Five steps for SMBs to deploy Microsoft Teams
More than 75 million daily active users rely on Microsoft Teams to conduct business, connect with their network, and carry out their responsibilities. While the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly spurred many organisations to adopt virtual communication and collaboration tools, Microsoft Teams offers considerable benefits to the more than 500,000 organisations that use the app. Microsoft […]
The biggest Microsoft Teams headlines in 2020
2020 isn’t over yet, but one thing’s for sure: it has definitely been the year of Microsoft Teams. Even before the COVID-19 outbreak the platform was enjoying healthy growth, but its popularity soared when millions of people were forced to work from home back in the spring. Teams saw a 70% increase in user numbers […]
Unify remote and office working with Microsoft Teams
The workplace has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Businesses have been forced to adopt a remote culture in order to survive. Office workers have been forced to work from their homes to stay safe. Microsoft Teams, already a ground-breaking collaboration tool, has become even more paramount for millions of organisations around the world. […]
Microsoft Teams for Education
“The education mission at Microsoft is to empower every student, everywhere, to achieve more. To that end, we create hardware and software that improves learning outcomes. Together, we’re taking the classroom into the future.” Microsoft Teams for Education In light of the current COVID- 19 situations in the UK, resulting in nationwide school closures, many schools […]
Are virtual meetings finally more effective than in-person
Nobody said it better than Bob Dylan who immortalised the saying, “the times they are a-changing”. This is something that holds true in many facets of the business world and everything around us. Today, due to the global pandemic and what appears to be people making seemingly “smarter” decisions, more businesses are looking at staying […]
Why Microsoft Teams is winning in the remote working era
Ever since the world went into lock down, businesses and employees stuck at home have been relying on internet-based video calling platforms. Does the term ”Teams” ring any bells? Microsoft has taken full advantage of the home working phase when it first surfaced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and, now more than ever, businesses […]
Survive and thrive with a cloud-based telephone system
The way that businesses work has changed exponentially in the last few months. COVID-19 caught the world off guard, and organisations both large and small have been trying to ride the current storm whilst proofing against potential future ones. Businesses with on-premise phone systems have found home working particularly challenging. Many sales teams have been […]
Your Microsoft Teams experience just got better
May saw the introduction of some valuable new features in Microsoft’s popular software Teams. The collaboration hub, which has seen an increase of 134% in daily active users since March, has accelerated on development since the pandemic began to support the rise in remote working. Previous updates include background effects, increasing the view of participants […]