Spark the future.

May 4 8, 2015
Chicago, IL
BRK2200

Choosing between
Server, Online and Hybrid
with
Marc Sanders
Skype for Business
Thomas Binder
Goals of this session
After this session you should
Understand the different features and deployment options
Understand the technical requirements
Be able to choose the best approach for your situation

What we expect from you

You know the workloads of Skype for Business
You are interested in Skype for Business
You might already have Lync, looking for a strategy for Skype for Business
Agenda
About us
Terms and acronyms
Deployment choices
Exchange and SharePoint
Administration and Management
Technical requirements for Hybrid
From here to there
About us
About Marc

marcsand
me USA, Issaquah WA@microsoft.com

Since Customer
My wife and I 2000 Since 2003 Engagement
About Thomas

tbinder
me Austria, Vienna @microsoft.com

Since Partner
My daughter 2007 Product Group enablement
Terms and acronyms
Skype and Skype for Business
Skype
The consumer experience that people around the world know and love will continue to
be referred to as Skype.

Skype for Business

Brings together the familiar experience and user love of Skype with the enterprise
security, compliance, and control from Lync.

Experience
End users get a familiar Skype experience that is as easy to use at work as it is at
home.

Federation
Skype and Skype for Business users can exchange presence and communicate via
instant messages, audio and video.
More terms and acronyms
Skype for Business Server 2015
The server version of the product, installed on premises.

Skype for Business Online

The Office 365 edition of Skype for Business, runs in the Microsoft cloud.

Office 365
O365 is the public cloud offering from Microsoft. Multiple tenants share the same
infrastructure.

Skype for Business Hybrid

Hybrid is the combination of components on premises and online.
Deployment choices
Deployment choice
Highest control Cloud service
Deepest Lowest
integration maintenance

On premises Hybrid Online

Pick and choose the

best of both worlds
Decision tree
Does O365 meet
yes Deploy O365
Missing features or requirements?
functionality?
Legal requirements? no
Technical
requirements?
Deploy
Is hybrid possible? yes hybrid

no
Legal requirements?
Technical
requirements? Deploy on
premises
Strategic Considerations
Speed
O365 is fastest to get started

ROI What are your

Conferencing provides quickest initial savings goals and
Flexibility success
Hybrid enables most options and features
criteria?
Microsoft Strategy
Cloud-first, Mobile-first
 Features
On premises On premises Online user + Online user
user user + hybrid hybrid features
features
IM/Presence Yes
Conferencing Yes
Dial-in Via local PBX/PSTN Audio Conferencing Provider
conferencing or or
New PSTN Conferencing in Office New PSTN Conferencing in Office 365*
365**
Enterprise Voice Via local PBX/PSTN New PSTN Calling in Office 365*
Via local PBX/PSTN***
Persistent Chat Yes No
Broadcast No Yes
meeting*
Cloud
conferencing No Yes
recording*
* Available post RTM
** planned
Videofeature
Interop VIS calls possible No
*** available for server today; planned feature for online user in hybrid configuration
Dial-in Conferencing
Ability to participate in a Skype for Business
conference via phone
Getting Started with
On premises Skype for Business
Online Voice and
With integration into the local PBX or local PSTN Audio Conferencing

Online
With Audio Conferencing Provider
With new PSTN Conferencing in Office 365

Hybrid
Depends on where user is homed
Eventually new PSTN Conferencing in Office 365 independent of where user is homed
PSTN Conferencing in Office 365
Native Integration into O365
PSTN dial-in & dial out through conferencing service
Simple signup with number provisioning
Assigns bridges when a user is provisioned / meeting is scheduled
Releases to US based tenants first

Underlying audio conferencing service

Skype for Business in Office 365 (Initial Offering)
Skype for Business Server (Future)
Enterprise Voice
Adds PSTN functionality to Skype for
Business
The Voice of Skype
On premises for Business: An
With integration into the local PBX or local PSTN Overview

Online
New PSTN Calling in Office 365

Hybrid
Depends on where user is homed
Roadmap: enable online users to leverage on premises PSTN connectivity
PSTN Calling in Office 365
Native Integration into O365
PSTN connectivity provided directly by MSFT
Simple signup with number provisioning
Will meet legal requirements as necessary to participate in market
Features will be different from Enterprise Voice
Releases to US based tenants first

Benefits
Pick new numbers or port what you have today
No need for any server software on premises
Easier to administer
Persistent Chat
Allows creation of chatrooms that persist
over time
Solution for very specific use cases Microsoft Office 365
Mostly used by banks Groups Overview and
Roadmap
On premises
Available

Online
Not available
Office 365 Groups introduced as alternative

Hybrid
Only for users homed on premises
Broadcast meeting
Ability to stream a meeting to up to 10,000
participants with Azure Media services
Skype for Business
On premises Doing very large
online meetings very
Not available easily!

Online
Available

Hybrid
Available for all users, no matter where they are homed
Broadcast meetings
Meetings on very high scale
E.g. Town hall meeting
Up to 10,000 attendees

User experience
Presenters use regular Skype for Business client
Meeting can be scheduled from Outlook add-in
Attendees join via web browser to view live stream on any device
Recording automatically available
Cloud recording
Ability to record meetings from cloud
Capture all modalities
Store recordings in OneDrive for Business
Publish to O365 Video

On premises
Not available

Online
Supported

Hybrid
Supported for users online
Eventually supported for users on premises
Video Interop Server
Provides integration into existing 3rd party
video systems
A Technical Deep
On premises Dive into Skype for
Business Video and
Available Interoperability

Online
Not available

Hybrid
Available for all users, no matter where they are homed
APIs in Skype for Business The Power of the
Platform: Developing
Lync technologies Skype for Skype for with the Skype
Business Business Developer Platform
Server Online
UCMA (Unified Communications Managed Yes No
API)
Lync Server 2013 SDK Yes No
Lync (Client) 2013 SDK Yes Yes
UCWA (Unified Communications Web API) Yes Planned
Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat SDK Yes No

Skype Developer Platform Skype for Skype for

Business Business
Server Online
Web SDK Yes Planned
Services SDK (Skype for Business Online) No Planned
 Features
On premises On premises Online user + Online user
user user + hybrid hybrid features
features
IM/Presence Yes
Conferencing Yes
Dial-in Via local PBX/PSTN Audio Conferencing Provider
conferencing or or
New PSTN Conferencing in Office New PSTN Conferencing in Office 365*
365**
Enterprise Voice Via local PBX/PSTN New PSTN Calling in Office 365*
Via local PBX/PSTN***
Persistent Chat Yes No
Broadcast No Yes
meeting*
Cloud
conferencing No Yes
recording*
* Available post RTM
** planned
Videofeature
Interop VIS calls possible No
*** available for server today; planned feature for online user in hybrid configuration
Exchange and Sharepoint
dependencies
Exchange
Scenarios supported in all combinations
IM/Presence in Outlook
Scheduling and joining meetings through Outlook
Conversation history and call logs
Status based on Outlook free/busy information
Meeting delegation (requires users to be in the same environment)

Limitations for Skype for Business online and

Exchange on premises
Presence in Outlook Web App
Scheduling meetings in Outlook Web App
Archiving via Exchange
Voicemail
SharePoint
Presence in SharePoint
Available in all combinations

Skill search Allows to search for

users based on
Only available if SharePoint and Skype for Business are on premises
information on their
SharePoint mysite
Administration and
Management
Management tools
Skype for Business Server Control Panel
Manage on premises servers and users
Wizard to enable Skype for Business Hybrid
Move users back and forth
Limited management of online users attributes

Skype for Business Online Admin Center

Online Portal to manage Skype for Business Online

Skype for Business Management Shell

PowerShell to manage on premises servers and users
Allows also to move users

Remote PowerShell for Skype for Business

Online
Managed service?
Situation
You want all features from hybrid
You want to consume it as a service

Solution
Talk to our partners
Get Skype for Business from a partner
Technical requirements
for Hybrid
Hybrid requirements
O365 tenant
Must include Skype for Business online licenses

Directory synchronization
Synchronizes required user attributes to O365

User authentication
AADSync with password sync (still in validation)
ADFS

Skype for Business deployed in user forest

Skype for Business in resource forest currently not supported for hybrid

Firewall
Front End Server needs to connect O365 for management tasks

Express route
Highly recommended
Existing Lync version?
OCS Server 2007 R2
Hybrid not possible
Upgrade to Lync 2013 required
No direct upgrade path to Skype for Business Server 2015

Lync Server 2010

For Hybrid, Lync 2013 Front End and Lync 2013 Edge Server required
Side-by-side migration to Skype for Business Server 2015

Lync Server 2013 Getting to Skype for

Business: Everything
Hybrid supported You Need to Know to
In-place upgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015 Upgrade from Lync
 ExpressRoute for Office
An alternative to the
public Internet
365 Microsoft Datacenter

connection Office 365

Customer Site 2
Services on
Premium network Customer Site 1 O UTE ExpressRoute
SR
connection to Microsoft RES
EXP
datacenters
Office 365
Private networking for MPLS VPN
WAN
Services
Require
primary Office 365 Internet

workloads Customer
Internet Co-lo
Datacenter
Predictable
Azure services
performance with
Public
managed connectivity internet

SLA of 99.9% for Primary Alternate

connection connection
availability
From here to there
Lifecycle
Get people to use it! Why Skype for
Adoption workshop, Business?
RASK Business case
Strategic plan
Use cases

How SfB?
Keep it healthy! Architecture,
KHI, CQM, SCOM, topology, hardware,
client rollout,
devices, network,
deployment
readiness
Your personal journey
Starting point Destination
Existing Lync
What is the Server
immediate version?
Greenfield
need?
O365 only

?
O365 only
Hybrid

Hybrid
On premises
only
O365
O365 integration
On premises integration possible?
only already
enabled?
Destination: O365 only
Greenfield
Establish directory synchronization and authentication
Enable users

O365
Sit back and relax

Existing Hybrid
Move users to O365
Decommission server

Existing Lync Server

Minimum required version: Lync Server 2010 with Lync Server 2013 Front End and Edge
Server
Establish hybrid configuration
Move users to O365
Destination: Hybrid
Greenfield
Establish directory synchronization and authentication
To quickly enable features enable all users online
Deploy Skype for Business Server 2015 and establish hybrid
Move users to on premises as required

O365
Deploy Skype for Business Server 2015 and establish hybrid
Move users to on premises as required

Existing Hybrid
Upgrade servers to Skype for Business Server 2015

Existing Lync Server

Minimum required version: Lync Server 2010 with Lync Server 2013 Front End and Edge Server
Establish hybrid configuration
Move users as required
Destination: On premises only
Greenfield
Deploy Skype for Business Server 2015

O365
Recommendation: deploy hybrid instead for full features

Existing Hybrid
Recommendation: deploy hybrid instead for full features

Existing Lync Server

Upgrade to Skype for Business
Conclusion
What you learned from this session
After this session you should
Understand the different features and deployment options
Understand the technical requirements
Be able to choose the best approach for your situation

Key takeaways
Hybrid has the richest feature set and most flexibility
You can start online or on premises
Utilize the Skype for Business Lifecycle
Related sessions
Tuesday, 9:00AM Getting Started with Skype for Business Online William Verthein
Voice and Audio Conferencing
Tuesday, 9:00AM Microsoft Office 365 Groups Overview and Amit Gupta; Christophe
Roadmap Fiessinger
Tuesday, 1:30PM Skype for Business Doing very large online Greg Baribault
meetings very easily!
Tuesday, 3:15PM The Voice of Skype for Business: An Overview Jamie Stark

Wednesday, 1:30PM Getting to Skype for Business: Everything You Scott Stubberfield
Need to Know to Upgrade from Lync
Wednesday, 3:15PM The Power of the Platform: Developing with the Andrew Bybee; Daniel
Skype Developer Platform Valik

Wednesday, 5:00PM A Technical Deep Dive into Skype for Business Jeff Schertz
Video and Interoperability
Thursday, 3:15PM Hybrid Configuration Deep-Dive of Skype for Cezar Ungureanasu;
Business Ramesh Narayanan; Vivek
Bhatnagar
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