http://policelli.com/blog Covering Identity and Access Solutions, Unified Communications, Collaboration, and Infrastructure Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:49:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationCovering Identity and Access Solutions, Unified Communications, Collaboration, and Infrastructure. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/h37_tGnxBvo/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/17/exchange-server-2013-architecture-poster-released/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:49:43 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1296 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released a downloadable version of the Exchange Server 2013 Architecture Poster. The poster highlights the significantly updated and modernized architecture in Exchange 2013, and highlights the new technologies in Exchange 2013, such as Managed Availability, the new storage and high availability features, and integration with SharePoint and Lync.&#160; In addition, it illustrates the [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=h37_tGnxBvo:4q0hv2IaWR4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/h37_tGnxBvo" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/17/exchange-server-2013-architecture-poster-released/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/17/exchange-server-2013-architecture-poster-released/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/Ih2e-xnu9M8/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/17/updated-version-of-lync-bandwidth-calculator-released/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:42:39 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1295 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released version 2.0 of the Lync 2010 and 2013 Bandwidth Calculator, which tool can be used to estimate network bandwidth consumption by Lync clients in enterprise WAN networks with either Lync 2010 or Lync 2013 deployments. It can also be used to size bandwidth needed for traffic of remote Lync users. You can [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=Ih2e-xnu9M8:cK2XBlI7QEw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/Ih2e-xnu9M8" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/17/updated-version-of-lync-bandwidth-calculator-released/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/17/updated-version-of-lync-bandwidth-calculator-released/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/Sgormm58FaI/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/hybrid-free-busy-troubleshooter/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:14:02 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1294 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released the Hybrid Free Busy Troubleshooter. A Hybrid Deployment consists of an on-premises Exchange server environment that has at least one Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 server. In this environment there is also a DirSync (Directory Synchronization) server, and in many cases, a deployment of ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services) to provide single [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=Sgormm58FaI:9TawKUp04Js:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/Sgormm58FaI" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/hybrid-free-busy-troubleshooter/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/hybrid-free-busy-troubleshooter/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/27m31Jj6Wcw/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/office-365-outlook-connectivity-troubleshooter/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:05:51 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1292 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released the Office 365 Outlook Connectivity Guided Walkthrough, which is designed to enable you to isolate and resolve any connectivity or performance issues with Outlook clients connectivity to an Office 365 mailbox. The guided walkthrough supports the following types of mailboxes: User mailbox Archive mailbox Shared mailbox For each type of mailbox, the [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=27m31Jj6Wcw:EcfPEVF-LIo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/27m31Jj6Wcw" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/office-365-outlook-connectivity-troubleshooter/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/office-365-outlook-connectivity-troubleshooter/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/WTf4p0VWFpc/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/script-to-find-unregistered-subnets-in-active-directory/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:37:35 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1291 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>MVP Alexandre Augagneur added a PowerShell script to the TechNet Script Center Repository, which can help you locate IP v4 subnets that you may want to add as Active Directory sites. The script, called Collect-MissingADSubnets, helps you to review client logon attempts from the domain controllers where no matching site was found. You can export [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=WTf4p0VWFpc:WiLzOzdAr3I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/WTf4p0VWFpc" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/script-to-find-unregistered-subnets-in-active-directory/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/06/10/script-to-find-unregistered-subnets-in-active-directory/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/vjfr9_r9R-4/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/new-office-365-tenant-reports/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:16:50 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1289 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>The next release of Office 365 includes new tenant reports focusing on Mail, Protection, and DLP. A complete list of available reports, and description, can be found here. The following is a list of the available reports: Mailbox login activity New and deleted mailboxes New and deleted groups Filtered inbound mail Filtered outbound mail Inbound [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=vjfr9_r9R-4:ZC3lMSeAJko:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/vjfr9_r9R-4" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/new-office-365-tenant-reports/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/new-office-365-tenant-reports/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/12U9xnZKMf4/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/lync-online-troubleshooting-articles/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:06:27 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1287 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>The NextHop Blog, which is a great source for Lync information, recently published four troubleshooting articles for Lync Online, including: Lync Online: Lync Contact List Troubleshooting Lync Online: Lync PowerShell and Hybrid Troubleshooting Lync Online: Sign-In Troubleshooting Through ADFS with Lync 2013 Lync Online: Lync Mobile 2013 Troubleshooting</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=12U9xnZKMf4:iNzhX8nvwGk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/12U9xnZKMf4" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/lync-online-troubleshooting-articles/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/lync-online-troubleshooting-articles/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/Y7aJcBDJpcc/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/exchange-2013-server-role-requirements-calculator-released/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:37:09 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1286 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>The initial release of the Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator, formerly called Mailbox server role calculator, has been released. Download is available here. Readme is available here.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=Y7aJcBDJpcc:BBh38s4JSTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/Y7aJcBDJpcc" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/exchange-2013-server-role-requirements-calculator-released/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/exchange-2013-server-role-requirements-calculator-released/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/pBztlhotB7o/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/office-2013-and-office-365-identity-and-authentication-in-the-cloud-poster/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:31:12 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1285 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>This poster illustrates and explains the new world of identity and authentication in Office 2013 and Office 365. Two scenarios illustrate how identities are provisioned and how those identities are authenticated completely in the Microsoft cloud or in a hybrid (on-premises and Microsoft cloud) topology. Download is available here.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=pBztlhotB7o:2x7rsDq512k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/pBztlhotB7o" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/office-2013-and-office-365-identity-and-authentication-in-the-cloud-poster/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/office-2013-and-office-365-identity-and-authentication-in-the-cloud-poster/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/EIonFzBIwBw/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/windows-azure-active-directory-office-365-tenant-details-script/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:55:40 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1284 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released a script that can be used to retrieve all of the basic details about your Office 365 tenant. The script can be downloaded here. Additional details regarding the script, including an FAQ, can be found here.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=EIonFzBIwBw:AZ7h9QcP7Mg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/EIonFzBIwBw" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/windows-azure-active-directory-office-365-tenant-details-script/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/05/14/windows-azure-active-directory-office-365-tenant-details-script/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/zgaLW0fb9QQ/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/26/best-practices-for-securing-active-directory-document-published/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:05 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1282 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has published a document that speaks to best practices for securing Active Directory. The document is over 300 pages long, and provides 22 recommendations for security AD. What’s more, it has lots of context so you can understand the recommendations and best practices. The document can be downloaded here.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=zgaLW0fb9QQ:Mtj7UaRAbRE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/zgaLW0fb9QQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/26/best-practices-for-securing-active-directory-document-published/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/26/best-practices-for-securing-active-directory-document-published/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/Rc-9H-_QY68/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/exchange-2013-deployment-assistant-updated/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:25:40 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1279 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>The Exchange 2013 Deployment Assistant has been updated to include support for the following scenarios: Upgrading from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013 Upgrading from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Configuring an Exchange 2013-based hybrid deployment for Exchange 2007 organizations The Exchange 2013 Deployment Assistant can be found here.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=Rc-9H-_QY68:TFqU9L5ww5M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/Rc-9H-_QY68" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/exchange-2013-deployment-assistant-updated/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/exchange-2013-deployment-assistant-updated/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/JclHuhHSNHo/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/updated-active-directory-maximum-limits-and-scalability/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:50:02 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1278 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>I posted back in 2008 about a Microsoft article that speaks to the maximum limits for Active Directory. Microsoft has updated their content to include Active Directory in Windows Server 2012. Specific updates include: Increase in the number of RIDs that can be allocated over the lifetime of a domain with Windows Server 2012 Update [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=JclHuhHSNHo:jeunos4N1gU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/JclHuhHSNHo" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/updated-active-directory-maximum-limits-and-scalability/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/updated-active-directory-maximum-limits-and-scalability/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/puQc5IUTeQc/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/new-shortcut-urls-for-active-directory-server-roles/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:38:37 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1277 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>In an effort to make finding content easier, Microsoft has released new shortcut / vanity URLs for each of the five Active Directory server roles. The new URLs include: Microsoft has introduced new URLs for Active Directory related content. Their goal was to make finding AD related content easier. The URLs include: Active Directory Certificate [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=puQc5IUTeQc:NJqYBxCObRQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/puQc5IUTeQc" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/new-shortcut-urls-for-active-directory-server-roles/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/25/new-shortcut-urls-for-active-directory-server-roles/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/QUfalz0CEG4/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/02/comparison-of-exchange-server-2013-and-office-365-enterprise-plans/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:32:07 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1276 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>The table below is an extract from the Office 365 Service Description for Exchange Online, and provides a feature comparison between Exchange Server 2013 and the Office 365 Enterprise Plans. Feature Exchange Server 2013 Office 365 Enterprise E1 Office 365 Enterprise E3 Office 365 Enterprise E4 Office 365 Enterprise K1 Planning and Deployment Hybrid deployment [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=QUfalz0CEG4:DKBlmUR9ZtE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/QUfalz0CEG4" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/02/comparison-of-exchange-server-2013-and-office-365-enterprise-plans/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/02/comparison-of-exchange-server-2013-and-office-365-enterprise-plans/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/vSKM9E4XdwA/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/02/whats-new-in-exchange-online/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:08:01 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1275 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft is in the process of rolling out the next generation of Office 365 (commonly referred to as “Office 365 after the service upgrade”), and its underlying products (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Web Apps, Lync Online, etc.). This post provides a summary of the new features in Exchange Online [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=vSKM9E4XdwA:D62wZU4Lchc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/vSKM9E4XdwA" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/02/whats-new-in-exchange-online/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/02/whats-new-in-exchange-online/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/Prbjxbv0Uvo/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/01/mvp-again-for-2013/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:41:03 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1272 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>I found out this morning that I was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) designation for 2013. This is the 6th year that I have been designated as a Microsoft MVP in the Directory Services expertise.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=Prbjxbv0Uvo:HxvkzriNteA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/Prbjxbv0Uvo" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/01/mvp-again-for-2013/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/04/01/mvp-again-for-2013/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/KDM8Rcau7MA/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/whats-new-in-active-directory-domain-services-2012/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:55:58 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1259 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>It’s been a while since I’ve authored a post on Active Directory. This post focuses on some of the new features in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2012. The new features/improvements can be categories into the following: Virtualization Deployment and Upgrade Management Platform Changes Virtualization AD DS in 2012 includes new [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=KDM8Rcau7MA:G9SahK5D7dA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/KDM8Rcau7MA" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/whats-new-in-active-directory-domain-services-2012/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/whats-new-in-active-directory-domain-services-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/ZxUt64OGpUA/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/a-view-into-the-future-of-skype-and-lync/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:11:54 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1256 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Tony Bates, President, Skype Division at Microsoft released a post following a keynote he gave at the inaugural Lync Conference that speaks to the future of communications. Within the post, there is some interesting information regarding the integration of Skype and Lync, and some new enhancements to Lync. Some highlights include: 5 million seats of [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=ZxUt64OGpUA:FmXd46GVYz4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/ZxUt64OGpUA" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/a-view-into-the-future-of-skype-and-lync/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/a-view-into-the-future-of-skype-and-lync/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/bqncy3bbnwo/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/now-available-hosting-and-multi-tenancy-guidance-for-exchange-server-2013/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:53:08 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1255 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released the Hosting and Multi-Tenancy Guidance for Exchange Server 2013 document, which is available for download here. Similar to the guidance with Exchange 2010, Microsoft states that you should only use the built in tools, cmdlets and interfaces for configuring your solution, and you should not under any circumstances directly manipulate objects in [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=bqncy3bbnwo:n_Of5nFVFK8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/bqncy3bbnwo" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/now-available-hosting-and-multi-tenancy-guidance-for-exchange-server-2013/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/20/now-available-hosting-and-multi-tenancy-guidance-for-exchange-server-2013/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/eKFCSogC_RM/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/08/lync-connectivity-analyzer/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:17:58 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1252 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has released the new Microsoft Lync Connectivity Analyzer. This tool will help Lync administrators determine whether the deployment and configuration of their on-premises Lync Server environment meets the requirements to support connections from Lync Windows Store app and Lync mobile apps. Lync Connectivity Analyzer attempts to connect to your server by using the same [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=eKFCSogC_RM:jgACJeBKKms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/eKFCSogC_RM" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/08/lync-connectivity-analyzer/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/08/lync-connectivity-analyzer/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/WMyRnaF8imQ/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/08/1247/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:05:25 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1247 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has changed the way Exchange is serviced in Exchange 2013. Quarterly Cumulative Updates (CU’s) will be used to distribute routine product updates. Additionally, each quarterly CU package will be released as a full refresh of the Exchange product and will be installed as a build to build upgrade. The version of Exchange shipped to [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=WMyRnaF8imQ:vB99yWw7xJg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/WMyRnaF8imQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/08/1247/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/02/08/1247/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/1GsMXA5lYl4/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/26/exchange-2013-server-role-architecture/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:27:56 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1237 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>The Exchange Team Blog published a post that details Exchange 2013 Server Role Architecture, which can be found here.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=1GsMXA5lYl4:-gQOOCNgboQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/1GsMXA5lYl4" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/26/exchange-2013-server-role-architecture/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/26/exchange-2013-server-role-architecture/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/T3Dvk4ninoQ/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/26/identity-whitepapers-published-by-microsoft/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:22:44 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1236 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft released two new Identity whitepapers this month. The first paper covers the fundamental pillars of identity as defined by the Microsoft solution architects, that can be useful in creating a strategic direction for an identity infrastructure in your organization. The second paper covers identity infrastructure capabilities specific to both on-premises and cloud computing that [...]</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=T3Dvk4ninoQ:H623Z8d1TDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/T3Dvk4ninoQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/26/identity-whitepapers-published-by-microsoft/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/26/identity-whitepapers-published-by-microsoft/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~3/Sd1wnXYE7Yc/ http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/22/visio-stencil-exchange-2013-updated/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:09:03 +0000 John Policelli http://policelli.com/blog/?p=1235 <p><a href="http://policelli.com/blog">John Policelli&#039;s Blog</a></p><p>Microsoft has updated the Visio Stencil for Exchange 2013, which can be downloaded here. The Visio Stencil for Exchange 2013 contains Exchange 2013 specific icons to help you create visual representations of Microsoft Exchange 2013 deployments, including on-premises, hybrid, and Office 365.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?a=Sd1wnXYE7Yc:x-3pjgF4KC0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/johnpolicelli?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/johnpolicelli/~4/Sd1wnXYE7Yc" height="1" width="1"/> http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/22/visio-stencil-exchange-2013-updated/feed/ 0 http://policelli.com/blog/archive/2013/01/22/visio-stencil-exchange-2013-updated/