Note: This article assumes you know how to setup Lync 2013 already and just need to know the intricacies of changing the default ports. Ever since I was exposed to Lync in 2011, I've been a huge proponent of using chat to communicate at work. Years ago, I recall corporate chat being a hard sell, but now it seems …

Recently I was tasked with migrating all SQL 2008 R1 and prior databases to SQL 2008 R2 and SQL 2012. One of my qualifying applications was Lync 2010. We were under the impression that SQL 2012 would be fine for the Lync 2010 installation. After migrating the database and updating the connections, Lync would not fully …