Microsoft Teams

Many of us have witnessed how easy it is for the boundary between work and life to blur over the past year. As our lives become increasingly connected, we make sense of an enormous amount of information while multiple tasks and deliverables require our attention. As more people work remotely, it is harder to figure…

Microsoft has just published its monthly roundup covering everything added to its Teams collaboration platform in January 2022. This month, the biggest improvements include a new “Press to unmute” feature for meetings, a Front row layout for Teams Rooms devices, updates for Teams Phones, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to…

Microsoft has launched a new device trade-in program for its Teams collaboration platform. The new initiative aims to make it easier for organizations to migrate to Teams and receive cashback by selling their eligible traditional unified communications devices such as desktop phones. The Redmond giant has teamed up with Network-Value to make this new device…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow users to mute notifications during Teams meetings. The company has recently announced that the Mute notifications feature is now available in public preview for desktop and web users. The Mute notifications feature expands the existing capability in Microsoft Teams that lets users customize their notifications…

As more employees shift to working remotely, it is more important than ever that organizations prioritize protecting their business-critical and sensitive data across apps, endpoints, and cloud services. Employees will be accessing, sharing, creating, and storing data in new ways than before, meaning the need to make sure this is protected and compliant is more…

Microsoft has announced a slew of new features and capabilities for Teams and Viva. The company says that these improvements are aimed at helping to “reduce stress, modernize training, and rebuild culture for those on the frontline.” For IT Admins, Microsoft has unveiled some updates coming to the device management experience to allow frontline workers…

Microsoft has published a monthly round-up of all the features added to its Teams collaboration service in December 2021. This time around, the biggest improvements include End-to-end encryption (E2EE) support, Teams Rooms updates, a new SIP Gateway service, Teams-certified devices, and much more. New features for Microsoft Teams meetings First up, Microsoft has made some…

Google has started sending out emails recommending users install the Microsoft Teams update as soon as possible to fix a bug that was preventing some Android devices from making emergency calls. The company previously stated that this issue only impacts all users with Android 10 and above, but it has now confirmed that the emergency…

  The main gist of this month’s Teams Phone announcement is that Microsoft is consolidating Business Voice with its Enterprise offerings in a new plan, “Teams Phone with Calling Plan.” Microsoft launched Microsoft 365 Business Voice in 2019. It provides SMEs with a complete phone solution that is designed to work with Microsoft Teams. Teams…

When Microsoft first announced Teams Meeting Recordings, they were stored in Microsoft Stream, a new SharePoint-based website (stream.office.com). Last year, they made a major announcement and initiated a phased, methodical transition from Stream to OneDrive and SharePoint as the storage location. This process is nearly complete, and the final stages are starting soon. Most users…