Setup Auto Reply Message O365 Shared Mailbox

One of the advantages of shared mailboxes in Office 365 is they don’t require a license.  Converting a regular mailbox to a shared mailbox after an employee leaves is a great way to keep the contents of that mailbox available without continuing to tie up a license. ...

Thoughts on Windows Updates for Servers

Over the past 15 years of working with Windows Servers, I have seen and heard of many different approaches to the Windows updates Microsoft provides on “Patch Tuesdays”.  Some companies set their servers to download and install patches as soon as they become...

February 2014 Updates for the Lync Desktop Client

Reposted from TechNet Nikolay Muravlyannikov, Lync Program Manager II Debbie Arbeeny, Lync Program Manager II Tim Woo, Lync Technical Product Manager   It has been a year since Lync 2013 was released for general availability and the Lync team is truly thrilled at...

Office 365 Federation Metadata Update

For organizations relying on Microsoft’s Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) for single sign-on access to Office 365, automating the process of renewing the Token-decrypting and Token-signing certificates, and updating the 365 Federation metadata is crucial to...