Microsoft Teams

I work with many legal and regulatory organizations that require no retention period for Microsoft Teams channels and their users’ chats. Other industries dictate that the information must be retained for 7 years while other customers don’t want to let go of any information and retain their chats indefinitely. This blog post will assist you…

Teams is the backbone of Microsoft’s modern communication platform and is the hub of productivity inside the Microsoft 365 suite of tools. But one of the problems with the application, as it exists today, is that it consumes a lot of resources that drag down performance. With Windows 11 that was announced today and a…

Today, Microsoft announced their newest OS, Windows 11. Along with updates to the UI, the servicing models, and a lot more, the company is also baking Teams into the OS. With Teams now being a default app in Windows 11 and now that home users are required to connect to the Internet and have an…

Microsoft Teams has grown massively in the last 12 months, growing from 44 million active users in April 2020 to over 145 Million users in April 2021. But the business world doesn’t stop; mergers, acquisitions, divestitures is part of the everyday challenge for the IT Pro. Voice and how we use voice in Microsoft Teams…

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that they would be enabling a new way to join Teams meetings that didn’t use links. Unfortunately, the feature is not only delayed but the company is not providing a timeline for when it will arrive. In an updated message, MC248395, Microsoft says that they are evaluating feedback and are…

The Microsoft Surface Hub is a device that has undergone a significant amount of transition in its short life. Specifically, the second-generation hub strategy evolved from a device that rotated and was extensible with additional displays to representing hardware that was closer to its first-generation sibling than an all-new experience. As the product has matured,…

While it may not be the most headline-grabbing feature, Teams has proven to be a reliable video communication tool that is used by millions of people every single day. This makes it good for internal communication and collaboration, but when it comes to using Teams to broadcast content, it is not the optimal tool –…

As we start the new way of working in the second half of 2021, whether it’s back into the office or working hybrid, one aspect we often see left behind are your meeting spaces. As organizations come back into the office, meeting rooms will no longer meet their collaborative requirements. We often see when people…

This week, Microsoft is hosting its annual developer conference called Build. For the second year in a row, the conference is virtual-only and you can watch the event online but for those looking for what’s new for Teams, here’s a breakdown of the announcements. Microsoft Teams’ growth exploded during 2020 thanks to the pandemic and…

During Microsoft Ignite 2021, Voices matter: Reconnect with Microsoft Teams Calling, Microsoft introduced a new technology that allows for connectivity from other telephone providers into Microsoft Teams called Operator Connect.  You might be thinking, “we’ve been doing that for years?!” and you’d be right.  Partners and customers have been able to integrate Session Border Controllers…