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The 5 Most Useful Skype4B / Teams Posts in 2018

Let’s start 2019 with a refresher. 2018 was a busy year, with new content and updates for older, more evergreen content. In today’s post I’ve listed our the 5 most popular posts in 2018, by number of unique visits. If

chris.williams January 16, 2019 Instant Messaging (IM), Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

The Skype for Business Insider Year in Review – 2018 Edition

Just like that, we’ve reached the last post of 2018! I do have a post on the Mediation Server for our “How It Fits into Skype for Business” in the works. But since it’s already mid-December, I thought a ‘year

chris.williams December 19, 2018 ChatOps, Intelligent Communications, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications No Comments Read more

Do We Still Need the Skype for Business Director? In One Instance, Yes!

The poor Director server role. No longer needed by Teams, its primary function usurped by Azure AD for Office 365…Microsoft’s march into the future seems to have passed right by it. Now, this is not the first time Microsoft has

chris.williams October 11, 2018 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Security, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 2 Comments Read more

How to Access Skype for Business and Teams Services on Linux Computers

Want to access Skype for Business or Teams on Linux? You’re not alone. I wrote a post back in 2014 titled, “Lync on Linux: How to Access Lync Services on Linux Computers.” It remains one of the most-read posts on

chris.williams September 20, 2018January 16, 2019 Conferencing, Instant Messaging (IM), Microsoft Teams, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 9 Comments Read more

Dissecting the Free Teams Offering

Microsoft has released Teams as a free offering. No Office 365 account required. But how viable is it as a standalone chat app? That’s what we’re looking at today. I’ve setup a fresh Teams account for testing. We’re looking at

chris.williams September 6, 2018 ChatOps, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Persistent Chat, Skype for Business No Comments Read more

6 Questions about Atlassian Discontinuing HipChat & Stride

By now you’ve likely heard about Atlassian’s shuttering of its HipChat & Stride products. The decision has many implications, from Atlassian’s future as a company to the ChatOps space worldwide. Other bloggers have asked important questions about this move. How

chris.williams August 16, 2018 ChatOps, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Skype for Business No Comments Read more

A Tour through the Teams AppSource (App Store)

Did you know you can add third-party add-ons to a Teams channel? Let’s see what happens when you do! Microsoft calls these add-ons “Teams Apps.” They work like Chrome browser add-ons…a way to integrate third-party software into the Teams experience.

chris.williams August 1, 2018 ChatOps, Intelligent Communications, Microsoft Teams, Third-Party Skype for Business Products No Comments Read more

5 Ways to Conceal a Teams Channel

We can’t make fully private channels in Teams yet. But we can conceal a channel from other Teams users. Private Channels has taken the top spot at UserVoice, as the most-requested Teams feature. Microsoft is, as of this post, “Working

chris.williams July 5, 2018 ChatOps, Microsoft Teams, Security, Unified Communications No Comments Read more

The Future of Enterprise Skype for Business Server: Your Feedback

What will enterprises do with their on-prem Skype for Business deployments after 2020? What factors weigh upon those decisions? I asked you…and you answered! I received several responses from enterprise admins, all running Skype for Business Servers on-prem. Some went

chris.williams June 21, 2018 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Skype for Business, Unified Communications No Comments Read more

Is Skype for Business GDPR Compliant? What About Teams?

I’ve received feedback from several enterprise sysadmins and consultants about on-prem costs. Thanks very much! It’s not quite enough to comfortably make some 2020 predictions though…if you haven’t responded yet, please take a moment. It really can help us all.

chris.williams June 13, 2018 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 7 Comments Read more
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The Skype4B Insider is a blog about the technology we use to communicate in business today. Here we talk about Microsoft's Skype for Business Server 2015, Lync Server 2013, Unified Communications, Voice over IP and related technologies like Exchange Server. Written by Chris W., MCSE in Communication and PlanetMagpie IT Consulting's Digital Marketing & Communications Manager.

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