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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

chris.williams April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 2 Comments Read more

17 Reasons to Hold Off on Using Teams for Voice Calls (Until Mid-2018)

After reviewing the new calling capabilities added to Teams last month, I have to say…moving to Teams in the next few months is a bad idea. Now, don’t get me wrong. Introduction of new calling features is great! However, we

chris.williams January 17, 2018 Intelligent Communications, Microsoft Teams, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 4 Comments Read more

Will This Become the “Teams Insider” Blog?

Short post this week. I’m preparing a year-end poll for next week, so make sure to stop by before you head out for the holidays! The Blog Title Will Not Change as Teams Grows (But We’ll Have More Teams Content)

chris.williams December 13, 2017 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Skype for Business, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Device Reviews: Sennheiser Presence UC ML, SP 20 ML, SD Pro 1

As I said the other day, Sennheiser kindly sent us some headsets for testing. Not just the MB 660 though…no, we got several more! More than I could review on my own. So I passed the others to co-workers. I

chris.williams October 11, 2017 Conferencing, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Where Skype for Business & Teams Are Going (According to Ignite)

Microsoft Ignite has come and gone. It has left us with many new announcements, products to anticipate, and changes to prepare for. Particularly when it comes to Skype for Business. In today’s post, I’ve collected some impressions from Ignite’s announcements.

chris.williams October 5, 2017 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Pricing for Skype for Business and Teams: The 2017 Update

In 2015 we did a pricing post for Skype for Business topologies. It’s time to revisit and update those numbers. (The previous pricing post, if you’re curious: Pricing for Skype for Business 2015: 3 Scenarios) A reader pointed out that

chris.williams September 20, 2017January 16, 2019 Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 8 Comments Read more

Device Review: The Sennheiser MB 660 Headset

We’ve reviewed Jabra and Plantronics equipment on this blog already. Time for something new! We know Jabra and Plantronics make Skype for Business-friendly headsets. But who else? As Unified Communications spreads across the business world, there’s plenty of need for

chris.williams August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 1 Comment Read more

PSTN Calling Has a Not-So-Pleasant Surprise for International Callers

While researching a full Skype for Business pricing update, I spoke with a co-worker. He told me something I didn’t know about Office 365’s PSTN Calling. Specifically, a surprise hidden in how Microsoft handles international call rates. It is possible

chris.williams July 12, 2017 Office 365, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 3 Comments Read more

Poll Results: Some Organizations DO Still Use Lync Server!

We’re working on a big post (again!). It’s directly in response to a reader comment, and deals with a critical part of Skype for Business adoption. In the meantime, as I promised, here are the results of the Lync Polls

chris.williams June 21, 2017 Lync Server 2013 1 Comment Read more

Attendant Pro Review: The 2017 Edition

New Features, More Power in Latest Attendant Pro Last year I did a two-part review of Attendant Pro, made by Landis Computer. Those posts remain some of my most-trafficked. Software Review: Attendant Pro Part 1 Software Review: Attendant Pro Part

chris.williams May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 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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