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3 Ways to Keep Voicemail & Auto Attendant when Upgrading to Skype for Business 2019 Those of us who use voicemail in Skype for Business face a quandary. We did get a new Skype for Business Server, as well as

chris.williams April 24, 2019 Exchange, Intelligent Communications, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications 4 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 Do Skype for Business, Teams, and Slack Meet Compliance Regulations?

We recently talked about SOX compliance in our regular newsletter, “WOOF!” The full article is here: 5 Big Benefits Your Company Gains from SOX – WOOF! March 2017 (Yes, there are actually benefits to SOX compliance. Weird, huh?) It made

chris.williams May 4, 2017 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Persistent Chat, Reference, Skype for Business 2 Comments Read more

Four “Real-World” Updates Now Available for Skype for Business Server

Microsoft has released a June 2016 Update for Skype for Business Server! It contains 4 new features: Video Based Screen Sharing Multiple Emergency Number Busy Options Offline Message All of which struck me as having something in common: They’re all

chris.williams July 14, 2016 Conferencing, Exchange, Instant Messaging (IM), Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 1 Comment Read more

Auto Attendant Failing? Your UM Dial Plan Can’t Have Spaces in its Name

We encountered a tiny issue the other day. It did exactly what tiny issues do – caused a lot of trouble! Our team was finalizing a new customer’s Skype for Business implementation. They set up the servers; all good. They

chris.williams April 7, 2016 Exchange Server 2013, Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 4 Comments Read more

Skype for Business on iOS: New Client is Good, Not Perfect

Last week, we got a new version of Skype for Business for iOS. This replaces the Lync 2013 app for iPhones and iPads. I first got the heads-up from Guy Bachar’s “Just a Lync Guy” blog, when he posted on

chris.williams October 21, 2015July 20, 2016 Skype for Business 13 Comments Read more

Are Lync Conversations Preserved by eDiscovery?

If you’ve followed political news lately, you’ve heard about Hillary Clinton using a private email server during her term as Secretary of State. Not only did this throw suspicion on her actions in office, it illustrated several dangers in using

chris.williams April 15, 2015 Lync Server 2013, Security No Comments Read more

Reminder: Keep Your Lync Servers (and Other Application Servers) Patched

Halloween is here! Hope you have some ghostly activities coming up. For many businesses, the end-of year rush starts in November. Budgets to review, security to check, support tickets to address. So I thought today was a good time for

chris.williams October 29, 2014 Lync Server 2013 2 Comments Read more

What is the Lync Room System?

Reader emailed me asking about the latest update to the Lync Room System (see “What’s ‘Room PC View’?” below). And I realized…we’ve NEVER talked about it here on the Lync Insider! So I’ll answer his question, of course. But along

chris.williams July 16, 2014 Conferencing 1 Comment Read more

Examining Lync's Connection Tools: Online Directory Synchronization

Our last post in the “Lync Connection Tools” series! Today I’m adding Online Directory Synchronization to the list, along with the others: TRIPP MOSDAL OCSUMUtil With these we can test connection quality for Lync Online, examine network configuration, connect Unified

chris.williams February 12, 2014 Lync Online, Office 365 No 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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