The other day, our Support team deployed a new Skype for Business Server for one of our mid-market customers. Initial setup went smoothly…they had an existing Office 365 account, which they wanted to integrate. We set them up on a
Device Review: Poly EagleEye Cube USB Camera
Time for a new hardware review! This time we have an impressive little device – a new 4K USB camera from Poly (formerly Polycom/Plantronics). Ben at Poly came out to demo some new hardware for us. He showed us two
The Skype for Business Insider Year in Review – 2019 Edition
Hello readers! We interrupt your holiday-shopping, end-of-year-system-checks madness for the final Skype for Business Insider post of 2019. You may have noticed that posting frequency went down this year. That’s due to the indefatigable demon we know as “Lack of
Video Conferencing Fragmentation: Boon or Brambles?
You’ve heard the phrase, “an overabundance of choice?” We’ve reached that point for video conferencing solutions. After I did the Video Interop Server post, I looked around a little more at video conferencing solutions. I found an enormous selection out
One Version of Skype for Business Will Retire in 2021. The Other Version Won’t (Not Yet)
Hello “Insiders!” I know I haven’t posted much lately. Went on a short vacation, and we’re now in the middle of 5 (yes, five!) website builds running at the same time I’m also working on a couple big posts. The
How to Put Teams Users and Skype for Business Users in the Same Room
If your organization has decided to move off its Skype for Business Server deployment to Teams, you’ll hit an in-between period. A time when some users are on Skype4B, and some have moved to Teams. Can they still communicate with
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
Skype for Business Q&A on Privacy
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
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
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