What will enterprises do with their on-prem Skype for Business deployments after 2020? What factors weigh upon those decisions? I asked you…and you answered! I received several responses from enterprise admins, all running Skype for Business Servers on-prem. Some went
Is Skype for Business GDPR Compliant? What About Teams?
I’ve received feedback from several enterprise sysadmins and consultants about on-prem costs. Thanks very much! It’s not quite enough to comfortably make some 2020 predictions though…if you haven’t responded yet, please take a moment. It really can help us all.
The Call Goes Out – Enterprise Skype for Business Admins, Sound Off on On-Prem Costs!
Well, my last post certainly poked a hornet’s nest, didn’t it? First things first: I DID oversimplify the comparison. Not intentionally, but that’s what came out. Mea culpa. I was aiming to do as straightforward a comparison between Skype for
The Skype for Business Quagmire Creeping Up on Enterprises
Skype for Business Server has one new version coming. After that, enterprises could get stuck between an economic rock & a financial hard place. Skype for Business Server 2019 is coming. However, given all the pushes toward O365/Teams, it’s not
How to Prevent Malware Infections via Skype for Business
Like all computer systems, Skype for Business is vulnerable to cyberattack. Let’s talk about how to prevent one from happening. What a Skype for Business Cyberattack Can Look Like Unfortunately, real-life circumstances prompted this post. We recently had to help
How the Load Balancer Fits into Skype for Business
Our fourth entry in the “How It Fits” series is…the Load Balancer! Load balancers show up in every level of a Skype for Business deployment. They’re an integral component of effective Skype for Business Online tenants as well. If a
The Top 8 Skype for Business-Teams Complaints
Teams is 1 year old! Let’s talk about its problems. I asked Twitter followers, checked feedback sites, and polled co-workers. All told, I came up with 8 of the most common complaints for Skype for Business and Teams. Why do
How to Stay Vigilant Over Office Chat: Implement a Messaging Policy
If someone published your office’s chat logs, would you be okay with it…or wince at what people will find in them? Most of us are in the latter category. I’m not even sure I’d be okay with it! But I’m
How the Redis Cache Fits into Skype for Business Server
Ever heard of a ‘Redis Cache’? If not, you’ll need to read this post. I was researching comparisons between Skype for Business and HipChat (the Data Center version) for an upcoming blog post. Along the way, I discovered that HipChat
How the Reverse Proxy Fits into Skype for Business
You asked for more “How It Fits” posts last year, and I’m happy to oblige. Today we’re discussing…the Reverse Proxy server! Reverse Proxy is also part of the Skype for Business perimeter network, like Edge Server. The two act in