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Microsoft Teams Essentials Most Affordable Collaboration Solution for Small Business

Last Update: Aug 26, 2022

December 1st, 2021, Microsoft announced the availability of Teams Essentials, a new product built for small businesses. In this article, you’ll learn what is Microsoft Teams Essentials, how it compares to other editions of Teams, and about pricing and availability. What is Microsoft Teams Essentials? Microsoft Teams Essentials provides small businesses with unlimited group calls…

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What is the Microsoft Teams Exploratory License, And When Should You Use It?

The Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience is a free trial license that Microsoft has implemented to help new businesses and startups to get started with Office 365. It gives access to all the same features as Microsoft Teams, but with a limited number of users. In this article, we’ll explain why the Teams Exploratory experience can…

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Microsoft Teams to Support Chats with Distribution Lists and Other Groups

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will enable users to start a group chat by inviting members of distribution lists, Microsoft 365 groups, or mail-enabled security groups. The feature will respect the limit for a group chat membership, which is currently set to 250 people. A distribution group (also known as a distribution…

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How to Configure Windows Autopatch: A Step-by-Step Guide

Windows Autopatch is a new Microsoft service that organizations can use to automate the patching of Windows, Microsoft 365 apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Teams. It aims to complete patching cycles within the least amount of time, whilst keeping downtime to a minimum. In this guide, we’ll show you how to configure Windows Autopatch…

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Microsoft’s New Windows Autopatch Service is Now Generally Available

Last Update: Aug 24, 2022

Windows Autopatch, an enterprise service that launched in public preview back in May, is now generally available for customers with Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licenses. Microsoft’s new managed service enables IT Pros to automate the planning and deployment of Windows and Office updates. Essentially, Windows Autopatch uses deployment tools such as Windows Update for…

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Microsoft Teams Gets New Facebook-Like Social Network ‘Viva Engage’

Microsoft unveiled its plans to integrate Viva Engage within Teams at Inspire 2022. The company announced this morning that the Facebook-like enterprise social networking platform is now generally available for customers. Viva Engage is built on Yammer, and it helps employees connect with their colleagues, ask questions, and share news and strategies. It also provides…

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Google to Disable Calendar Interop with Exchange Online in October

Google has announced an important configuration change for Google Workspace customers. The company recommends that organizations should enable OAuth 2.0 to continue using Google Calendar Interop with Exchange Online after Microsoft disables Basic Authentication in October. Google Calendar Interop is a useful tool that allows Exchange Online and Google Calendar to work together. The feature…

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5 Tips for Using the Microsoft Teams Admin Center

The Microsoft Teams admin center is a convenient tool for performing an array of administrative tasks, from creating and editing team policies and meeting settings to reassigning ownership to unowned teams. In this article, I’ll give you 5 tips to help you manage the Teams admin center as efficiently as possible in your organization. What…

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Microsoft to Reduce Price for Teams Rooms Plans in September

Microsoft has announced some important pricing changes regarding Microsoft Teams Rooms plans, which will go into effect on September 1, 2022. The company is set to introduce a new Teams Rooms Pro plan for commercial customers, which will replace the existing Standard and Premium subscriptions. Microsoft Teams Rooms are certified video conferencing solutions that provide…

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Managing Teams Through the Teams and Skype for Business Online Admin Center

Last Update: Aug 17, 2022

Microsoft announced at Ignite that you can soon manage Teams through the Teams and Skype for Business Online Admin Center. Office 365 administrators will welcome this because it means that they can manage teams without being a member of those teams. And they can avoid PowerShell, which is a pity.

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