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Deploy and operate Skype for Business for Windows
Microsoft Ignite 2016 9/8/2018 2:34 PM BRK2071 Deploy and operate Skype for Business for Windows Jason Collier Sr. Customer Engineering Architect © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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9/8/2018 2:34 PM Agenda Understanding your Installation Options for Skype for Business on Windows Release Cadence options Deploying updates to Skype for Business on Windows client Ongoing innovations with the Skype for Business on Windows client © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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9/8/2018 2:34 PM Understanding your Installation Options for Skype for Business on Windows © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Why should I run C2R? Ease of Management Self Healing Installs
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Why should I run C2R? Ease of Management Self Healing Installs Versioning Ability to roll back Ability to roll forward Customizable © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Installation Options Click to Run (C2R) MSI (Legacy Method)
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Installation Options Click to Run (C2R) Streaming and virtualization technology that is designed to reduce the time that is required to download and use Office client products. Automates slipstreamed updates and patches as released Takes up less disk space vs. a .msi installation User-based licensing: monitored limit of (5) installs per user Supports use of Office Deployment Tool and customizable “.xml” file for the installation of independent programs MSI (Legacy Method) Supports manually installing updates and patches In general Skype for Business does NOT plan on shipping new features within .MSI installations Supports Volume licensing/activation Install is customizable via Office Customization Tool for the installation of independent programs © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Which platform is right?
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Which platform is right? 32-bit Recommended for Most Users Extensions into Active X, Third Party Add-ins are typically 32-bit only 64-bit May be required for some users Power Query only on 64-bit Compatibility issues may exist with 32-bit add-ins Mixed Platforms Running 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office on same PC is not supported No support to upgrade version of Office to a different bitness © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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9/8/2018 2:34 PM Release Cadence © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Release Cadences Standard Release vs First Release
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Release Cadences Standard Release vs First Release Default - receive updates when released broadly (CB & CBB) Optional - receive updates early & help shape the product (FRCBB) Update Branch New Feature Updates Default Update Branch for Current Branch (CB) Monthly Business SKUs Current Branch for Business (CBB) Every four months Enterprise SKUs First Release for CBB (FRCBB) Every four months (Prior to CBB) None © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Configuring Your Release Trains
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Configuring Your Release Trains Version approved (2016) 32-bit* Feature Update Cadence (Deferred Channel)* *Default setting recommended © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Side-by-Side (SxS) Microsoft Ignite 2016 9/8/2018 2:34 PM
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…on a PC that has the following Office suite already installed
Microsoft Ignite 2016 9/8/2018 2:34 PM …on a PC that has the following Office suite already installed C2R MSI Office 365 (2016) ProPlus or Business Office 365 (2013) Office 2016 (ProPlus or Standard) Office 2013 When Installing Skype for Business … 2016 ü Not supported Workarounds: - Upgrade Office to 2016 - Transition Office to C2R - Use SfB C2R Side-by-side installations of the same version that use different setup technologies are not supported. © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Deploying Updates 9/8/2018 2:34 PM
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Distribution and Update Options
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Distribution and Update Options © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Recommendations 9/8/2018 2:34 PM
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Office 365 ProPlus Update Methods
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Office 365 ProPlus Update Methods Desktop Client Update “Triggers” options Update Scheduled Task Every Sunday, Tuesday, Friday at 3:00 AM On user logon (3) attempts separated by 30 minutes each User Initiated Update now from within “Office 365 Account” via “Updated Now” as part of the installed Office 365 ProPlus suite Command Line Updates %programfiles%\Microsoft Office 16\Client[x86|x64]\OfficeC2RClient.exe /update user [updatetoversion=“ ”] © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Desktop Client Update “Settings” options
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Desktop Client Update “Settings” options Via custom “.xml” file <Updates Enabled=TRUE | FALSE UpdatePath=UNC | local | http path TargetVersion=X.Y.Z.W Deadline=MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM /> Via Group Policy (GPO) Enable Automatic Updates Hide option to enable or disable updates Hide Update Notifications Update Deadline Update Path Target Version © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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But, how do we test? Define and configure a “Pilot” group
9/8/2018 2:34 PM But, how do we test? Define and configure a “Pilot” group Define “Pilot” Group Office 365 ProPlus Update source via GPO Configure “Pilot” Update Source Path: Run setup.exe /download with custom “.xml” file defining “sourcepath” for updates Create a scheduled task to “automate” download from Office 365 Run this task on a Friday, the 4th week of every month Alternatively utilize software distribution and management infrastructure to deploy specific Office 365 ProPlus versions via command line to designated “Pilot” group instead: OfficeC2RClient.exe /update user updatetoversion= © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Ongoing Innovations 9/8/2018 2:34 PM
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What’s New across the Board
9/8/2018 2:34 PM What’s New across the Board Better Meeting Experience Auto-accept presented content Single click Desktop Sharing (1 monitor) Meeting join w/o a mic or speaker More optimal sharing real estate (bigger content stage; thinner sharing chrome) Notify others when everyone can see presented content Prompt to switch audio to newly connected device w/o putting ongoing call on hold Prompt to share newly connected monitor Auto hide sharing toolbar © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Video Based Screen Sharing
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Video Based Screen Sharing © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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High Fidelity Video-based Screen Sharing
9/8/2018 2:34 PM High Fidelity Video-based Screen Sharing Fast Up to 15 FPS screen refresh rate, compared to max. 8 FPS for RDP takes ~1/2 the connection time for RDP sessions Efficient Works better in lower bandwidth scenarios However, can use more bandwidth if available Reliable more reliable than RDP, leveraging the same network resource management heuristics as our real-time audio/video © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Differences and Similarities
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Differences and Similarities Underlying Protocols Legacy screen sharing – RDP – 1.5 FPS VbSS – 15 FPS Transport Protocols RDP – TCP-based VbSS – UDP-based Backwards compatibility RDP signaling is always present for backwards compatibility Legacy clients will use RDP Application Sharing does not use VbSS © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Pros and Cons of VbSS Pros Cons More reliable More Frames Per Second
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Pros and Cons of VbSS Pros More reliable More Frames Per Second Can share videos and 3D applications Cons Can and will use more bandwidth Sometimes “blurry” compared to RDP Older clients are not VbSS capable © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Client/Server support for VbSS
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Client/Server support for VbSS Client and above supports both 1-to-1 and multi-party VbSS Skype for Business for Mac, post RTM Surface Hub has some issues! Server Skype for Business Online Skype for Business 2015 CU3* © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Document Collaboration
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Document Collaboration © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Co-authoring OneDrive (OD4B) Office Docs
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Co-authoring OneDrive (OD4B) Office Docs Collaborate on Office documents in a meeting or conversation with others Access granted automatically to the OneDrive (OD4B) Office document Co-edit concurrently & see changes from everyone in real time © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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9/8/2018 2:34 PM VDI © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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VDI V2.0 New Partnership between Citrix and Microsoft
9/8/2018 2:34 PM VDI V2.0 New Partnership between Citrix and Microsoft Fully native user experience Uncompromised quality of voice and video Maximum VDI/RDS server scalability Support for a broad range of devices and OS Joint story from both vendors on roadmap and support Comprehensive functionality, including AV & telephony features, when the Skype for Business client is hosted on Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop Support for Skype for Business 2016 C2R!!! © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Offline Messaging 9/8/2018 2:34 PM
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Offline Messaging Peer-to-Peer conversations
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Offline Messaging SENDER Peer-to-Peer conversations Send messages to contacts even if they are not signed in Read missed messages in or in Skype for Business Use unread count badges to navigate missed messages Read on any device with SfB/Lync that supports missed messages RECEIVER © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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9/8/2018 2:34 PM Accessibility © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Accessibility Enhancements
9/8/2018 2:34 PM Accessibility Enhancements Announcements for inbound IM, Phone Calls and Meeting Invitations Enhanced Keyboard Navigation Improved Text Contract in High Contrast and Regular Themes Improved Tabbing to navigate through open chats © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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Demo VbSS Microsoft Ignite 2016 9/8/2018 2:34 PM
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Demo Document Co-Authoring
Microsoft Ignite 2016 9/8/2018 2:34 PM Demo Document Co-Authoring © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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