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How the Mediation Server Fits into Skype for Business

Our fifth entry in the “How It Fits” series is…the Mediation Server! Mediation is a central element within Skype for Business. It’s arguably the most versatile Server Role in the Skype for Business topology too. There’s almost no end to

chris.williams January 24, 2019July 9, 2019 Lync Server 2013, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Skype for Business Server 2019, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Software Add-on Review: SuperToast V3

Never Miss a Skype for Business Notification Again In early 2016 I wrote a post titled, Making Sure You See Skype for Business Notifications—No Matter What!. In said post I reviewed a notification app called SuperToast, made by Modality Systems.

chris.williams July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 ChatOps, Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Voice over IP 5 Comments Read more

What to Do When Skype4B Conversations Take Weeks to Appear in Outlook

You have a normal conversation in Skype for Business via Instant Messaging. The next day, you need to check the status of a task. You recall you mentioned this task in yesterday’s conversation. Better go check it in Conversation History.

chris.williams January 10, 2018 Exchange, Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business 2 Comments Read more

How the Edge Server Fits into Skype for Business

“What’s the Edge Server do?” One of our team members fielded this question while on-site the other day. He’d just finished describing the Skype for Business topology we proposed for the customer’s business (hybrid deployment, across 3 offices). One of

chris.williams July 27, 2017 Exchange, Lync Server 2013, Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 9 Comments Read more

Poll Results: Some Organizations DO Still Use Lync Server!

We’re working on a big post (again!). It’s directly in response to a reader comment, and deals with a critical part of Skype for Business adoption. In the meantime, as I promised, here are the results of the Lync Polls

chris.williams June 21, 2017 Lync Server 2013 1 Comment Read more

Teams Updates and a Lync Poll

Yes, we’re talking both Teams and Lync today. Old and new. First, the Teams part. Microsoft continues to expand Teams’ capabilities as the weeks progress. I saw a tweet yesterday from Randy, of the “Randy’s Lync and UC Blog,” talking

chris.williams June 8, 2017 Lync Server 2013, Microsoft Teams, Reference No Comments Read more

3 Ways to Start Conversations With Skype for Business Auto-Contact Links

A reader comment drew my attention to this post from way back in 2011: 3 Ways to Start Conversations With Lync Auto-Contact URLs They asked a simple question: “Could you do this (set auto-contact URLs) with a Skype for Business

chris.williams March 8, 2017 Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 2 Comments Read more

Can You Turn Off Skype for Business New Message Alerts?

The other day, a reader commented with this question. “Is there an option in Skype4B to have it set up where your chat does NOT blink or pop up on your screen? I would like just an icon on my

chris.williams December 1, 2016 Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 19 Comments Read more

Lync Doesn’t Like a Recreated Active Directory User? How to Fix It

A reader sent in a Lync Server/Active Directory support request the other day. I responded, but they solved it without much input from us (a credit to their fast troubleshooting skills!). Afterward, we discussed their solution, and I asked if

chris.williams December 9, 2015 Lync Server 2013 1 Comment Read more

The Top 7 Reasons to Move from Lync Server to Skype for Business

The end of the year creeps up on us. When it does, I like to look through my list of collected blog post ideas, and see which I should tackle before 2016. I realized there’s one question I haven’t explicitly

chris.williams November 11, 2015 Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business 5 Comments Read more
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The Skype4B Insider is a blog about the technology we use to communicate in business today. Here we talk about Microsoft's Skype for Business Server 2015, Lync Server 2013, Unified Communications, Voice over IP and related technologies like Exchange Server. Written by Chris W., MCSE in Communication and PlanetMagpie IT Consulting's Digital Marketing & Communications Manager.

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