Unified Communications and Collaboration

My Weekend at Communications vNext

Today’s guest blogger is Sagar Modi, Microsoft Unified Communications Architect

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending Communications vNext in Denver, a conference focused solely on Microsoft Unified Communications technologies. What follows are my experiences and hopefully something everyone can learn from!  

Introducing Microsoft Teams

A new communications approach that combines people, conversation and content.

Microsoft Skype for Business is migrating to Microsoft Teams, which will become the core communications client in Office 365.

On Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 from 8-9:30am, we're hosting a breakfast overview in our Glen Ellyn office where we will explore:

Forrester SMB Total Economic Impact Report – Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 provided immediate relief to the technology growing pains of small and midsize businesses while increasing productivity and satisfaction of its mobile workforce and reducing technology costs.

The Power of the Portal to Link You, Your Employees, and Your Clients

Collaboration drives your business success. You need secure, accessible portals where clients and employees share data and information.

How Skype for Business for Android Transforms Business Productivity

Skype for Business is available for Android. Learn what that means for the productivity of all your Android device users.

Economic Impact of Microsoft Office 365 on SMBs

Forrester conducted research for Microsoft to reveal the financial impact and savings SMBs experience by using Office 365.

User Experience Skyrockets with Unified Communications

OEC Business Interiors is a provider of office workplace solutions reached out when they were building new office headquarters.

How to Add Custom Branding to the Office 365 Logon Screen

Paid subscriptions to Microsoft Office 365 come with a free (simple) subscription to Microsoft Azure Active Directory. This powers the Office 365 directory service on the back end. It may not be immediately apparent to many users, but it's quite simple -- add a user in the Office 365 admin interface, and you'll see it in Azure AD.  It's easy to access a connected Azure AD account -- all the admin has to do is sign up for an Azure account with the admin's user ID, and they'll be linked.

Manufacturer Moves to the Cloud for Enhanced Communications

Struggling with an aging infrastructure, this manufacturer looks to the cloud for updated communication strategy.

Unified Communications Microsoft vs. Cisco: A Customer Experience

Recently, I had the opportunity to help a customer pilot Cisco Jabber 9.2 .x and Cisco’s full unified communications stack.  Subsequently, I helped that same customer rollout Microsoft Lync 2013.

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