Historically when integrating with Microsoft Teams voice you would need to work with Microsoft to migrate your own telephone numbers to Microsoft and use their calling plans. The other option is to create a direct route, implement your own session boarder controller (SBC) or a hosting provider session boarder controller and then link this to...
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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…
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…
Last Update: Jan 20, 2023
At its Ignite conference yesterday, Microsoft announced that some parts of its Fluid Framework are being rebranded as Microsoft Loop. Or at least some parts of it. First announced in 2019, the Fluid Framework provides users with what Microsoft describes as ‘atomic units of productivity’ that can be shared and worked on independently of a…
Microsoft 365 includes powerful collaboration features that allow teams to work on and share Office documents more easily than ever before. But do you understand how file sharing works within Microsoft 365 and how to manage and secure your files? In this article, we’ll take you through the basics of file sharing and collaboration in Microsoft…
Notion is a cloud-based productivity and collaboration all in-one workspace tool. In this article, I’ll answer the question ‘what is Notion?’ and provide some examples of how it can be used for productivity, real-time collaboration, and project management in your organization. Notion allows small teams of people to work together in real-time on documents, tasks, notes,…
Last Update: Aug 26, 2022
Much excitement was sparked when Microsoft introduced Teams, their purported Slack-killer, on November 2. Now that everyone’s calmed down a tad and we’ve had the time to get some solid hands-on time with Teams, it’s appropriate to look at what Microsoft has delivered and explore the strengths and weaknesses of Teams.
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…
Last Update: Mar 26, 2022
This week in IT, multifactor authentication lets Cisco users down and the Russians in, Microsoft Teams Connect arrives in preview to make cross-enterprise collaboration easier, Microsoft Azure gets a slight lead in the enterprise cloud space, and Windows Server is getting a new feature to protect against brute force SMB dictionary attacks. About This Week…
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…