Skype for Business Server 2015 Protocol Workloads Poster and TechNet Library NOW AVAILABLE

Microsoft has published both the Technet Library Documentation and the Workloads Poster for Skype for Business


The TechNet Library can be found here - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398616.aspx


The Protocol Workloads can be download from here: PDF Version or Visio Version


Keep and eye out for information and lab builds of Skype for Business including migrations from Lync 2010/2013 just after release day of Skype for Business Server.

Skype Client UI in Skype for Business

Skype for Business will still remain “lync.exe” from an executable perspective and maintain the same major version number as Lync 2013. 

Can I mix and match Lync 2013 and Skype for Business Clients

Yes you can, Lync 2013 clients will work on Skype for Business Server, and Skype for Business Client will work on Lync 2013 Server. 

Client Platform	Server Platform	Client UI
Lync 2010	Lync Server 2013	Lync 2010
Lync 2010	Skype for Business Server	Lync 2010
Lync 2013	Lync Server 2013	Lync 2013
Lync 2013 (no S4B update)	Skype for Business Server	Lync 2013
Lync 2013 (S4B update)	Skype for Business Server	Skype for Business
Lync 2013 (S4B update & EnableSkypeUI=FALSE)	Skype for Business Server	Lync 2013
Lync 2013 (S4B update & EnableSkypeUI=TRUE)	Skype for Business Server	Skype for Business
Lync 2013 (S4B update & EnableSkypeUI=NULL)	Skype for Business Server	Skype for Business
Skype for Business	Skype for Business Server	Skype for Business
Skype for Business (EnableSkypeUI=FALSE)	Skype for Business Server	Lync 2013
Skype for Business (EnableSkypeUI=TRUE)	Skype for Business Server	Skype for Business
Skype for Business (EnableSkypeUI=NULL)	Skype for Business Server	Skype for Business

In order to control the Skype for Business/Lync 2013 User Interface, it must be enabled via Client Policy. As customers have been requesting this update, I suggest creating a new user based client policy and add some test users to the policy so they can evaluate before providing to the remaining organization.

To create a new Client Policy:

             New-CsClientPolicy - PolicyName SkypeUIClient - EnableSkypeUI $true

To enable users for this newly created policy:

          Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName SkypeUIClient -Identity "user@company.com"