to each server.