Understanding Video Bandwidth in Lync 2013
In part one we looked at how to determine Audio Bandwidth in Lync Server 2010 and 2013. In this post we will dig into how to determine how much bandwidth will be consumed with video in the new Lync Server 2013. …
Understanding Audio Bandwidth in Lync 2010 and 2013
So this is one of those posts that I’ve been meaning to write for some time but never got around to do doing it, however with Lync Server 2013 coming out I thought it would be a good time to…
Understanding the Lync Web Scheduler
So if you have visited the Lync Client page on TechNet you will see some new options and I think it’s a good to look at some of these options. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398996.aspx Of course there are the normal clients that we…
Lync Device Showdown
So we have run into a rash of recent issues where users are comparing feature to feature of the phones from their legacy PBX to Lync and wondering where this feature or that feature went to. Anyone who uses Lync…
Lync 2013 and Database Mirroring and a little basic troubleshooting
One of the great new features of Lync Server 2013 is the removal of SQL Clustering Support and the addition of SQL Mirroring Support. You might be asking yourself, a removal of a feature is a good thing? I believe…
Centralized Logging in Lync 2013
So one of the items that may make some people uncertain at first, is the fact that OCSLogger is missing from servers and it doesn’t sound like it’s coming back anytime soon. What replaces it now, is Centralized Logging Service…
Understanding Lync 2013 Server Failover
Lync 2010 introduced the concept of a backup registrar. In this scenario, within topology builder, you have the ability to define a backup register and publish that information into the topology. This was vital for not only the Survivable Branch…
Welcome to the family – Lync Server 2013
With all of the excitement today about the announcement of Office 2013 we also got the less splashy release of Lync Server 2013 and the inclusion of the Lync 2013 client in Office. So over the next two weeks we…
Investigating Backup and Disaster Recovery in Lync 2010
Understanding how to properly backup and maintain your Lync environment is absolutely key to success in the event of a DR scenario. Often times not enough time is spent verifying and testing your DR plan. So this document is an…
Customizing the Conference ID
Sometimes a topic comes up that you are shocked that there isn’t more details out there about it. So the question I have been asked a few times how can I customize the meeting conference ID. What conference ID might…