How to Avoid Spending Teams Communication Credits
A little over a year ago, Microsoft started charging communication credits for minutes used in Teams conferencing above a certain threshold. In other words, if you are in a Teams meeting and dial out to [...]
Using Microsoft Teams New Meeting Experience and Other Features
Microsoft Teams: the best thing since sliced bread! A one-stop-shop for your collaboration, your file sharing, your phone and your video conferencing. Even before the pandemic, Microsoft Teams adoption was on a sharp upward trajectory. [...]
For Encrypted Conference Calls, Use Microsoft Teams
As our pandemic charges on through April and our work-from-home initiatives become the new normal, video conferencing has become a must-have. All video conferencing providers are experiencing unprecedented adoption rates, from companies that are new [...]
Microsoft Quietly Institutes Teams PSTN Conferencing Credit Limits Starting Dec 1, 2019
“Warning! You’ve used up your Teams/Skype for Business PSTN minutes for this month” – if you got an email from Microsoft with that subject line, you’re not alone. Many businesses were blindsided in December with [...]
There Is A Way to Roll Back to Hosted Skype for Business from Microsoft Teams
Beginning October 1, 2018, Microsoft began converting Office 365 accounts to Microsoft Teams. For most organizations out there, adopting Teams won’t be a huge deal. Well, it’ll be a deal because it’s a significant interface [...]
Options for Dialing on Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams, collaboration tool, Slack killer … phone system? If you’re unfamiliar with Teams, get out from under that rock! Just kidding. Microsoft Teams is a platform that combines workplace chat, meetings, notes, attachments, planning [...]
Using Microsoft Teams for File Sharing Group Permissions in SharePoint and OneDrive
I had a client request that we help set up the primary company file storage using Office 365. They had been using SharePoint to store files for a couple of years but all users had [...]
Direct Routing with Microsoft Teams Online, Available Later This Year
Many organizations would like to move their existing phone systems online to reduce costs and maintenance while increasing access and reliability. In response to this, Microsoft is introducing a new way of making your phones [...]
Microsoft Teams Walkthrough: Meetings, Planner, and Apps
Hey hey, welcome back! I do hope that you came here to learn more about Microsoft Teams and you aren’t here for the donuts. I was running late this morning and didn’t have time to [...]
Microsoft Teams Walkthrough: Activities, Search, Chat and Files
Welcome back! In part one, I discussed Microsoft Teams and how they can be used for collaboration, discussion, record keeping, and all kinds of other fun things. If you haven’t read it, go ahead, click [...]