Welcome back to the last article in the “Core Components of Microsoft Teams” blog series! Throughout this series we’ve explained how different Microsoft products are leveraged within Microsoft Teams. Today, we’ll wrap things up by discussing how Microsoft Teams uses Exchange. How does Teams use Exchange? Teams uses Exchange in various ways. One of the […]
Brian Siefferman
Brian is a Technical Consultant for Perficient’s Unified Communications practice focusing primarily on Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams workloads. He has been in this role since December 2017 and has an active presence blogging about all things Teams related. Currently, Brian resides in the suburbs of Chicago and enjoys running, swimming, weight lifting, and playing soccer in his free time.
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Core Components of Microsoft Teams – Part 4 – SPO & ODfB
Hello and welcome back to part 4 of the “Core Components of Microsoft Teams” blog series! Last time we discussed Office 365 Groups and how they are leveraged by Microsoft Teams. In a similar fashion, today we’ll be covering how SharePoint Online and One Drive for Business tie into Microsoft Teams. This will be a […]
Core Components of Microsoft Teams – Part 3 – Office 365 Groups
Welcome back to part 3 of the Core Components of Microsoft Teams series! This time we’ll discuss all things Office 365 groups including how Teams leverages Office 365 groups. With that said let’s get this show started! In a nutshell, Office 365 Groups is a membership service that gets broken down into 3 steps: A […]
Core Components of Microsoft Teams – Part 2 – Azure AD
Welcome back to part 2 of the “Core Components of Microsoft Teams” blog series! This time we’ll be discussing what Azure AD is and how it relates to Microsoft Teams. What is Azure Active Directory (AAD)? Azure Active Directory (AAD) is Microsoft’s multi-tenant , cloud based directory and identity management service. Azure AD combines the […]
Core Components of Microsoft Teams – Part 1 – Architecture
Welcome to a new blog series on Microsoft Teams! In this series we’ll be covering all core components as it relates to Microsoft Teams. Specifically, in this first article we’ll discuss the architecture of Teams as this will lay the foundation for the next 4 articles in this series. In the next few articles we’ll […]
Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 6
Welcome back to the last blog in the “Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams” series! Last time we talked about the process of connecting to Office 365 over the internet. In this article, we’ll discuss peering, QoS, and some tools to assist you in planning your network for Microsoft Teams. So without further ado let’s […]
Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 5
Welcome back to part 5 of the “Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams” blog series! Last time we talked about the different types of media flows in Microsoft Teams and how they work. This time, we’ll be breaking down the Office 365 network and how your users connect to the cloud over the internet. Connecting […]
Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 4
Welcome back to part 4 of “Planning Your Network in Microsoft Teams” blog series. Last time we talked about the anatomy of a Teams call as well as some of the network impairments that can severely impact your call quality. Now that you have a good understanding of that, it is time to move on […]
Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 3
Welcome back to Part 3 of “Planning Your Network in Microsoft Teams” series! Last time, we talked about what real time communications was and the protocols used for media traffic in Microsoft Teams. In this article, we’ll be going a step further and breakdown the anatomy of a media session in Microsoft Teams. Then we’ll […]
Plan Your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 2
Welcome back! Last time we discussed (at a high level) what you will need to consider to implement Teams in your environment. This time, we’ll be taking a deep dive into each of these areas so you can get a full understanding about what is required to ensure a successful implementation. Specifically, we’ll start off […]
Upgrading from Skype for Business to Teams – 2019 Edition
With 2019 in full swing you may be curious what Microsoft has in store for their hub for teamwork, Microsoft Teams. Well last week Microsoft released some new updates on guidance for upgrading from Skype for Business to Teams. In this blog article, I’ll quickly outline some of the recent updates Microsoft has made to […]
Plan your Network in Microsoft Teams (2019) – Part 1
With 2019 in full swing, your organization may be looking to upgrade your infrastructure. One of those areas may include your telephony, instant messaging platform, or audio conferencing platform. Well, why not knock out all 3 at once by using Microsoft Teams as you hub for teamwork! Having all of these capabilities ready to use […]