Teams Powershell 2.0 - Lifehack - Podcast #6

Teams Powershell 2.0.0 

Yesterday I installed Teams powershell module 2.0.0 from this localtion.

Today the fun begin when I was planning to run some connection to my tenant.

Yealink WH66 and Podcast

 Another week is knocking on our door. Just before the weekend entered I got a new toy to test.

I got the Yealink WH66 delivered. And here my first notes on this one.

Podcast, Scottish Summit, Virtual Ignite and more

 On wednesday this week I have a great visitor at my Norwegian podcast. MVP Malin Martnes was there where we spent about 30 minutes talking about CRM and Teams.

You find the podcast here or where you listen to podcasts. Did you know that all my guests get a few stickers for they computers. 

This is the Sticker you get!!

Tomorrow I will have a session and work at the Scottish Summit Virtual 2021.  Hope you got at ticket and that you will join my session at 11:00 AM CET or 10:00 AM GMT. The sessionen is named Direct Routing vs CallingPlan.

Scottish Summit Virtual 2021 and more

 Another week and it's been a few weeks since last time. So what's new?

Scottish Summit Virtual 2021

I will speak at this virtual event. What I bring to the table is 45 minutes where I explain the difference between Direct Routing vs Calling Plan. Why, how and when. And some nice Lifehacks as well.

So on february 27th at 11AM (10AM GMT) I will do this.

Want Tickets? Go here

I will also do voluntary work this day also for the Scottish Summit. Hope you will have the time to join this show tons of good stuff.

Something else

One of the things I noticed is that you now can have multiple popout in Teams. 

Read more about it here. Just look for this 

Well that's all for today. More later to come.

Preview - Podcast and some great feature

 New month and here comes some news stuff. If you is like me who loves new features in Teams well, why not try out the preview of Teams features?

Tendfor - Teams- PSTN Calling

Well folks, I have known this for a while but now it's out. PSTN Calling for switchboard using Graph API is here. First out is ofcourse Tendfor. If you click on the link you will find all about in LinkedIN where they published it.

Cool new stuff for Teams

YeaLink new products

Yesterday I was on pre-recorded webinar with Yealink. This was about the new products that are just around the corner.

This was some of the tools they showed at 

Based on what I saw there, this is pretty cool. You can answer a Teams call and place this on hold when you get a mobile call. Then merge all those into a conference call. 

Looking forward to get my hands on the YeaLink WH66. And from what I have heard it will come after the Chinese New Year and the price is real good.

Channel calendar - New feature

 The new year just start with a new feature in Teams. Here comes the Channel Calendar.

This is great new feature for Teams. 

Important about the channel calendar!!!!

I have tested this out and found that this feature is not a part of the "private" channel. You can use is in a open channel, but not in private. It's important to be aware of this!!!

And one more thing, it's just 199 days until Skype Online is switched off.

New Year and lot's happens

 First of all happy new year. Let's hope 2021 will be better than 2020. But things happens around the world and here some news.

Podcast

I started at the end of this year a new podcast. It's in Norwegian and is called Teams Cast Away and you find here on Spotify. Soon Episode #2 will be out. 

Retirement of Skype online connector

 Now will Micrsoft retire the skype online connector. I got this mail now.

We will be retiring the Skype for Business Online Connector on February 15, 2021 for all Skype for Business Online or Teams customers. This will simplify the admin experience by moving to a single PowerShell module for managing Skype for Business Online and Teams. Moving forward use the Teams PowerShell module, which is where we will continue to invest.

[Key Points:]

• Major: Retirement
• Timing: February 15, 2021
• Action: Review and assess the impact for your organization.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Administrators will no longer be able to download and use the Skype for Business Online Connector to manage online organizations and users after this change is implemented.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Instead of using the Skype for Business Online Connector, we require using latest release of Teams PowerShell module.

Resources:

• Install Microsoft Teams PowerShell - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs
• Move from Skype for Business Online Connector to the Teams PowerShell module - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs

Last full week before Christmas, here are some news

 As mentioned earlier, the clock is ticking. And please read this blogpost so that you are not confused on what service Microsoft takes down and what has still support and can be running.

This is importantent to know about. 

And here are some news for us who have Telephony in Teams.

The one marked yellow is now show both mobile and teams numer if you have this is your AD. Real nice feature.

Then we got the new meeting join experience. This is real nice I think. 

This I think is a real nice feature for all of us out here, and I like the preview on video first.

Real soon we also get the new 1:1 recording feature. I have earlier written about it and read more about it here.

This is all for today, and I will be back soon with another blog 

Teams, it's time for some rules and pointer to get Teams to work

 As many has started to use Microsoft Teams, well it's time to stop and take a breath on the ground. 

We has been working from home the last 9 months. We have got the #WFH tag and many companies sees this as the new normal.

But this is not what I want to write to you today. What I want to talk to you about is Teams and some of the pitfalls.

Breakoutrooms are here

 Yesterday I saw on LinkedIN and on Twitter. Breakout rooms are here.

Read more about it here.

#StaySafe

SBA is out in Public Preview for Teams

 As many out there has their SBC running in their datacenter and not by an servicepartner or Telco who has the SBC as a service. 

For you there is a important new stuff that has come in public preview, and that is the SBA (Survivable Branch Appliance) for direct routing.

You need to talk to your vendor and mostly upgrade your SBC to have this support. 

So why should you add on a SBA? If you have an internet outage this can be usefull to remain telephony in Teams. 

Wooo Webinar for KEMP done

 What end for a great day. Now just finished with a webinar for KEMP. The preperation has been done together with great people like Frank Yu, Hugo Faria, Andrew Casey and Noemi Toth. We all in different contries, parts of the world. And let's don't forget Mikael Lange who had this idea for me to come and speak.

Here are some short info about it:

• TMG Forefront is dead (RIP)
• Why Always on VPN and not Direct Access or Classic VPN.
• KEMP ESP pay for it and get the good stuff
• How to migrate from Lync/Skype to Teams and SBCaaS or onprem SBC, you call.
• You as a customer is the "commander in chief"

The webinar was recorded and you will be able to watch it here . 

What's hot in Teams November 2020 edition

 Here we go, soon Christmas is comming up. WFH is the standard at the present time.

Here are the  News Teams November 2020. 

 

New stuff like personal recording and more

 Today it's just 240 days left before Microsoft shutdown Skype Online. As mentioned last week it's now time to act and start the trip to Teams Only.

So I heard the news today, here comes the news on what's comes and what's hot in Teams

35 weeks and counting

 Well now its 248 days for the Skype Online shutdown today, are you ready? Well it's time to get ready.

During the last week many of you have been into my guest apperance on the podcast of "bluescreen brothers". Great :-) 

This week has been so fare brilliant. Moving users from Skype On-prem to Teams. Planning for about 5-700 users this week. All with telephony in Teams.

Time to move on - Podcast & more

 The clock is running fast for the switch off for Skype Online. At present time (18.november 2020) there is 37 weeks left. Are you still thinking about moving to Teams, well now is the time start this project. 

What's new in Teams October 2020 edition

 New months, and here is a wrapup on what's new in Teams October 2020. 

According to this blog here is what's new.