Auckland uc users group whats new in skype for business

1. Welcome Auckland UC Users Group Our Sponsors: A p r i l 1 6 t h 2 0 1 5

2. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Introductions Paul Bloem Lexel Systems Andrew Morpeth Lexel Systems http://www.lync.geek.nz/ @AndrewMorpeth http://www.ucsorted.com/ @PaulB_NZ UC Principle Consultant, MVP, VTSP Lync Technical Consultant, MVP Tekake (TK) William Atlas Gentech Account Manager http://www.atlasgentech.co.nz/ https://nz.linkedin.com/pub/tekake-william/56/6b/297

3. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Agenda Time Topic 3-4pm Whats new in Skype for Business 2015 (Andrew Morpeth) 4-4:30pm Networking Break + Food and Drinks 4:30-4:50pm Plantronics Lync devices and management software (TK William) 4:50-5pm Wrap up and prize draw (2x Voyager Legend UC Headsets each $279 up for grabs)

4. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Whats new in Skype for Business Why the brand change When is this all happening Client improvements Enterprise Voice Meetings High Availability Installation and Patching Other improvements

5. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Why the brand change? Brand recognition the Skype name is globally known User experience familiar user experience across the consumer and business product Platform under the hood the Skype4B is build on the Lync platform

6. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p When? Client April 15th (yesterday) Server Targeting RTM May 1st Office 365 Tenants to be upgraded throughout May

7. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client Update to Lync 2013 client Dual UI Lync 2013, Skype4B Platform Default Client UI Lync Server 2010 Lync 2013 Lync Server 2013 Lync 2013 Skype for Business Server Skype for Business Skype for Business Online Skype for Business

8. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client Update to Lync 2013 client Dual UI Lync 2013, Skype4B

9. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client Familiar Skype look and feel

10. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client Call monitor

11. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client Improved call control

12. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client First run experience

13. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Windows Client Rate my call

14. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Other Clients Re-branded clients across the board Improved Mac client coming in 2016 Big Improvements for Smartphones: Delayed and lost IMs addressed Synchronised conversation history

15. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Other Clients Room Systems Introduction of the Surface Hub Updates for Lync Room System

16. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Enterprise Voice Call via Work introduced Remote Call Control depreciated Response Groups scale vastly improved

17. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Meetings Meetings no longer expire after the scheduled date Silent retry to limit visibility of issues Continued operation during failover Office Web Apps protected from DC outages PowerPoint presentations are uploaded before presentation starts Screen sharing frame rates are up from 2 to 8

18. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p High Availability SQL Always on support SQL Mirroring supported but will depreciated Windows Fabric v3 introduced Platform Standalone Clustering Mirroring Availability Groups Lync Server 2010 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 Not Supported Not Supported Lync Server 2013 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2012 SP1 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2012 SP1 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2012 SP1 Not Supported Skype for Business Server SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2012 SP1 SQL 2014 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2012 SP1 SQL 2014 SQL 2008 R2 SP2 SQL 2012 SP1 SQL 2014 SQL 2012 SP1 SQL 2014

19. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Installation New Smart Setup 3 migration options In-place In-place Offline Traditional migration Original Topology New Topology In-Place Upgrade Lync Server 2010 Skype for Business Server + Lync Server 2010 No - migration required Lync Server 2013 Skype for Business Server + Lync Server 2013 Yes - in-place supported Lync Server 2010 + 2013 Skype for Business Server + Lync Server 2013 No - migration required

20. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Server Patching Simplified update process Pool readiness checks built in Update progress indicator

21. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Other Server Improvements Skype federation improved IM, Voice and Video Search Skype contacts by name Mobile and Mac federation coming SILK codec (Skype) default for peer to peer calls Skype Web API (aka jLync)

22. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p New Server Roles New Video Interop Server New Call Quality Dashboard (CQD)

23. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Deployment Options Purely on premises Purely online No enterprise voice yet Hybrid mix of the above

24. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Q and A

25. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Agenda Time Topic 3-4pm Whats new in Skype for Business Server (Andrew Morpeth) 4-4:30pm Networking Break + Food and Drinks 4:30-4:50pm Plantronics Lync devices and management software (TK William) 4:50-5pm Wrap up and prize draw

26. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Agenda Time Topic 3-4pm Whats new in Skype for Business 2015 (Andrew Morpeth) 4-4:30pm Networking Break + Food and Drinks 4:30-4:50pm Plantronics Lync devices and management software (TK William) 4:50-5pm Wrap up and prize draw

27. A u c k l a n d U C U s e r s G r o u p Agenda Time Topic 3-4pm Whats new in Skype for Business 2015 (Andrew Morpeth) 4-4:30pm Networking Break + Food and Drinks 4:30-4:50pm Plantronics Lync devices and management software (TK William) 4:50-5pm Wrap up and prize draw

28. Thank You! Auckland UC Users Group Our Sponsors: A p r i l 1 6 t h 2 0 1 5

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