Byron Spurlock's Blog - OCS 2007, OCS 2007 R2 & VOIP Insights
Webcast - Capacity Planning with OCS 2007
Here is another webcast that I did on Capacity Planning with OCS 2007....
Date: 10/12/2009
Webcast - DNS, Certificates, and Load Balancers
I wanted to provide a URL to the webcast that I did regarding configuring OCS 2007 with DNS,...
Date: 10/12/2009
OCS 2007 R2 Web Scheduler Now Available!
In OCS 2007 R1 the web scheduler was a nice to have handy to allow people to schedule meetings and...
Date: 08/27/2009
Communicator Attendant Console (Part 1)
In today’s blog we will discuss the Attendant Console which is a new client in Office Communicator...
Date: 07/24/2009
Deployment Validation Tool (Auto Answering Agent - updated)
To begin with I’ve been getting a lot of hits on my blog about the DVT tool which is good, the...
Date: 06/23/2009
Which Server(s) to deploy the (DVT) Deployment Validation Tool
Once again i will talk about one of my favorite tools with OCS and that's the DVT Tool. However in...
Date: 04/21/2009
OCS 2007 Resource Kit Book R2 - Chapters
For those that haven't gone out and gotten the Resource Kit Book R2 yet, I've figured I would go...
Date: 03/04/2009
More blogs coming soon...
Over the next few blogs I will be posting information regarding tools that will assist people with...
Date: 01/30/2009
No More Director Array in OCS 2007 R2
For those who have followed the role of the director in LCS, OCS 2007, and now OCS 2007 R2, rest...
Date: 01/20/2009
Validation Wizard - Configuration Checker
The deployment validation wizard can really be broken up into three main parts. Those parts are as...
Date: 08/04/2008
Validation Wizard - Overview
With OCS 2007 there are many ways now to see if your deployment is going sound. One of those methods...
Date: 07/07/2008
Console Logger Components Defined!
The following table represents the options that are available once you in the console logger. The...
Date: 05/07/2008
DVT Auto Answering Agent - Step by Step (Revised) works with OCS R2
So for those who have seen the blog posting about the DVT (Deployment Validation Wizard) or have...
Date: 05/05/2008
WEBCAST: ALL ABOUT DMZ AND EDGE SERVERS IN COMMUNICATIONS SERVER 2007
I just delivered a webcast about edge servers in the perimeter network; you can find the webcast at...
Date: 04/22/2008
OCS 2007 Resource Kit Tools
A very cool webcast has just been done, its OCS 2007 Resource Kit Tools. This is level 200 webcast...
Date: 04/03/2008
Deployment Validation Tool Webcast
Last week I did a webcast regarding the Deployment Validation Tool (DVT). This was a much needed...
Date: 04/01/2008
OCS Migrations Lessons Learned
Just completed another webcast today on OCS 2007 Migrations Lesson Learned and the link can be found...
Date: 03/20/2008
Interact 2008
I will be speaking at this event... INTERACT2008 Join Microsoft at INTERACT2008—an exclusive event...
Date: 03/20/2008
Deployment Validation Tool - Part 1 of 2
The deployment validation tool is a tool that helps administrators predict, troubleshoot, and...
Date: 03/18/2008
OCS Capacity Planning Webcast
So I just delivered a webcast this past friday on Capacity planning for OCS 2007; the link can be...
Date: 03/18/2008
Upcoming OCS 2007 Webcast
Hi all, there are some upcoming webcast that are centered around OCS 2007 that I want you all to...
Date: 03/14/2008
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Date: 02/04/2008
Backing up Pool and Global OCS Configurations
Backing up your OCS server and pool configurations are only a portion of a good recovery or disaster...
Date: 01/24/2008
AV (Un)Encryption of PC2PC calls ?!
We are taking a small break from our edge topology series to bring your attention to something that...
Date: 01/18/2008
Office Communications Server 2007 VoIP Test Set
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 VoIP Test Set enables you to simulate a SIP endpoint to...
Date: 10/17/2007
Create and Verify DNS SRV and A Records for Client Automatic Client Sign-in
One of the areas that comes up quite a bit is creating and verifying the DNS entries that are needed...
Date: 10/04/2007
DNS Settings for Automatic Configuration!
Today we are going to take a look at what are the neccessary settings that are needed to setup...
Date: 09/06/2007
Director Role in LCS & OCS (Part 2 of 3)
As we continue this discussion of the director role we will look at today some of the topologies...
Date: 08/31/2007
Director Role in LCS & OCS (Part 1 of 3)
One of the server roles with LCS 2005 SP1 and now with OCS 2007 that is often overlooked is the...
Date: 08/29/2007
Configuring DNS and Certificates Webcast
Configuring DNS, Certificates, and Loadbalancers have been areas in LCS 2005 that have given...
Date: 08/22/2007
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Resource Kit Sample Chapters
In the works is a OCS 2007 resource kit book developed by the UC group at Microsoft. The book is...
Date: 08/22/2007
OCS 2007 Eval Version Available
Now that Office Communications Server 2007 has gone RTM, you can download an eval copy and install....
Date: 08/19/2007