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What Did the Teams Incident Do To Your Company's Productivity on Friday Afternoon?

Judging by the tweet storm (or is that called an X storm now?), productivity in corporate North America took a big hit as the week ended. Microsoft Teams had an issue that was “impacting multiple Microsoft Teams features”. Users reported problems of: messages not posting, inability to access files, and interrupted workflows.

How SaaS Changed Network Management

Work environments, the network that supports them, and the network management tools to fix those work environments seem to have changed overnight. But the shift was one which was long in the making, several decades to be exact. With the acceleration of work from home due to the pandemic, SaaS services accelerated into a necessity. Along with this dramatic shift, network management shifted to accommodate SaaS and gone were seemingly static paradigms about work and networking.

The Hidden Challenge of Microsoft Teams Performance

In today’s quickly changing modern workplace, digital collaboration tools are incredibly important. Microsoft Teams, a cornerstone of Microsoft 365, has become a pivotal platform for communication and collaboration, especially in the age of remote work. However, as IT managers navigate the complex terrain of ensuring seamless connectivity and productivity, a hidden challenge often lurks beneath the surface – the substantial challenge of Microsoft Teams performance.

Boost Your Microsoft Teams Performance for Revenue Triumph

Microsoft Teams is a key tool for collaboration in the modern workplace, connecting with other Microsoft 365 apps. When many businesses moved to a mix of remote and in-person work, 45.5% said Microsoft Teams performance became much more important. Additionally, 43% of businesses that use Teams rated it as strategic to their daily operations.

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10 Reasons for Poor Teams and Zoom Call Quality

Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) platforms play a vital role in facilitating seamless communication and efficient teamwork within the modern digital workplace. This reality is particularly important in light of the growing prevalence of hybrid and remote work. Zoom and Microsoft Teams, two leading UCC applications, have gained widespread popularity across global organizations. Before the rise of Zoom, often Cisco Webex or Goto-Meeting was the collaborative and presentation platform of choice for Enterprises. What's detailed here for Zoom and Teams, also holds true for the more traditional remote meeting apps like Webex and Goto.

Succeeding with Teams Phone in 2024

Moving to Teams Phone as your primary voice system can save money and provide a great user experience, or it can “crash and burn”. In a two-part workshop, I had the opportunity to explore insights to help migrate successfully to Teams Phone with Greg Zweig of Ribbon. (Ribbon was kind enough to sponsor both workshop sessions.) This article summarizes the information we covered in the workshop.

Teams Call Quality Dashboard: The First Step In Teams Insight

Do you have much experience using the Call Quality Dashboard (CQD)? Does your team go on about it being a ‘good starting point’? Do you even know what the CQD does? Fear not. If you answered ‘no’ to any of those questions, we’re going to fill you in with all the details that matter and give you some additional direction on how to get the most out of them. The bottom line is they’re a good starting point, but a long way from being a proactive performance solution.

A Day In The Life of Teams Productivity Loss

C-suiter, VP’er, or anyone who’s top of the pile in an enterprise faces inherent pressure that comes part and parcel with the role that they’re taking on. Many of the pressures can’t be overcome, it’s simply the nature of the beast. But dealing with technical issues in their day-to-day life is one of their biggest gripes, because it always feels like a problem that should be solved – not one needing to be dealt with again and again.

New Year's Resolutions For Peak Microsoft Teams Productivity and ROI

Ready for the New Year? Got your obligatory one-month gym membership lined up and a wine rack that’s empty on purpose? Most people at this time of year set themselves some resolutions to make this year the best yet. Unfortunately, pretty much everyone flakes out by about the third week of Jan… so why don’t you beat the trend and make some of them stick?

Top 3 Office 365 Backup solutions for 2024

In the dynamic landscape of modern business operations, data plays a pivotal role in driving productivity and decision-making. As organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft Office 365 for their collaborative and communication needs, the importance of securing and preserving this data has never been more critical.