Today I’m reviewing the Yealink SIP-T58A desk phone. Like its little brother (which we reviewed last time), this is a softphone designed for Skype for Business users. I put it through the same paces as the T56, within the same
Device Review: Yealink T56A Skype for Business Phone
Time for a new device to review! This time we have a new desk phone: the SIP-T56A from Yealink. Matt at Jenne.com kindly sent me this unit for review, after we expressed interest in the Yealink line. The T56A is
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
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
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
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.
The Call Goes Out – Enterprise Skype for Business Admins, Sound Off on On-Prem Costs!
Well, my last post certainly poked a hornet’s nest, didn’t it? First things first: I DID oversimplify the comparison. Not intentionally, but that’s what came out. Mea culpa. I was aiming to do as straightforward a comparison between Skype for
The Skype for Business Quagmire Creeping Up on Enterprises
Skype for Business Server has one new version coming. After that, enterprises could get stuck between an economic rock & a financial hard place. Skype for Business Server 2019 is coming. However, given all the pushes toward O365/Teams, it’s not
How the Load Balancer Fits into Skype for Business
Our fourth entry in the “How It Fits” series is…the Load Balancer! Load balancers show up in every level of a Skype for Business deployment. They’re an integral component of effective Skype for Business Online tenants as well. If a
The Top 8 Skype for Business-Teams Complaints
Teams is 1 year old! Let’s talk about its problems. I asked Twitter followers, checked feedback sites, and polled co-workers. All told, I came up with 8 of the most common complaints for Skype for Business and Teams. Why do