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Microsoft Teams rolls out Background Effects. Here’s how you can set a custom background using it

June 8, 2020

Microsoft Teams rolls out Background Effects. MVP Steve Goodman explains how you can set a custom background using it.

How to use custom backgrounds in Microsoft Teams

MVP & Practical 365 Chief Editor, Steve Goodman, walks you through how to use the new Teams feature.

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What is the Teams Exploratory License?

May 4, 2020

In this article, MVP Steve Goodman explains what the Teams Exploratory license is and how you can use it in your environment.

The Practical 365 Weekly Update: Ep 26 – Exchange Online, Azure AD updates, and more

May 2, 2020

MVPs Steve Goodman & Sigi Jagott bring you the top news from the Microsoft 365 ecosystem this week in their weekly update.

Office 365 Book Recommendations

April 29, 2020

Here is a list of books I recommend for IT professionals who want to learn more about Office 365 migration and management.

Office 365 License Management: How to Be an IT Investment Superhero – Part Two

April 28, 2020

MVPs Sigi Jagott and Paul Robichaux finish their conversation with licensing expert Ben Marshall about how to manage Office 365 licenses.

The Practical 365 Weekly Update: Ep 25 – Outlook for Android, Yammer, Teams & more

April 25, 2020

New Feature: Third-party online meeting providers in Outlook for Android If you are using GoToMeeting, BlueJeans or Zoom for your meetings, you can add these meeting providers now directly to your Outlook for Android. You need to add this add-in from the Exchange administrator side, to override the default Teams or Skype options, if the […]

Office 365 License Management: How to Be an IT Investment Superhero – Part One

April 24, 2020

MVPs Sigi Jagott and Paul Robichaux get together with licensing expert Ben Marshall to discuss Office 365 License Management.

Why are Office 365 Tenant to Tenant Migrations more difficult for business divestitures?

April 20, 2020

Office 365 tenant divestitures are notoriously complex, and without a proper understanding can be very problematic. Find out more in this blog.

The Practical 365 Weekly Update: Ep 23 – RCA, Exchange, HCW and more

April 18, 2020

MVPs Steve Goodman and Sigi Jagott give you the top headlines from the Microsoft 365 ecosystem this week.

How to move your process time from Office 365 to Azure Batch – Part 1

April 14, 2020

Azure Batch is a PaaS that provides all the physical infrastructure plus the core software to run programs in groups, removing excessive server loads. Gustavo Velez explains how to use it in this article.

The Practical 365 Weekly Update: Ep 22 – Exchange Online, Teams Updates & Roadmap

April 10, 2020

Join MVPs Steve Goodman and Sigi Jagott for this weeks digest of Microsoft 365 news in the Practical 365 Podcast.

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