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Choosing the Right Free Version of Teams

If you are signing up for a free account to use with Microsoft Teams, you might see a few options available. This might seem confusing compared to Zoom and similar apps, but there’s a good reason for it.

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New IT Teams Controls Make Setting Default Roles in Meetings Easier

Microsoft has rolled out new administrative controls for configuring the defaults for who should be a presenter in a meeting.

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Getting Started with Azure on a Budget

Microsoft’s Azure platform offers a robust number of services and while it may sound expensive, it’s easy to stay on a budget or even get some services for free.

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Inside the Free Version of Teams

A free version of Teams is now available and it’s pretty good. Up to 300 users, free storage, and lots of functionality – and a phantom Office 365 tenant (or so it seems). The nice people at Slack might not like what they see, but there’s fierce competition to secure the hearts and minds of those who choose to collaborate using a free platform.

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Best Free Automation Software for System Administrators

Need help automating mundane IT tasks, but don’t have the budget for commercial software? Take a look at this list of free automation tools!

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Best Free Tools for System Administrators

Looking for a good free utility to help with an irksome IT task? Check out our ever-growing directory of free tools and services for IT professionals.

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How to Install ESXi 5 – The Free VMware vSphere Hypervisor

ESXi5 is the latest version of VMware’s virtualization hypervisor, which enables multiple virtual machines to run simultaneously on a single physical host, and is free to download and use. In this article Tom Finnis describes the new features in this version and discusses how you might benefit from installing it, whilst covering the basics like hardware requirements and the installation procedure.

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