Lync Edge and Replication When setting up Lync, one question that is commonly heard is how does the Edge server get updates from the Central Management store? This is a…
How to Backup Lync (Part 3) Over the past two posts, I’ve explained how to backup the core pieces of Lync such as the topology, location services and Response Groups….
Here is a snapshot of the products that Microsoft will be rolling out at the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013. We will try to keep this up to…
Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Design I think we can finally say, after 2 ½ years and a new version on its way, that Exchange 2010 is stable. I say…
Microsoft’s made some significant changes to their System Center offering. I’ve had a chance to really look it over and I’m very impressed. For those unfamiliar with System Center 2012,…
There are a lot of changes occurring within IT in the next 6 months. New products, new ways of doing business, Cloud services, communications, and hybrid datacenter environments are forcing…
What do you need to know about Windows Server 2012 which is on its way? The anticipated release is between Q3 2012 and early 2013. Microsoft has shared many of…
Configuration Manager – Unknown Host One of the things I like about System Center Configuration Manager’s OS Deployment is that once a Task Sequence is working as expected, it continues…
How I use Microsoft Lync I have been using Microsoft Lync and its predecessors OCS and OCS R2 for several years now. Initially a collegue of mine stepped into my…
Selling Office 365 Working for an IT consulting firm who specializes in the Microsoft space, we tend to sell many of the MSFT apps and technologies….primarily in the SMB market….