My previous post provides a direct download link to the content I will be referencing in this blog post, the purpose of this post is to summarise the content whilst at the same time adding my opinion to the “improvements”.
So if you are anything like me you will be counting down the days to the upcoming #Skype4B webcasts, to which I received confirmation on my attendance for all sessions! (Lucky boy aren’t I?!).
Now for the content…
Whilst we count down the days to the Office 365 Summits, it would be a good idea to keep an eye on the Office 365 Summit Readiness Tab.
Microsoft have released the Skype4Business Reference Architecture and Design PowerPoint content – It had 0 downloads when I found it 😉
Not long now!
Quite simply put…Get. Registered.
For those of us not able to physically attend the summits, Microsoft will be publishing live webcasts between February and March on a very interesting lineup of topics:
– Intro
– New Windows Desktop Experience
– Reference Architecture and Design Considerations
– Manageability Improvements Overview
– In-Place Upgrade Deep Dive
– SQL AlwaysOn Deep Dive
– Server Core Improvements Overview
– Reliability & Patching Deep-dive
– Hybrid Configuration Deep-dive
– New Meeting & Web Investments Overview
– Video Interop Server Deep-dive
– Lync/Skype Federation (Phase 2)
– Lessons Learned from Preview
– Software Defined Networks (SDN)
– Developer Platform
Registrations will be confined via email, you will also be able to find the sessions on the Office 365 Summit Readiness Tab
What topic(s) are you looking forward to? I must admit I’m looking forward to all!
And so the announcement is [finally] made….. the next version of Lync, set for 1H 2015 will become ‘Skype for Business’. I think we all knew that this was going to happen, it was just a matter of when. I think we are all also in agreement that is the logical step for Microsoft to take, considering the audience and global presence that Skype has.
Me personally, I am keen to see the approach taken to upgrades (in place hopefully!), content sharing and federation now that we are essentially “one platform”. With new client and server releases and updates to Office 365 there are busy times ahead for all of us!
Check out the Skype blog for more info!
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