Part of the Skype for Business InPlace Prerequisites checks requires 32Gb of available disk Space. Make sure you have this before you start the InPlace upgrade process !! or it will fail and error as shown below.

Had a tweet from my colleague Corey Goodchild saying this 365 tenant had been rebranded to Skype for Business i checked and so has mine 🙂 So stands by the cloud first deployment then 🙂 I checked my skype for business client but not seeing any new features like skype directory search yet.

Awesome, updated KHI Document for Lync and Skype for Business Server 2015. Looks very good doc. Be sure to look at this whilst updating to Skype for Business 🙂 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46895

From the TechNet here are the Skype4B pre reqs links you need Windows Firewall Service must be running Disk Space At least 32Gb of available disk space ! Latest Lync 2013 Server CU (Feb 2015 currently) PowerShell RTM version 6.2.9200 or later SQL 2012 Express requires at least SP1 but SP2 is available SQL 2012 … Continue reading Skype for Business InPlace Upgrade Prerequisites for Lync 2013 Server

Good Ebook on in place upgrade for a single Lync Server 2013 to Skype for business server 2015 upgrade. This covers a single standard edition Lync 2013 front end so upgrade times will vary and dependent on server count and different roles aren't included in this ebook yet.  Gives good detail into what's coming and … Continue reading Lync Server 2013 to Skype for Business Server upgrade techNet ebook download

Skype for Business, are you ready? Everyone is talking about Skype for Business, why? How does this impact your business? After the success of our Skype for Business webcast, we have invited Microsoft down to our offices in Stafford to discuss the main changes to you. The event will enable you to discover the changes … Continue reading risual Event – Skype for Business, are you ready? on 28th April 2015 @risual

Following my blog on Skype4B Client Update for Lync On Premises users here's experience of Lync Online user. My Lync Online user had Office Pro Pro Plus and gets its updates automatically. I waited for a while but in the end i cheated and forced the update from opening Word > File > Account > … Continue reading Skype for Business Client Update – Lync Online

Been out on the road for the past two days so been dying to get the Skype4B update and i got it this morning 🙂 ill follow up with Lync Online user experience a little later as well. The two new updates are KB2889923 KB2889853 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2889923 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2889853 Client Versions before updates Client Version After updates … Continue reading Skype for Business Client Update – Lync On Premises Users

Today (14th April 2015) the Skype for Business Client update is getting rolled out as part of the Office Updates. Lync Online For existing Lync Online users the default UI will be Skype for Business Client from today! Remember the client UI is controllable so if you want your users to retain the Lync Client … Continue reading Skype for Business client on Lync Online: Awareness and readiness planning