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Announcing Microsoft Applied Skills, the new credentials to verify in-demand technical skills
Could be helpful in some cases but I think an IT professional does not need a validation for a small pieces of knowledge. We must know our area of expertise comprehensively and with experience, we can easily learn/master specific topics related to it.
Introducing Microsoft Teams Real-time Call Quality Analytics
Nov 01 2021 09:50 PM With the release of Real-Time Call Quality Analytics (RTA) to public preview September 30th, Microsoft Teams is now able to provide real-time call quality statistics for scheduled meetings in a centralized administrative console, something that has never previously been available in prior iterations of Microsoft meeting platforms. Situations can arise where immediate analysis of a scheduled meeting is required and waiting until it has concluded is not an option.
How to Demo like a Pro from Windows - with video tutorials
Jul 11 2021 09:00 AM If there is one thing the past year of technical events has taught us, it's that making our technical training sessions and presentations short, dynamic and seamless, has the biggest impact. A huge factor as to why this shift has happened is that lots of the presentations and demonstrations we've all seen over the past year have had demos pre-recorded, then edited in video post-production to cut out things like unnecessary load times or navigation between apps and visuals.
Streamline requests with new approval features in Microsoft Teams
Apr 12 2021 03:30 PM Getting an approval on your work items is an essential part of almost every workflow. The approval can be a written acknowledgement from your manager, a formal authorization from a diverse group of stakeholders, or an official signature from a customer. Regardless of the type of approval needed, it can be hard to track and manage the requests when many systems and people are involved and often leads to unnecessary delays.
Change your own profile picture as a Guest in Microsoft Teams
Apr 06 2021 01:37 PM I love Microsoft Teams and I also love controlling my online appearance, but sadly both aren't big friends when you are a Guest in another tenant. There still isn't a good/easy way of controlling your own profile picture, which is sad because you are reduced to a not-very-personal colored circle with initials: Fellow MVP Kazushi Kamegawa shared a method of changing your profile picture in a private forum, but it stopped working due to some UI changes in the Azure Portal.
Re: [Giveaway] Humans of IT @ Microsoft Ignite 2020
Attending Microsoft Ignite virtually this year and missing good ol' conference swag? Want to win a special limited edition Humans of IT swag box? Here's your chance - read on to learn more! You've probably already seen these boxes all over social media, but if you haven't and want to know what's i...
User Activity based Expiration Policy for Office 365 groups is now in Private Preview!
O365 Groups power collaboration across Office 365 Collaboration is a key ingredient for the success of any organization. Office 365 groups, of the most used collaboration features in Microsoft 365 today, power the collaboration features across apps, including Outlook, Teams, Yammer, and SharePoint. Employees can create groups quickly and start collaborating with co-workers by sharing group documents, emails, and calendars.
Getting Started with Microsoft Teams Enterprise Deployment, Part 2
Welcome back to a blog series around kickstarting your enterprise’s Microsoft Teams deployment. In part 1, we talked through Teams client deployment. This time around, we’ll spend our time together discussing options for easing the transition from Skype for Business to Teams. Microsoft Teams includes several coexistence modes which are designed expressly for enterprise customers. Each Office 365 tenant starts in a coexistence mode called ‘Islands’.
How to troubleshoot issues in Sharepoint Online and OneDrive with diagnostics.
At Microsoft, our aim is to help you in your cloud journey, all the way from initial use to running full production workloads on SharePoint with confidence. Software fails, hardware breaks and you can run into issues when trying new things. That’s why it’s important that you’re able to diagnose and resolve issues quickly. To support those efforts, the SharePoint support team is pleased to share new features in the M365 Admin Center to help you diagnose and resolve issues.
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: April 2019
SharePoint is off and running into the second quarter of calendar year 2019 - so hang on! This is the comprehensive recap for all things SharePoint and related technology, plus the Intrazone Roadmap Pitstop: April 2019 episode – a bonus monthly audible companion to help answer, "What's rolling out now for SharePoint and related technologies into Microsoft 365?" Our goal is to provide change management excellence, with clear, concise and timely resources.
Microsoft Kaizala rolls out to Office 365 customers globally and will become part of Microsoft Teams
04-04-2019 09:00 AM Today, we are pleased to announce that Microsoft Kaizala is rolling out to all eligible Microsoft 365 and Office 365 commercial customers worldwide, making it generally available in 40 languages across 180+ markets. We are also announcing plans to bring Kaizala capabilities into Microsoft Teams and several new capabilities in Kaizala.
What’s new in Microsoft Teams - March round up
03-11-2019 12:00 PM Microsoft Teams continues to evolve to be the hub for teamwork for workers in all roles and across industries. Additionally, new updates to the Microsoft Graph Lifecycles enables you to automate processes and provide familiar experiences to your users. Keep reading to learn more: Collaborate more efficiently Work together with up to 5,000 people in the same team Bring large teams together to collaborate in a single workspace.
Gay judge becomes court pioneer
For the first time in history, an openly gay judge was confirmed to the state's highest court in June. The state Senate approved Paul Feinman's nomination, sealing a landmark moment that arrived 11 years after the state Court of Appeals issued a controversial ruling finding that New York's constitution did not guarantee the right of same-sex marriage. In nominating Feinman, Gov.
Saratoga Springs man will carry hopes, dreams of loved ones lost to cancer in bike challenge
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Pan-Mass Challenge, which each year sees riders traverse nearly 200 rugged miles of Massachusetts road in support of cancer research, may itself seem a considerable undertaking. But the journey dentist Mark Moreau of Saratoga Springs plans to embark upon this summer dwarfs the typical ride in the bike-a-thon supporting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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