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Teams Phone Resource Account licence (Virtual user licence) now required for all Resource Accounts used by Teams

This is an important change to be aware of. Previously, a Teams Phone Resource Account license (previously called Virtual user license) was only required when assigning a phone number to a resource account. Now, all resource accounts used in Microsoft Teams must be assigned a Teams Phone Resource Account license, regardless of whether they’ll be assigned a phone number. All auto attendants...

Microsoft Teams MS-720 exam to be replaced with MS-721: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer

For all my MS-720 friends out there, it’s time for a new exam. The MS-720 Microsoft Teams Voice Engineer exam, which earned you the title Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert, will be retired on June 30, 2023. A replacement exam, Exam MS-721: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer, will be available in mid-March 2023. Which will give you Microsoft 365 Certified:...

Setup Microsoft Teams on Elgato Stream Deck

Microsoft Teams has official support for the Elgato Stream Deck. This gives you physical shortcut keys to take the following actions: Toggle camera on/off Toggle mute on/off Toggle record on/off Toggle background blur on/off Leave the meeting Post live reactions Raise/lower hand Record Here is how to install Microsoft Teams buttons on the Stream Deck 1. In the Microsoft Teams desktop client...

What is Microsoft Teams (free)? What are the differences with Microsoft Teams paid?

What is Microsoft Teams (free)? “Microsoft Teams (free)”, an odd name I know, is the version of Teams for home/consumer. The free link for Microsoft Teams has “teams-for-home” in the URL. It has also been called “Teams for Life” and “Microsoft Teams for personal and small business use”. It is the version of Teams which has the “Communities for Teams” feature in it, which is basically the “teams”...

2023 Microsoft Teams Predictions, UC Today January Podcast

This month on the UC Today podcast, we got 10 industry experts to give their 2023 Microsoft Teams predictions Ryan Herbst, UnifiedCommunications.com Patrick Watson, Cavell Group Simon Leyland, CloudInteract Scott Riley, Cloud Nexus Randy Chapman, UC Status Kevin Keiller, EnableUC Graham Walsh, Neat David Dungay, UC Today Zeus Kerravala, ZK Research Mark Vale, Commsverse Check out their...

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