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3 RealPresence Trio Updates Beef Up its “Communications Hub” Power

“Alexa, start the Skype Meeting.” Sounds like an easy way to kick off a meeting, doesn’t it? If you’re using a RealPresence Trio, you have this functionality available. Poly (formerly Polycom) has made several updates to their Trio conference systems

chris.williams August 7, 2019 Conferencing, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications No Comments Read more

How the Video Interop Server Fits into Skype for Business

Entry #6 into the “How it Fits” series is…the Video Interop Server, or VIS! Of all the Server Roles, I have the least experience with this one. We’ve only done one install of it, for a customer with an older

chris.williams July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Conferencing, Intelligent Communications, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 1 Comment Read more

Workplace Messaging Report by Mio Out – 2019 Stats on ChatOps Usage

Hey Skype for Business/Teams/ChatOps fans! Just wanted to do a quick post about a new Workplace Messaging Report. Mio released it after surveying over 200 companies on their messaging apps/ChatOps trends & plans. I saw it posted on Twitter, read

chris.williams June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 ChatOps, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 No Comments Read more

Skype for Business Q&A on Customization

Do you enjoy customizing everything about your desk? Your phone screen, posters, funny desktop gadgets… Why not the same with your software? Judging by our search traffic, many of you would like to see more about customization for Skype for

chris.williams June 6, 2019 Reference, Skype for Business, Skype for Business Mobile, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Skype for Business Q&A on Privacy

Privacy in Skype for Business

I’ve always meant this blog to serve as a resource for Skype for Business use. Both for users and for administrators…leaning a bit more toward administrators. Not today though. Today I’m leaning over to the user side, to answer common

chris.williams May 15, 2019 Reference, Security, Skype for Business No Comments Read more

How to Preserve Unified Messaging

3 Ways to Keep Voicemail & Auto Attendant when Upgrading to Skype for Business 2019 Those of us who use voicemail in Skype for Business face a quandary. We did get a new Skype for Business Server, as well as

chris.williams April 24, 2019 Exchange, Intelligent Communications, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications 4 Comments Read more

How to Choose A Business Chat Platform (2019 Version)

It’s time to add chat to your communications tools. Which chat platform should you adopt? Teams? Slack? Something else? First off, take a breath. Your search has brought you to the right place. In this post we’ll go over the

chris.williams March 20, 2019August 26, 2020 ChatOps, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business No Comments Read more

The ChatOps War: The Battle Rages

Three major powers clash over and over. Challengers appear on the horizon. The productivity of millions hangs in the balance. Welcome back to the ChatOps War. The Current State of ChatOps Messaging apps. Online chat. Collaboration tools. Call them what

chris.williams February 20, 2019July 31, 2019 ChatOps, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Persistent Chat, Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

How the Mediation Server Fits into Skype for Business

Our fifth entry in the “How It Fits” series is…the Mediation Server! Mediation is a central element within Skype for Business. It’s arguably the most versatile Server Role in the Skype for Business topology too. There’s almost no end to

chris.williams January 24, 2019July 9, 2019 Lync Server 2013, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Skype for Business Server 2019, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

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
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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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