Thanks to my friend Shawn Harry for the heads up on this one, Microsoft has quietly launched Microsoft Teams Device as a Service. This is US only to start, with plans to support Canada next. It appears to be an option at checkout from the Microsoft Teams Devices store: Microsoft Teams enabled devices with fulfilment through UnifiedCommunications.com rather than directly from Microsoft. All...
Public, Private and Org-wide teams In Microsoft Teams there are three types of team, Public and Private and Org-wide. Public means anyone in the organisation (tenant) can join the team at any time without any approval Private means owners of the team must admit new members. Org-wide, which is a special type of team that automatically adds everyone in the organisation organization to be a part of...
Microsoft Teams has been ranked as a leader in both the Garner Unified Communications as a Service and Meeting Solutions magic quadrants This is Microsoft’s second consecutive year as a Leader for Unified Communications as a Service and the 14th time in which Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader for Meetings Solutions. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, Worldwide...
With the time until Skype for Business Online will be retired, 31st July 2021, getting less and less, Microsoft is making a move to retire the Skype for Business Online admin center as soon as December 1st 2020. Known as LSCP (Lync Server Control Panel) to friends, you might ask how Microsoft can retire the SfBO admin control panel 8 months before SfBO retirement? The answer is that SfBO users...
Back in June, a Microsoft blog explained Windows Windows is “transitioning and converting our current ring model, based on the frequency of builds, to a new channel model”. It also said that Microsoft Teams would move in the same direction. How Microsoft office aka Microsoft 365 Apps Update Channels Work Microsoft Office runs on a channel model (naming has changed a few times, now it is: Current...