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Introducing Microsoft 365 AI Copilot

March 24, 2023GoDaddy Migration ServicesNo Comments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the technology industry by storm lately, and Microsoft who is always on the cutting edge of new technology is certainly dipping their feet in the AI water, with their announcement of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Copilot integrates Large Language Models (LLMs) with data in Microsoft Graph, and Microsoft apps. At this point this integration is two-fold; Embedded in Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.) Business Chat (calendar, emails, chats, documents, meetings, and contacts) By saying a command similar to ‘tell me about today’s meetings topics’, it will generate outcome based on your days meetings, emails, and chat threads. After it presents its findings,… Read More

TekkiGurus Announces Website Launch for the Microsoft Community

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023GoDaddy Migration ServicesNo Comments

Community site for experts, users and solution providers using Microsoft technology Las Vegas, NV — March 15, 2023 — TekkiGurus.com, the online platform for Microsoft technology enthusiasts, has launched today to over 300,000 members of the Microsoft community. The website aims to provide a comprehensive resource for tech enthusiasts of all levels, from beginners to advanced users, with information, insights and the latest news on all things Microsoft tech. TekkiGurus.com will feature an extensive library of technology-related articles, tutorials, product reviews and how-to guides contributed from an extensive network of Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft Certified Trainers and other industry experts and thought leaders who make their living helping companies understand… Read More

Microsoft Teams Premium is Released

February 20, 2023March 2, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft recently announced that Microsoft Teams Premium is generally available. Microsoft Teams Premium is an add-on per-user license used to enhance the Teams experience. This latest release of Teams includes the integration of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 making one-on-one meetings, large meetings, virtual appointments, and webinars more intelligent, personalized, and secure. Some of these features are already available as individual add-ons, but when you start adding up the total cost of these add-ons, it can get a bit pricey on a per-user basis. Microsoft includes all of these individual add-ons in Microsoft Teams Premium for one low per-user price. Speaking of pricing, lets discuss the per-user pricing of Teams Premium which is… Read More

SharePoint Server 2013 End of Support

January 21, 2023February 27, 2023Brian Alderman

Effective April 11, 2023, SharePoint Server 2013 is in the End of Support category. Let’s talk about Microsoft support for a minute; they provide two phases; mainstream support which is phase one and provides support including security updates, bug fixes, and new features. Then phase two, called extended support, Microsoft doesn’t provide any new features, but will provide paid support, and security updates with the exception of bug fixes and patches to the product. What does this mean for those of you who are running SharePoint Server 2013? It means Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, hotfixes, or technical support for this product which kinda/sorta makes the product obsolete.… Read More

What’s new in Microsoft Teams – Q4 of 2022

January 12, 2023March 3, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft Teams is an ever-evolving service that has become the primary desktop application for users to collaborate and communicate in. With that in mind, Microsoft is investing a lot of resources, both financially and physically to ensure the product continues to evolve. With there being so many changes, it is important to keep abreast of the updates and new features to ensure your organization is taking full advantage of this powerful app. This quarterly post on Microsoft Teams will be useful for understanding the highlights of the new features and updates, specific to the Microsoft Teams desktop app and Teams on the web. Calls … Read More

Introducing and Exploring Microsoft Forms

December 13, 2022February 24, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft Forms provides the capability to create surveys, quizzes, and polls. After doing so you can invite users to participate, from most any device, and then view the results in real-time, use analytical tools to summarize the information gathered from the form, and optionally export these results to Excel for use with other analytical tools. Creating and deploying a form is extremely easy, and can be completed with just a few mouse clicks if you are utilizing an Out-of-Box (OOB) template provided by Microsoft. However, there are a few additional mouse clicks necessary when creating a new form from scratch. To begin the process, you’ll need to decide what type… Read More

Introducing and exploring quizzes using Microsoft Forms

November 20, 2022February 23, 2023Brian Alderman

Quizzes are used to assess learning, get real-time feedback, and much more. Quizzes can be created as Web-based, inside OneNote notebook, and as a tab in a channel in Microsoft Teams. We are going to go through the basic steps necessary to create a web-based quiz, which as you’ll see is pretty similar to creating a form but with a few important differences. After logging into Microsoft 365, click the Forms option located on the waffle in the top left hand corner of M365 Click on the dropdown arrow on +New Form and choose New Quiz Type in title of quiz, optionally a description, and an image representing the topic… Read More

What’s new in Microsoft Teams – Q3 of 2022

October 21, 2022March 3, 2023Brian Alderman

Integrating Microsoft Forms with Microsoft Teams

October 9, 2022February 24, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft Teams has taken the world by storm and it has become the most versatile and utilized end-user service offered by Microsoft. There are already several components that are tightly integrated with Teams including SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Azure AD, and over 600 additional apps available in the App Store. With Teams being so popular, it only makes sense for us to not only use it for collaboration, chatting, and video meetings, but also use it for gathering information from the millions of individuals who are accessing this powerful application. This is where Microsoft Forms comes in, a powerful tool that can be easily integrated with Teams to allow us… Read More

Managing Microsoft Teams using PowerShell

September 18, 2022March 19, 2023Brian Alderman

With the potential of Microsoft Teams having tens of thousands of users, thousands of teams, and thousands of channels, having the ability to automate and bulk manage these teams, channels, and team members is imperative for an administrator. With that said, we need to understand how nicely PowerShell integrates with Microsoft Teams and how you can use PowerShell to interact with Teams and also generate scripts to perform some of the more common, and possibly tedious, tasks associated with Teams. Microsoft Teams PowerShell provides several cmdlets for managing all aspects of Microsoft Teams, and the Teams PowerShell module offers three great features: Support for authentication options like credentials and access… Read More