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
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
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)
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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