This is the most comprehensive, realistic, and useful guide to Skype for Business , Microsoft’s most powerful unified communications system. Four leading Microsoft unified communications consultants share in-the-trenches guidance for planning, integration, migration, deployment, administration, and more.

The authors thoroughly introduce Skype for Business 2015’s components and capabilities, as well as changes and improvements associated with the integration of popular Skype consumer technologies. You’ll find detailed coverage of IP voice, instant messaging, conferencing, and collaboration; and expert guidance on server roles, multi-platform clients, security, and troubleshooting.

Reflecting their unsurpassed experience, the authors illuminate Microsoft’s new cloud-based and hybrid cloud architectures for unified communications, showing how these impact networking, security, and Active Directory. They cover SDN for unified communications; interoperation with consumer Skype and legacy video conferencing; quality optimisation, mobile improvements, and much more.

Throughout, the authors combine theory, step-by-step configuration instructions, and best practices from real enterprise environments. Simply put, you’ll learn what works–and how it’s done.

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• Part I Overview
• Chapter 1 What Is Skype for Business?
• Chapter 2 What’s New in Skype for Business?
• Chapter 3 Business Case for Skype for Business?
• Part II Skype for Business Server 2015 Server Roles
• Chapter 4 Skype for Business Server 2015 Front End Server
• Chapter 5 Skype for Business Server 2015 Edge Server
• Chapter 6 Skype for Business Server 2015 Monitoring and Archiving Best Practices
• Chapter 7 Skype for Business Server 2015 Mediation Server
• Chapter 8 Persistent Chat
• Part III External Dependencies
• Chapter 9 Network Requirements and Best Practices
• Chapter 10 Dependent Services
• Chapter 11 Firewall, Reverse Proxy, and Security Requirements
• Part IV Administration and Management
• Chapter 12 Monitoring Skype for Business Server 2015
• Chapter 13 Administration of Skype for Business Server 2015
• Chapter 14 High Availability and Disaster Recovery
• Part V Migrating from Older Versions
• Chapter 15 Migrating from Lync Server 2010/2013
• Part VI Skype for Business Server 2015 Voice, Video, and Integration
• Chapter 16 Skype for Business Server 2015 Telephony and Voice Integration
• Chapter 17 Advanced Skype for Business Server 2015 Voice Configuration
• Chapter 18 Skype for Business Native Video and Data Conferencing
• Chapter 19 Skype for Business Video Integration with Third-Party Products and Services
• Part VII Integration with Other Applications
• Chapter 20 Unified Contact Store, Exchange, and SharePoint Integration
• Chapter 21 Developing Skype for Business Solutions
• Part VIII Office 365 and Skype for Business Server 2015 Online
• Chapter 22 Skype for Business Online and Hybrid Deployments
• Chapter 23 Skype Integration
• Part IX Clients
• Chapter 24 Microsoft Lync for Mac Client
• Chapter 25 Mobile Clients
• Chapter 26 Windows and Browser Clients
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