#Skype4BRecap - 01/27/2017 - AudioCodes S4BO Certification, S4BSwitcher, Consultative Transfer

Finally, an episode that was published on time! The blog post may have been posted the following Monday, but at least the episode was published Friday morning for the first time in...months! It was quite a busy week to cover, and there were some really good things to take note of. Check out the Topics section below for a complete list of everything talking about:

Topics

• three65.live Rebranding If you are familiar with what used to be called "The Skype Show" in 2016, the host, Mark Vale, has rebranded the show to "three65.live" He will be shifting gears from a Microsoft UC focus to all areas within the Office 365 ecosystem, including Microsoft UC. First episode to come in March: http://www.three65.live/
• S4B Broadcast: Advanced Analytics Every two weeks the Skype for Business Product team graces us with another 30ish minute episode of their Skype for Business Broadcast series. This first link to this their episode on Friday, in which they discussed Advanced Analytics: https://t.co/mlDhdyHNmQ. This second link is to the YouTube playlist where all of there other episodes are available for viewing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH5ElbTc1hWTvqa_CaVedTcqQQWQpdYmu
• AudioCodes IP Phone Certification for S4BO AudioCodes has achieved certification for some of their IP phones to be used in Skype for Business Online. This makes that playing field a bit more competitive, and is welcome news for many organizations that already deploy AudioCodes throughout: http://www.skypeadmin.com/2017/01/26/audiocodes-ip-phones-certified-skype-business-online/
• FREE App: S4BSwitcher Doug Routledge of Bridge OC has built a new Skype for Business profile-switching app for us, and provided it free of charge on the TechNet Gallery. Grab your download, take it for a spin, and be sure to leave some feedback and a rating: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/S4BSwticher-Change-Skype-af12eaa8
• Consultative Transfer Confirmed Tom Arbuthnot had a post a couple weeks back about a possible new feature coming to the Skype for Business Windows client: Consultative Transfer. This was met with much fanfare, and Microsoft has since confirmed the upcoming feature. Read about it here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Skype-Operations-Framework-Skype/Skype-for-Business-2016-on-Windows-Consultative-Transfer/ba-p/41122

If you would rather watch the episode at my YouTube channel instead of in the window above, check it out here: https://youtu.be/GABJ4tm53-I

Stay Techy, My Friends!