How to Create and Use Azure AD Cross Tenant Access Policies
Azure cross-tenant access policies control collaboration with external tenants using features like Teams Shared Channels.
April 7, 2022
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New Features Coming to Microsoft Teams – Podcast Ep. 40
The podcast this week discussed the new features coming to Microsoft Teams and Windows 365, including Teams Connect (aka Shared Channels), broadcasting from Teams using RTMP, and some exciting new announcements you definitely need to know about.
April 6, 2022
How to Stream Webinars from Microsoft Teams Using RTMP
Microsoft launched a new feature: RTMP streaming from within Microsoft Teams. This allows you to stream from Microsoft Teams to any supported service - such as YouTube, LinkedIn Live, Twitter, Facebook Live and many third-party event platforms. In this post we show you how to configure it, and what to expect when you use it.
April 4, 2022
The Practical 365 Update – Episode 39: Teams Connect Shared Channels, New Devices and Exchange Licensing News
This episode discusses Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels rolling out to public preview; Teams Meeting Room Device News; Third-party add-in support for Every Meeting Online; Upcoming changes to license re-assignment in Exchange Online and more roadmap news.
March 23, 2022
Many Successes and a Few Hiccups in the First Five Years of Microsoft Teams
The first five years of Microsoft Teams have included many successes and a few failures. Calls and Meetings are successes, but Teams Personal?
March 14, 2022
Every Meeting Online?
Just as in-person meetings are resuming around the world, Microsoft has begun rolling out improvements to a feature that enables you to make every meeting an online meeting in Teams or Skype for Business. Seen from the perspective of having hybrid meetings be the ‘new norm,’ the ability to have meetings default to online-only is a useful step, Microsoft still has a few rough edges to fix before these updates reach their full potential.
March 11, 2022
The Practical 365 Update – Episode 38: Cyber Security Tips for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint Cameo Makes a Cameo & More
On this week's show we discuss cyber security tips you can implement immediately to secure your Microsoft 365 tenant; on the roadmap we review the latest features including PowerPoint's latest new "cameo" feature, new casting and live streaming options in Teams, whiteboard sharing and more.
March 9, 2022
Diving into the Details of Microsoft Teams Shared Channels
A year after announcing Teams Connect shared channels, Microsoft launched the feature into public preview on March 16.
February 23, 2022
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The Practical 365 Update – Episode 37: Teams Dev with MVP Tom Morgan, plus Breakout Rooms news, Teams 2.0 release date speculation and much more
On this week's show, Paul and Steve are joined by Microsoft MVP Tom Morgan to discuss Teams Development. As an IT Pro, find out why it's worth expanding your skillset - plus we've all the latest news in the world of Microsoft 365 as always.
February 22, 2022
Five Practical Actions to Control Guest Accounts for Microsoft Teams
The number of guest accounts in Azure AD keeps growing, largely due to usage in Microsoft Teams. In this article, we describe five basic management steps to control guest accounts.
February 11, 2022
New Features Galore in Microsoft 365, plus we chat VDI with Microsoft MVP Theresa Miller
Join myself and Paul Robichaux for this week's latest episode of the podcast to discuss a plethora of updates in Microsoft 365. Plus we're joined by Microsoft MVP Theresa Miller to discuss all things VDI with Microsoft 365. We chat about Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix, VMware and much more, from the point of view of Microsoft 365 IT pros.
February 9, 2022
New Teams Pro Video Output Features Arrive in Public Preview
Last year, Microsoft announced new pro video output features coming to Microsoft Teams aimed at making it easier to get full-quality video feeds from Teams meetings into other platforms. This article examines the new features along with recent improvements to NDI output functionality.
February 8, 2022