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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

chris.williams March 5, 2020September 8, 2020 Conferencing, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 4 Comments Read more

Video Conferencing Fragmentation: Boon or Brambles?

Video Conferencing Market 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

chris.williams November 20, 2019 Conferencing, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 1 Comment Read more

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

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

Do You Really Need PSTN Conferencing?

“I have a question. Do we really need to add PSTN Conferencing on?” This question came from a prospective customer, during our planning stage for a Skype for Business/Office 365 rollout. I was not present at the meeting; my co-worker

chris.williams March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 Conferencing, Office 365, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 9 Comments Read more

The State of the Skype for Business Ecosystem

Back in May of 2015, we did a post on which Skype for Business version businesses should use. Since then, Microsoft has launched several major enhancements to Skype for Business, changed its focus from Server to Online, and beefed up

chris.williams January 4, 2017 Conferencing, Instant Messaging (IM), Reference, Skype for Business, Skype for Business Mobile, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 4 Comments Read more

Bias in Skype for Business Portrayals Hurt Customer Experiences

While going through a backlog of Skype-related links from the past few weeks, I saw something come up over and over again…Bias. Yes, I saw a lot of bias in how Skype for Business was portrayed.  Guess the product has

chris.williams August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Skype for Business Preview on Mac Coming Up. Join Me in Testing!

Skype for Business is (finally) coming to Mac. This week, Microsoft updated its timeline for the new Skype for Business Mac client. It has 3 previews coming up, with an RTM date in Q3. You’ll find the details at ZDNet:

chris.williams April 28, 2016 Skype for Business No Comments Read more

Is Microsoft Positioning Office 365 as the Future of Cloud Voice & Video?

MS Bolsters Cloud Video, International Meetings and Cortana with New Skype for Business Online Features Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the next steps for Skype for Business Online. New features, expansions of existing services, and a big step forward for

chris.williams March 30, 2016 Conferencing, Office 365, Skype for Business, Voice over IP 1 Comment 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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