Teams in the past relied on sticky notes and email threads to track tasks, but with modern hybrid workplaces and ever-evolving deadlines this approach no longer suffices; to stay on track effectively project management must now take precedence.

McKinsey reports that employees spend 28% of their workweek managing emails and another 20-25% searching for information or people who can assist.

This article introduces Microsoft Planner. A versatile tool, Planner can be used for everything from task management and project planning, to complex enterprise initiatives. Despite being easy-to-use and powerful enough to oversee multiple projects at the same time. With some assistance from an IT partner wit...

Just managing a small or midsize company requires wearing many hats. Time-consuming tasks, such as manually updating spreadsheets or seeking approvals can quickly consume your team. Microsoft Power Automate is one of the top solutions available today that can assist.

By 2024, 85% of business leaders will identify AI-powered automation as essential to driving productivity across industries.

Power Automate is designed to bring order out of chaos in both personal and IT services management environments. This guide will introduce how Power Automate works, how its capabilities can benefit you and how its automation capabilities enable workflow automation without requiring programming expertise.

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Cloud computing can either be your greatest advantage or greatest burden. From deploying apps and scaling infrastructure, to receiving an unexpected cloud invoice that puts a financial strain on your budget - cloud computing has many uses that could either help or harm you.

Does this sound familiar? Unfortunately, this is an all too familiar problem for businesses. According to research conducted by Nextwork, cloud spending worldwide will increase by 21.5% by 2025 over 2024.

Cloud services offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) a powerful mix of enterprise-grade tools, flexibility, and scalability that is invaluable to success in today's environment. Without effective management howev...

Have you ever found yourself grumbling every time someone suggested "next slide, please?" in a Team Meeting?

As someone who hosts online meetings and webinars for business purposes, I know the difficulty associated with abrupt handovers or awkward pauses between presenters can be deeply frustrating.

There's been some good news. And it is long overdue.

Microsoft Teams is receiving an update that promises to transform how meetings are run.

Let's begin at the basics for those unfamiliar with Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams is a communication platform that unifies all features needed to collaborate, such as video calls, chats, file sharing and collaboration tools into one cohesive experience.

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As a small-business owner, you must juggle multiple priorities. Microsoft Teams are great tools for keeping employees connected; however, understanding daily communication across various channels may prove overwhelming.

Microsoft Teams' AI assistant Copilot, still in development, can help keep track of all the important information by analyzing conversations and extracting only those insights and actions most pertinent for action.

Copilot is an effective way to streamline work. Although it hasn't yet been fully introduced, clients who wish to remain ahead may be interested.

What it can do is summarized below

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Over time, team meetings may cause you to forg...

Microsoft recently unveiled an updated version of Teams, its video conference platform, chat interface and collaboration tool. Microsoft promises that working will become faster and more efficient with this version - something all of us could benefit from!

The new Teams app for Windows and Mac is an incredible ally - double faster than its classic version and using up to 50% less memory and space consumption!

Microsoft decided to overhaul Teams: Workspace in order to make it simpler, easier and more streamlined for their employees. Now Teams: Workspace was born.

Third-party apps enhance the game, making calling outside Teams more pleasant, facilitating meetings faster than you can say "not anot...

Are you familiar with that feeling when virtual meetings take up too much of your time, leaving you longing to communicate face-to-face? That is called Zoom fatigue.

Now there is scientific support for what we all feel.

Researchers from Austrian Universities conducted extensive tests on the effects of videoconferencing on our minds and bodies. Researchers attached EEG/EKG monitors to participants using Zoom, Microsoft Teams or any other platform available for video conferencing.

Results have been spectacular.

EEG studies revealed that brain signal frequency increased during online meetings as opposed to in-person encounters, suggesting they make you focus harder than any face-to-face meetings w...

Have you ever experienced an inbox that seems determined to destroy your productivity and efficiency?

Studies have revealed that email is still the dominant method for our communications, accounting for an incredible 80% of it all.

Even though there are apps, chat services and digital tools at our disposal, many of us still rely on old methods of sorting emails - much like using carrier-pigeons in the early days of telephone use.

Study findings indicated that employees waste valuable time navigating between applications. Imagine having to send an important report, only for them to become lost between Slack, Teams, Google Docs and multiple tools - creating an endless game of "digital hide and se...

Microsoft has unveiled a revamped version of Teams, their powerhouse for video conferencing, collaboration, and chat. This update promises to streamline your work processes, and who wouldn't appreciate that?

The all-new Teams is the superhero of apps for both Windows and Mac users. It's not just faster; it's twice as swift as its classic counterpart. On top of that, it's on a diet, consuming up to 50% less memory and disk space.

Microsoft didn't just tweak a few things; they went back to the drawing board to make Teams simpler and more flexible. The result? Teams now integrates seamlessly with third-party apps, makes calling outside the platform a breeze, and gets you into meetings quicker tha...

Imagine an improved business experience through AI that enhances productivity and streamlines communication.

Sounds futuristic? Microsoft's announcement brings this future closer than you might realize.

Microsoft Teams recently unveiled an AI Library which promises to revolutionize their experience of Team collaboration.

What's the goal? Teams Apps can be modified to enable developers to incorporate Large Language Models, like ChatGPT.

What this means for your business may seem confusing at first. In essence, an AI could assist with Team meetings.

The AI library is now being released, providing developers with code functionality that makes integrating LLMs easier in apps. Furthermore, using this ...