Author: Jackie Chen

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Cmdlet Descriptions


What follows is an alphabetical list of the 530-plus cmdlets that appear in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Each cmdlet includes a brief description extracted from the Lync Server PowerShell help file. The full help for each cmdlet can be found by clicking on the appropriate link. Approve-CsDeviceUpdateRule Approves a device update rule that has been … Continue reading Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Cmdlet Descriptions →

Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers


WAN optimization controllers (WOCs) are deployed symmetrically — in data centers and remote locations — and improve the performance of applications that are accessed across a WAN. The WOCs are typically connected to the LAN side of WAN routers, or are software integrated with client devices. They address application performance problems caused by bandwidth constraints … Continue reading Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers →

PowerShell: Text to Speech


PowerShell is able to utilize the ‘Text to Speech’ function in the Windows operating system. You can check the voice settings in ‘Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Speech Recognition’ $results = Get-Content C:\results.txtAdd-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech$synthesizer = New-Object -TypeName System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer # This line converts the text to speech$synthesizer.Speak($results) # This line lists the installed voice information$synthesizer.GetInstalledVoices() | … Continue reading PowerShell: Text to Speech →

Lync Integration With Exchange/Outlook from Another Domain


I have built up the Lync infrastructure in my sandbox environment, now I want to integrate it with my existing Exchange/Outlook in the production environment. The integration means: presence, online meeting, sharing of the calendar info between Exchange/Outlook and Lync. It turns out to be pretty easy, just simply make the two accounts have the … Continue reading Lync Integration With Exchange/Outlook from Another Domain →

Virtualizing Business Critical Enterprise Applications


I came across this wonderful resource page – Virtualizing Business Critical Enterprise Applications which talks about the successful cases and best practice to deploy the enterprise applications on top of vSphere, such as Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server, Oracle DB. This is exactly what I need, as I am currently working on a big scale deployment … Continue reading Virtualizing Business Critical Enterprise Applications →