Russell Smith

Are you using Microsoft Teams? Try the Microsoft Teams 2.0 preview and experience the future of team collaboration! This Week in IT, I’ll give you 5 reasons why you should try Microsoft Teams 2.0 today. From new features to improved performance, I’ll show you why Microsoft Teams 2.0 is a great collaboration tool for your…

This week, March 30th at 9.20am ET, Petri is hosting its first free virtual 1-day conference of the year on identity management and privileged access management (PAM). In our 2023 audience survey, IT Pros cited security as their number one concern. And because identity and privilege management form the basis of good security and a…

It’s been a long time coming for long-suffering Microsoft Teams users. Today, Microsoft is launching access to a public preview of its new client software for Teams on Windows. The new client, which is officially version 2.1, will bring x2 faster performance while using 50% less memory. The current Teams client is Electron based, a…

Microsoft Loop is here! Are you ready to take your productivity to the next level? With its new features and capabilities, Loop is set to change the way you work in Microsoft 365. In this video, I’ll take a closer look at what Loop has to offer and how it compares to Notion.

After years of development, Microsoft Loop is finally available in public preview starting today. But what is Loop for? And can it compete with productivity incumbent Notion? Let’s find out more. What is Microsoft Loop? Microsoft Loop is a feature and app in Microsoft 365. Based on the Fluid Framework, Loop components can be created…

This Week in IT, Google one ups Microsoft ahead of its ‘Reinventing Productivity with A.I.’ event but it still doesn’t have a product to show. While Microsoft already has ChatGPT-like features integrated into Bing, Edge, and Windows 11.

Thursday 16, March, at its Reinventing Productivity with A.I. event, Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new set of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) integrations in its suite of Office applications, powered by ChatGPT and technology it has developed using the Microsoft Graph and large language models (LLMs). Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Office apps already have A.I….

This Week in IT, I talk to Stephen Rose about whether ChatGPT is just marketing hype or will it really change the way we do everything. Plus, Stephen shows me the new integration between Windows 11 ‘Moment 2’ Phone Link and iOS, and we discuss whether organizations will be willing to pay a premium for…

As Microsoft puts it, teams and channels are where ‘real work gets done’. Let’s look more closely at Teams channels vs chats. Microsoft Teams is a complex tool that allows users to collaborate using a mixture of apps provided by Microsoft 365, like OneDrive files, SharePoint libraries, Microsoft Lists, Planner, Approvals, and many others. In…

This Week in IT, I show you the future of search engines in action! Microsoft’s Bing Prometheus is set to revolutionize search with its integration of ChatGPT. Join me as I unveil the lightning-fast speed and accuracy of Bing Prometheus in answering your questions!

It’s been a busy month. Microsoft started testing the next Windows 11 ‘moment’, plus the Unified Update Platform (UUP) is coming to WSUS and ConfigMgr at the end of March. And Microsoft is now officially supporting Windows on Arm on Apple silicon. And much more! So, let’s get started. Windows 11 ‘Moment’ drops Microsoft announced…

This Week in IT, Microsoft reveals details of how its new Prometheus A.I. model for Bing works and a faster more efficient Teams client is coming in preview to users in March.