

The IT professional’s configuration thought process. That’s what we’ll have to do here, to preserve Unified Messaging. What do we do? If your offices use Skype for Business on-prem and employ Unified Messaging for voicemail and/or Auto Attendant, it’s time for some alternative thinking.įortunately, we’re all IT pros. Two, actually…the Auto Attendant’s gone too. Without it you’ll end up upgrading a part of the office’s phone system away! Skype for Business’ voicemail needs Unified Messaging. They can feel it as a sudden clench in the chest.

The sysadmins reading this already know what that means.

Exchange Server 2019 will NOT have Unified Messaging. But we’re missing one component: the Unified Messaging service in Exchange Server 2013/2016. We did get a new Skype for Business Server, as well as a new Exchange Server. Those of us who use voicemail in Skype for Business face a quandary. 3 Ways to Keep Voicemail & Auto Attendant when Upgrading to Skype for Business 2019
