Welcome back to the second blog post on Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms! Last time, we discussed what breakout rooms were, how they are created, how to assign users, and how to open/close a breakout room. If you are joining us for the first time, I encourage you to check out the first post here. This […]
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Microsoft Teams Updates (January 2021)
Welcome to 2021! I’m sure I can speak for pretty much everyone when I say that 2020 won’t be missed! Nevertheless, Microsoft has graced us with some exciting new updates to start the year off on the right foot. In today’s blog, we’ll cover some of the biggest updates around meetings, calling, management, and even […]
How to use Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms (Part 1 of 2)
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms! This has been a long-awaited ask from the tech community and has been in the works for quite some time! In today’s blog, we’ll discuss what a breakout room is used for, how to create one, how to assign people to a specific breakout […]
Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
The New and Improved Microsoft Dataverse As if 2020 didn’t hit us with enough changes, Microsoft revealed some new terminology that all Dynamics 365 and Power Platform users should be aware of. From November 2020 onward, the Common Data Service (a secure data platform utilized in the Power Platform and Dynamics 365) will be referred […]
Microsoft Teams Updates (December 2020)
Happy holidays to everyone, and welcome to December! Microsoft has been working diligently to get everyone some great new updates before the end of the year. In this blog, we’ll cover some of the biggest updates announced this month around Teams meetings, calling, and collaboration! Meetings AI-based noise suppression I cannot emphasize how excited I […]
Using New Built-in Polls in a Teams Meeting
One new update that may have flown under your radar is the new built-in polls feature in a Teams meeting. In today’s article, I’ll be covering this cool new feature and show you how you can start using polls in your meetings! Step 1: Schedule your meeting Let’s start things off in the Microsoft Teams […]
Securing Teams with built-in apps in Microsoft Endpoint Manager
With about 42% of the U.S. labor force working remotely, managing devices has become more important than ever. Luckily, Microsoft has made great advancements in device management capabilities, many of which we’ll discuss today. In this blog, we’ll go over four main areas of Endpoint Management: Creating an app deployment Securing the app (conditional access […]
Microsoft Teams Updates (November 2020)
Last week, Microsoft announced all of the upcoming updates for Microsoft Teams in the month of November. In this blog, we’ll go over some of the biggest announcements around meetings and calling as well as chat and collaboration! Without further ado let’s see what Microsoft has in store for us! Meeting and Calling Updates Live […]
What’s coming to Teams (October & November 2020)
Microsoft recently announced several changes coming to Microsoft Teams, this month and next. In this blog article, I’ll cover many of the planned changes for Teams so you and your organization can start planning accordingly. With that being said, let’s take a look at the planned changes coming to Teams for the months of October […]
[Webinar Recording] Change Management Empowered the Adoption of Microsoft Teams for 15,000 Employees
Perficient’s Andres Gonzalez, lead business consultant, organizational change management, Meghlynn Achez, lead business consultant, organizational change management, and Ryan Coburn, senior project manager, management consulting, hosted a webinar where they discussed how change management was leveraged by a large utility company to ensure that its 15,000 employees adopted Microsoft Teams successfully. The change management team […]
New management capabilities in Teams (October 2020)
I’m a little late to the party on this topic, but recently Microsoft announced some exciting new features across multiple categories in the Microsoft Teams Admin Center! In this article, I’ll highlight some of the biggest Teams management capabilities announced during Microsoft Ignite! Policy Bulk Assignment In the past bulk policy assignment meant that you […]
[Invite] Implement Microsoft Teams with Organizational Change Management to Maximize Your ROI
The impacts of COVID-19 have made it imperative, now more than ever, to assure that employees are ready, willing, and able to embrace new technology in a virtual workplace. Despite the current circumstances, successful change is more complex than just ensuring adoption – it is understanding the change from the stakeholders’ perspective, creating opportunities for […]