Upgrade to Windows 10 for free

    Here's how to get Windows 10 for free.............. Click      - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features 
 
    On your PC (Windows 7/8/8.1)
 

     To install 

     

     This upgrade offer is for a full version of windows 10, not a trial.   

     

Skype for Business 2015 Technical Preview Now Available

 Good News for everyone who do Unified Communication and you can start play around      with it. 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-skype-for-business-server

 Click above to Download the TP   Enjoy!!!

Office365 ProPlus Deployment Identity Part #1

    Its a interesting topic but long deployment, in this video chapter i've start with identity    and following video covers Cloud ID method on user creations and download office 365       Pro Plus and Sign-In    

    Office 365 Pro Plus and Sign-In   

     Continue to Synchronized Identity method......................... 
    Click here to find the presentation 

Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29

  Hello World !!! 
   
  Today, I’m excited to share the availability date for Windows 10 

 With this i'm more excited about Cortana on PC/Laptop for the first time, Microsoft Edge for new browser experience etc. If your running old OS once you upgrade your OS Windows 10 will shows 

Please go to the site and reserve it :)  and check Experience video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ngnzY5xtI8 

Office for Android phone Preview now available

This Tuesday Microsoft announced Office for Android phone preview availability by Office 365 Team.

 
I've published a news when they released Office for Android Tablets - http://www.deployskypeforbusiness.com/2015/03/office-for-android-tablets-get-office.html its a awesome news for Android users because they struggles with many different Apps early for editing

Go to your Play Store and find Microsoft Office

 Click and Start installing the App you can see this .

 Installation take few minutes and its 27+ MB

 
Live your new Office App------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Use your Microsoft Service account for login

 

Captured from Office web site

 

How to update to Lync Client to Skype for Business

     The update is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

32-bit

Download the 32-bit lyncmso update package now.

64-bit

Download the 64-bit lyncmso update package now.

Notes

• The download page will still display this update as being for Lync 2013.
• After you apply this April 14, 2015 update, Lync 2013 will be upgraded to Skype for Business. Get the general information about the new experience in Skype for Business.
• You can still use the Lync client user interface after you apply this update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business). Get the general information about how to switch between the Skype for Business and the Lync client user interfaces for Office 365 users and Lync Server 2013 users.

       Or else if your already with Office 2013 you can update by few clicks 

      

       Go to Outlook/File/Office Account and click Office update 

    Then you can experience new Skype for Business UI after the restart 

    

   Enjoy !!!

       

New Look with Skype for business Client

With April 14th update for Lync 2013 / Skype for business - KB2889923 total interface change to new look :) its seem very familiar: the contact list, Presence and colors, buttons and icons ...should make you feel like home with ur consumer client/ Skype .

How to add user to skype for business client 

Outlook integration you can see like this on calender

Collaboration features will be like this 

When your dialing out it will be likes this, Nice interface and new colorful buttons and Popular feature on Skype Call Monitor feature Available in Skype for Business. With Call monitor will help you to move in/out from SfB window. Simply double-click or double-tap the call monitor. 

Enjoy !!!

Skype for Business 2015 Protocol Workloads Poster (Skype4B)

Skype4B Latest architecture poster available to download and understand requirements of Skype for Business 2015 servers and clients under different levels of service complexity. When you planning the deployment its easy to you to understand using workload diagrams.. Not only that it will be very easy to face troubleshoots if you understand in-depth of the workloads and how it works

Download from here

IM and Presence diagram,




AV MCU Diagram (Interesting Part)

Certificate requirement ,

CMS

DNS Records should be following,

Enterprise Voice

 Enjoy !!!

Skype for Business : Vision for the future

 

 Such a nice vision if everyone change there mindset to made it as an one goal!!!

Skype For Business (SfB) Begins Rolling Out Publicly Today

Its revolutionary day!!! The General availability of Skype for Business. Microsoft promised organization currently using Lync 2013 will be updated to Skype for business and Lync Online service will be automatically updated to SfB Online.

Client will be rolling out as part of the April monthly update for Office 2013 while SfB Online is rolling out to office 365 customers worldwide. Basically Office 365 customers using Lync online will get the new SfB for experience within next weeks.

 

 

And this is a good news to future customers who willing to move to UC Platforms and it’s a gate opener to very big user base with same experience with additional features.
 

Vision - Skype for Business will offer phone numbers to Office 365 user, available in preview soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=76&v=I4iS_NDczoI

 

 

 

Skype for Business Preview - Download

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-skype-for-business

Extract and you will find following ,

 

How it look like !!! try to have test run with Lync right away

Enjoy!!!


 

Salesforce app for Outlook

Good news came on last week that is Salesforce released for Office 2013, Introduced Apps for Office to let our partners add capabilities to Office to extend it and integrate it with the services our users use every day to help them be even more productive in Office.
The new Salesforce App for Outlook was announced to give users a great new way to work with Salesforce right from within Outlook. This lets users view Salesforce contacts, leads, accounts and opportunities in the context of an email from a customer. Salesforce for Outlook works with Outlook 2013, Office 365, Outlook for Mac and the Outlook Web App (OWA).

Enjoy !!!

Office Mix with 5 Sec

Hey, Are you familiar with Office Mix Spend 5 Sec to download it  

    Download and Install it on your computer 

Check this video 

Enjoy!!!

Office 365 Partner admin mobile app now available

It's a good news for everyone, If you're Office 365 Partner managing customer office 365 tenant, you have to log into portal and need to check the services status / Health and ability to manage Service request using this. This story become nice with this rather releasing windows phone app to the store they released Android and iOS App. i suppose this is because of market share. i think it's a fair decision from Microsoft its self . 

For Android (4.1 and up to) - Android App

For Apple App (7 and up to) - Apple App

Enjoy !!!

Madushka 

Office for Android Tablets | Get Office for Android tablet – 90 seconds

Office for Android tablet Preview

Did you check out Office App for Android yet ? please check this video and go head with your tablet
Note:Only support version will be Kitkat or Lollipop

Office 365 improvements

Office 365 - Office Online added many additional functions to improve the experience 
 Office Online - Reading experience  | Now you have more option for Saving and Manage files | You can now print PDF files directly from word online | You can add files your OneDrive right from the Toolbar | Proof Reading Tools 

Office Online - Reading Experience 

You can add files your OneDrive

Office Online word count

Service Request for Office 365 Helpdesk support team - 24/7

 

Steps#1 To create an office 365 Server request follow this

Note: D24/7 Support will be vary with the plan which you have

Step#2  Depends on what kind of support you need or issue you have you can create a ticket selecting your subject

Step #3 You have to select whatever support feature and Symptom

Step#4 It will require more details to add

Give your proper working number to continue the ticket

Step#5 Once you submit you can see status (Check my screen shot that will be pending)

Thank you and hope you help this  :)