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Skype for Business Retirement – 5 Collaboration Experts Tell Us What It Means For YOU
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced Skype for Business retirement. But fear not, Skype for Business is not going away immediately, but Skype for...
August 28, 2019
Unified Comms Influencers: The Top 50 for 2019 Revealed
The Unified Comms market is worth a staggering $56bn in 2019. Despite this, the tech, the brands, and most importantly the people of...
August 12, 2019
UCaaS Gartner Magic Quadrant Reflections for 2019
Last year, we queried why Slack was not included in the UCaaS Magic Quadrant published by Gartner or even the UC (Unified Comms)...
August 1, 2019
Mio Product Updates – for Syncing Slack, Webex & Microsoft Teams
Welcome to our new product updates view! This new view now makes it easy for you to see both the latest and historical...
July 30, 2019
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Interoperability in 2019 will Drive Better Collaboration
In collaboration IT, interoperability usually happens when competitors work together. When two competing systems work together, without regard to brand name, the end user’s outcome then becomes the same. This is crucial for collaboration to enable, well, genuine collaboration. Lack of interoperability in collaborative businesses creates communication silos, friction, and often leads to what we’ve ...
A Better Way to Run One-to-One Meetings in Slack and Microsoft Teams in 2019
Are you hosting meetings in Slack or Microsoft Teams? Maybe you’re hosting meetings in Slack and Microsoft Teams. Regardless of your app of choice, I bet this scenario sounds familiar… You and your direct report communicate back and forth all week, bouncing between Slack and Microsoft Teams. You discuss ongoing projects, mention any roadblocks, maybe ...
Use the Mio Hub to sync Slack Channels with Webex Spaces
Struggling to get your Slack and Webex Teams users in sync? If you’ve got users on both Slack and Cisco Webex Teams, then you could be facing some serious silos in your workplace communication. Luckily, we’re here to help. Here’s how you can sync Slack channels with Webex Teams spaces and remove the gaps in ...
78k Blog Views Later – Addressing Microsoft Teams Guest Access
Microsoft Teams guest access is the most read post on the Microsoft tech community forum. It has 78k views but we don’t seem to be much closer to a resolution. There is no doubt that Microsoft Teams is one of the market-leading tools, with a whole host of functionality. In fact, Teams now has 13m ...
The Best Slack Workflow Automations for Marketing, Sales, & Support
Let’s assume that you already know that Slack has features to wow you. You did know that, right? Good. This will make a whole lot more sense now we’ve established that. Imagine going one step further and making your everyday apps talk to each other. How easy would it be to collaborate if Slack was ...
Skype for Business End of Life – What Happens Next?
Microsoft today confirmed the Skype for Business Online end of life date as July 31, 2021. In this post, we shed some light on the steps Microsoft is taking and have sourced some helpful links to help plan your migration. Common FAQs include: Our recently published Workplace Messaging Report should also help your journey from ...
Microsoft Teams vs Skype for Business
The comparison of Microsoft Teams vs Skype for Business is an inadequate one. Both tools have changed the way we communicate. Both tools offer excellent user interfaces and a fantastic collaboration experience. However, they are incredibly different ways of working. This post walks through key differences in technology, but also in processes and the way ...
Top 20 Skype for Business Alternatives for 2019 and Beyond
Looking for Skype for Business alternatives? We hear you. As Skype for Business Online goes end of life on 31st July 2021, and Teams becomes the focal point of Microsoft’s collaboration offering, it’s the perfect time to shop around. We’ve gone out to market and reviewed 20 alternatives to Skype for Business. 1 – Microsoft ...