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Thank you for your response!<br />
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Did you install the upgrade on the server side and the clients at the same time? From what I know they can be done separately but I was curious how you did yours.<br />
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Thanks again.
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Thank you for your response!

Did you install the upgrade on the server side and the clients at the same time? From what I know they can be done separately but I was curious how you did yours.


Thanks again.

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So, the upgrade should be transparent to the user until the clients are actually upgraded? Are there any steps necessary in order to make the new &quot;Skype for Business' server work with the old 'Lync' clients?<br />
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<br />
Thank you.
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So, the upgrade should be transparent to the user until the clients are actually upgraded? Are there any steps necessary in order to make the new "Skype for Business' server work with the old 'Lync' clients?


Thank you.

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Hello,<br />
<br />
We're having Lync 2013 in our environment and planing on updating to the latest patches which means to migrate to 'Skype for business'. Our phone system is also running through Lync, connecting Polycom phones. Is there anything we should be wary about this update? From what I've seen online, it is pretty straight forward but I was curious to hear from people that have been through this already.<br />
<br />
Many thanks!
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Hello,

We're having Lync 2013 in our environment and planing on updating to the latest patches which means to migrate to 'Skype for business'. Our phone system is also running through Lync, connecting Polycom phones. Is there anything we should be wary about this update? From what I've seen online, it is pretty straight forward but I was curious to hear from people that have been through this already.

Many thanks!

Lync 2013 to Skype for business

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