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17 Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks You Didn’t Know You Needed
So you’ve learned the ropes of Microsoft Teams and overcome the hurdles of staying in touch with your coworkers from afar. But are you really making the most out of your Teams experience? This single app is, in fact, a workplace productivity hub that can help you achieve everyday tasks in less time....
August 18th, 2020
There’s More to Microsoft 365 Than Just Microsoft Teams!
In April 2020, Microsoft announced that the number of daily Microsoft Teams users had more than doubled to 75 million in less than two months. While this rapid increase was brought on by COVID-19, it wasn’t a new trend; Teams users had been on the rise long before the pandemic, with numbers growing ...
June 30th, 2020
It’s Time to Switch from Skype to Teams -Here’s How to Do It
It’s official: Skype for Business is dead. In multiple 2020 announcements, Microsoft disclosed that it had initiated an end of life program for Skype’s enterprise-oriented software. The platform will be effectively retired as of July 31, 2021, and all remaining business customers should migrate from...
June 16th, 2020
10 Intranet Security Best Practices for Remote Workers
Remote working is laden with benefits for companies and employees alike. But employing a remote workforce isn’t immune to its own set of problems, and intranet security is among the top concerns. Corporate security is enough of a challenge when company secrets remain, for the most part, confined wit...
June 9th, 2020
Shadow IT: How to Win Back Control Over Your Company’s IT
As business software becomes more and more user friendly, employees and managers are finding that they no longer need to seek help from the IT department before downloading and installing their own solutions. This phenomenon, known as shadow IT, poses obvious risks to company security and productivi...
May 5th, 2020
How to Drive Microsoft Teams Adoption While Working Remotely
Working remotely is only possible with the intervention of technologies like video conferencing, live chats, and virtual collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams. Traditionally, companies have had the opportunity to train employees on these tools in the office before transitioning to working from...
April 21st, 2020
Why Change Management Is Crucial to Office 365 Adoption
Each day, we witness firsthand the countless benefits that companies get from migrating to a digital workplace. A successful Office 365 adoption is statistically proven to generate better engagement and productivity among employees. But the path to a digital workplace isn’t as simple as deploying th...
April 14th, 2020
Powell Governance enhances adoption and user-experience of Microsoft Teams
Powell Softwares Microsoft Teams app, Powell Governance, transforms Microsoft Teams usage through an enhanced user experience and comprehensive governance features....
March 17th, 2020
How to Organize Microsoft Teams: Tips and Best Practices
Although it’s a fantastic collaborative tool, maintaining Microsoft Teams organization is a challenge for many businesses. As employees are added to more and more teams over time, and those teams share high volumes of information, locating items becomes a challenge. Information gets lost in a tangle...
March 11th, 2020