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Managing Microsoft Teams using PowerShell

September 18, 2022May 16, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft’s PowerShell provides administrators the capability to automate routine tasks using a command-line shell that’s associated with a powerful scripting language. This command line utility is structured, intuitive, provides consistency, and is available across all Microsoft products, making it easier for an administrator to transition their PowerShell knowledge and experience from one product to another. Managing Microsoft Teams using PowerShell is an efficient way for your M365 and Teams administrators to manage teams, channels, team members, and many other Microsoft Teams components in bulk. As an example, using PowerShell, you can easily add hundreds of users to a team, or modify properties on these team, or modify properties on the… Read More

Managing SharePoint Online using PowerShell

September 3, 2022July 8, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft’s PowerShell for SharePoint Online (SPO) provides administrators the capability to automate routine tasks using a command-line shell that’s associated with a powerful scripting language. This command line utility is structured, intuitive, provides consistency, and is available across all Microsoft products, making it easier for an administrator to transition their PowerShell knowledge and experience from one product to another. Managing SharePoint Online using PowerShell is an efficient way for your M365 and SPO administrators to manage SharePoint sites, site members, site groups, and many other SPO components in bulk. As an example, using PowerShell, you can easily add hundreds of users to a site or modify properties of a site,… Read More

Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online: How are they integrated?

August 24, 2022July 8, 2023Brian Alderman

I have been asked numerous times about the integration of Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online and where you manage their integration. It is important to understand some basic points and then how to share specific configuration settings associated with both of these Microsoft 365 services. For more information on how Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online are integrated, as well as to configure and manage them, please visit my detailed article Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online Integration at TekkiGurus.com.

What’s new in Microsoft Teams Q2 – 2022

July 22, 2022July 17, 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 N/A Chat LinkedIn profiles in… Read More

What’s new in Microsoft Teams – Q1 of 2022

April 12, 2022March 2, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft Teams New Capabilities and Features

January 15, 2022February 22, 2023Brian Alderman

Microsoft continues to enhance Microsoft Teams and recently announced some pretty big updates to Microsoft Teams this month. I will discuss the top five updates in this article so you can quickly go test them out to see how beneficial they will be to your organization. Let’s begin my exploring the new capabilities in the Meetings feature of Microsoft Teams. Within the Recordings capabilities there are a few slick updates released and one of my favorites is the multi-speed playback which allows you to control the speed at which you play back the recorded meeting. This can be adjusted to slow down or speed up (0.5 to 2x). This is… Read More

Microsoft Teams Essentials for Small Businesses

November 28, 2021February 7, 2022Brian Alderman

Earlier this month Microsoft announced a new flavor of Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Essentials, targeted for small businesses. The Microsoft Teams Essentials standalone offering is the first of its’ kind and has a lower per-user price point than the Microsoft Teams offered in Microsoft 365. At only $4.00 per user per month, it includes the primary features and functionality including group chat, calendaring, file sharing, and unlimited group video calls, for up to 30 hours, all which are essential for small business working with your customers. Microsoft Teams Essentials does have some capabilities specific to its’ offering which include Extended meeting time (up to 30 hours) Large meeting capacity (host up… Read More

Microsoft announces first Microsoft 365 price increase in a decade

September 9, 2021February 7, 2022Brian Alderman

We knew it was going to happen, but just didn’t know when. With Microsoft adding so many new apps, features, and capabilities it was long overdue. In the decade prior to this price increase, Microsoft has enhanced the online offering significantly. Let me provide a high-level overview of what has changed since the initial release of Office 365. Microsoft 365 was introduced, which not only includes Office, but also Windows, and Enterprise Mobility and Security (EMS) Microsoft 365 has since added 24 new apps including Microsoft Teams, the Power trio (Apps, BI, Automate), Stream, Planner, and OneDrive Released over 1,400 new features and capabilities falling into three primary functional categories:… Read More

Preparing for the MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security Exam

May 25, 2020February 1, 2022Brian Alderman

Information about the MS-101 exam including its prerequisites, intended audience, and skills measured can be found on this Microsoft Web Site. This exam is used to obtain the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator role and the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification. After discovering more about the MS-101 exam, you will want to prepare for the exam with some guidance provided in my seven Pluralsight courses specific to the MS-101 exam, which you can locate using the following Pluralsight’s Web Site link. I built the seven courses in a specific order, and some of courses are built on previous courses so it is best to watch them in the order… Read More

Preparing for the MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services Exam

May 1, 2020January 18, 2022Brian Alderman

Information about this exam including its prerequisites, intended audience, and skills measured can be found on this Microsoft Web Site. This exam is used to obtain the Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator role and the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification. After visiting the Microsoft MS-100 exam Web Site, and deciding you want to take the exam, you’ll want to take the time to prepare for the exam. To provide you some guidance I have designed and created nine Pluralsight courses specific to the MS-100 exam. These four courses can be located using the following Pluralsight’s Web Site link. I built the four MS-100 exam courses in a specific order,… Read More