Microsoft to acquire products from Event Zero

Microsoft has been out shopping again. This time they acquire some products from Event Zero.
Read all about it here
http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/01/13/microsoft-acquires-management-reporting-and-analytics-technology-from-event-zero-to-enhance-skype-for-business-online/?wt.mc_id=soc_fb_Office-365_Skype-for-Business_null&ls=soc&ca=Office-365&lsd=fb&Ocid=1%20-%20Fans_Social_FBPAGE_Skype%20for%20Business%20-%20SkypeBusiness_20160113_329784418

Client patch for Lync Januar 12th 2016 is out (KB3114502)

Read all about the new client update her:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114502#bookmark-issue

First look at Cloud PBX and PSTN meetings in Skype for Business

2016 is here and lets recap 2015

2016 has come and happy new #Skype4B year.......

So what has happend in 2015..........

- Skype for Business client come out
- Skype for Business server
- Skype for Business Broadcast meeting
- Microsoft Ignite in Chicago
- Cloud PBX is out in US, and we waits for other countries
- Skype for Business client on Windows mobile and Android
- Skype for Business client on IOS
- Some patches with bugs (like the Novenber 2015 patch) :-)
- Ignite in 2016 moved from Chicago to Atlanta (hope the food will be better @ignite)


I am sure more has happend, and the list will be updated

So the let's turn 2016 to the #Skype4B year.

Lot's happens in Skype for Business

There has been a lot of new things comming for Skype for Business. It started up with the launch of Skype Broadcast, and now we got cloud PBX in US.
Beta testing for the Android client is almost out also. So things happens.
CU for Desember 2015 is out. Get it here:
https://greiginsydney.com/lync-server-2013-update-december-2015/

Want to now more about how the cloud PBX works, well check out this from Microsoft Mechanics on YouTube with Jamie Stark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cxawu9mIag

There has also come out a new planning to for Skype for Business. Link will you find here:
http://www.proexchange.be/blogs/skype4b/archive/2015/12/15/skype-for-business-2015-planning-tool-released.aspx

Did you noticed the Hybrid configuration from Skype for Business ControlPanel?

So here you have it, lot happens and more will come.

Skype Broadcast is here!!!!

Last nighte I read a blog from one of the MVP's Thomas Poett about Broadcast.
Here you will find the link to his great blog.
http://lyncuc.blogspot.no/2015/11/broadcast-meetings-in-skype-for-business.html

Unable to publish topolgi due to multiple entries found i AD.........

For a customer who got this multipool Lync 2013 running we had this strange error telling that it was not able to publish the topologi for Lync 2013. This error said it failed because of multiple entries i Active Directory for <name of the enpoint>.

Mulitpool in same site Lync 2013

One of my customers has an multipool Lync 2013 based in 4 countries.
We have been struggeling in different countries where we have trouble to see the presence. Typical error has been that we from the client only sees the Updateing status when searching for them.

Lync client Iphone, Unable to call into, Just going to Voicemail on mobile

When useing Lync client on Iphone one of my coworkers has seen this issue. When someone tried to call him the call just went directly to his Voicemail.
After different testing and working on this, well it seems like the issue was the Lync client on the Iphone was the issue. The error message we got was something like "can not log you in right now"
We then did an unistall of it and then we tried to call him again.
And now the phone was working just fine.
Then  we reinstalled the Lync client for Iphone again and it all worked smooth.

Preview options for Skype for Business

Microsoft has launched a site where you can sign up for nice preview stuff for the Skype for Business solutions.
At the present time you can sign up for:
- Skype meeting Broadcast
- Enterprise Voice in US
- Beta testing of Skype for Business on Android and Iphone

Just follow the link here:
https://www.skypepreview.com/

Competella R2 running out resources, reporting to Skype for Business............

I had an issue the last week where calls was not able to come into the Competella R2 MA client.
In the logfiles for Competella this is what we saw:
[Error] CreateConferenceAsyncResult::OnCreated
 ! The request failed with reason: maxConferencesExceeded.
 ! A 403 (maxConferencesExceeded) response was received from the network and the operation failed. See the exception details for more information.
 ! A 403 (maxConferencesExceeded) response was received from the network and the operation failed. See the exception details for more information.

Skype for Business Online, Broadcast and Yammer integration

One of the MVP's i New Sealand has published this great video about how to integrate Yammerfeed into Broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWXqPvwTmFQ

Broadcast is a new feature that soon will come to Skype for Business Online. With Broadcast you can host meetings for upto 10000 users.
Be aware that sound and video will be 20 seconds delayed.

Competella upgrade to Skype for Business

I had this pleasure to Upgrade from Lync 2013 to Skype for Business #Skype4B for a few weeks ago.
When it comes to Competella server, the frist I did was that since we was on R1, I had to build a New Competella server based on the Lync 2013 install. When tested that one and it Works, we then start to plan for the Upgrade.
After all Lync 2013 servers was upgraded then we started on Competella server. We then upgraded the UCMA and moved the pool, running at the same procedure as we did on the Lync 2013 installation.
Then we had to reboot the server and get in the patches.
Then it seems like working, but then we discovered that some services in Competella did not work.
Some dialog With Competella Support, well and then we had to install the Competella up on the New UCMA even we had it on Place when we had it installed.

But anyway, this make the Magic working.....Thanks to Thomas Stubergh my co-worker at Skill AS and to Competella support who sloved this  for us.

Windows Phone 8.1 get's #Skype4B

Yes, it's comming i July the Skype for Business Client for Windows Phone.
Read all about it here:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/See-whats-new-in-Skype-for-Business-for-Windows-Phone-1e242ddc-3414-4101-ae34-4aca0c14f489?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

SkillTV is out with 2 new programs

Today SkillTV launched 2 New episodes.
They can be found here. http://www.skill.no/video/videoblogg.aspx

Episode number 3 is about Azure AD With Jan Vidar Elven
Episode number 4  is about #Skype4B With Kai Stenberg

The host for these shows is Elham Binai who is the HR Director at Skill AS.

All episodes are in Norwegian only at present time.

SkillTV.....about Skype for Business

Later today I will do a youtube video where I will talk about Skype for Business on SkillTV.
The URL will come out as soon as the video is out. This video will be in Norwegian only,.

SNOM m9R

As I and Dr.Lync has tested the SNOM m9R on Lync server 2013, there has been som trouble With this.
One issue has been it seems like it sleeps when not used, and the user has to unplug the DECT station and reboot both the handset and base.
I have last week got an email from SNOM in Germany telling me this important information:
1. SNOM m9R is a Product that they will stop makeing.
2. SNOM m9R is not supported on Lync 2013. It was only able to work on Lync 2010 and OCS2007R2.

hmmm after knowing that, I will now not recommend this to be used together With Lync 2013 or Skype for Business server 2015.

Skype for Business in Azure

It's been a some times since my last blog, but I have so buzy and after Ignite who was great except for for the Food at the Ignite.
I have started to work on a demo solution where I plan to install Skype for Business #Skype4B in Azure. At present time I have upgraded the Frontend Server from Lync 2013 to Skype for Business server 2015. I have ordered a SIP trunk over Internet. When this is enabled on the colocated Mediation server, well then I shall try out EV for Azure. If this Works fine, I will install Competella Attendant and Dolphin Q from Loxysoft as a Contract Center.
The SIP trunk has been given to me for free use by NextGenTel and Tom-Roar Nilsen.

More update will come as I progress............

MS Ignite is done and back to normal days again

MS Ignite in Chicago was great. Lots of great speakers and lots of News.
On one of the sessions they showed of the Skype for business Broadcast function that comes in Skype for business Online.
From this feature you can have "Meeting" With upto 10000 People and also record it so that it can be downloaded later.
When using the broadcast function, all sound and what you show off is 20 secunds delayed. And it will play off in Your webbrowser.

Skype4B client, automatic update and Competella Attendant

One of my customer did roll out the latest patch from Microsoft to the Office 2013 pack. They are also New to Lync 2013, and has Enterprise Voice.