As a SME (Subject Matter Expert) I have during the last 9 months worked with organizations that is planning or want to start to pilot a project where they want to take or get the advantage of M365 Copilot.
If you run a Copilot project for 50 or 5000 users, the process is the same.
I have some customers that has been using Copilot in word. There has been and still are an issue regarding Word/Copilot using Excel files in the creation of documents.
Finally there is a solutions on it's way.
This is on the Roadmap for next month. Just a short wait and it will be there.
Want to know more about the roadmap for M365 Copilot? Just click this link
There are lot's happening in the Teams and M365 Copilot now. New features and more to learn. So here is a wrapup of the part I think is cool news.
It's time for a new blog. The MVP Summit 2024 goes on and what comes there can't be discussed. So since I am not there and has started a new job also. Well, time to share something with you again.
Microsoft Teams Telephony is a cloud-based phone system that integrates with M365 Copilot, a powerful AI assistant that helps you optimize your productivity and collaboration.
In this blogpost, we will explore how Teams Telephony and
M365 Copilot work together to enhance your communication experience, streamline
your workflows, and save you time and money.
Microsoft
Teams Telephony and M365 Copilot
In today’s fast-paced business landscape,
effective communication is the cornerstone of success. Whether you’re
collaborating with colleagues across the globe or connecting with clients,
having a reliable and integrated communication platform is essential. Enter Microsoft
Teams Telephony and the innovative companion, M365 Copilot.
Whether you need to make or receive calls, schedule
meetings, transcribe conversations, or automate tasks, Teams Telephony and M365
Copilot have you covered.
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Picture is created by Copilot and ChatGPT-4.0 |
Finaly it happend for every one. The 300 seats are gone for M365 Copilot. You do not need an EA agreement.
Copilot news from Microsoft blog was out during yesterday. So what does this meens?
The year of 2023 ended on a high note. MVP/RD/CEO Ståle Hansen was a guest on Norwegian Podcast. This was the three years anniversary episode. We talked about digital wellbeing and how to use the tools that is already in M365. During the 2023 the podcast TeamsCastAway delivered 16 episodes and hope you all liked it. The plan for 2024 will be around 10-15 episodes. Want to be a guest just contact me and we will figure out something.
Last nite Ignite 2023 Hybrid from Seatle kicked off. This year it's all about Copilot.
First Bing Search Enterprise and Bing Search is now known as CoPilot. This is a huge step. Frontline Workers who has F3 will now get "Bing Search Enterprise AKA CoPilot".
Yesterday at MVP-dagen 2023 in Oslo. MVP Knut Relbe-Moe and I had a great session in Norwegian where we talked about M365 Copilot and Teams Premium.
We also showed cool features regarding the stuff that comes in Power Virtual Agent, when you can combine features like:
- external webpages (max nuber of pages are 4)
- that you can add documents to the PVA
- add Power Platform connectors.
This will be real cool when it comes to rest of the world and not just in North America.
Then we also showed "fun with Bing" using Copilot in Bing with Edge. Works real good. :-)
From my point of view I think Copilot will make a huge impact on Teams Calling and Teams Voice.
Companies who use only mobile and think that is what they need, well I think you are wrong.
Almost time for me to head of to Commsverse 2023 and get all the good information there. Starting next week (21-22 June). Hope to see you there. This year for me there is all about networking and joint all the great speakers and presenters.
In my search for integrations I have start to look into Dyn365 Marketing. I have read on Microsoft that this can be integrated with Teams.
When starting Dyn356 Marketing and if you have Teams running
Yesterday 25th may 2023, my co-worker Bent Arild Helstrup and I gpt our hands in the beta from Cisco.
The first we did was to connect to the Cisco portal/HUB. And claim the beta.
Then we installed the Cisco Mini and upgraded the system and run a factory reset.
Then we installed it and choose Microsoft Teams for the MTR. Here you can choose what you want to do.
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Yesterday I got my Jabra Speak2 75 and here is how I unboxed it.
It started like this
I have for several customers started to work with shared channels in Teams. We have been using the B2B Direct connect config.
One thing I saw and thanks to MVP Mårten Hellebro and MVP Luca Vitali for great advice to fix the issue.
There are aways lot's of new things that happens in TEAMS. In this blog I will focus on whats new in TEAMS Calling, Meetings and Devices.
During the weekend I just saw a post in the flash on LinkedIN. If I'm not wrong the post was from Tom Arbuthnot @tomtalks.
So what is about? Well There are now two more operators in Teams Mobile.
Earlier we had in Sweden (Telia) and in Canada (Rogers Business)
First of all, thanks to Kim Dahl at Logitech Norway for this tip.
This tip has helped some of my customers using Logitech Rally and screens that does not fall into sleep.
I was so lucky to get this book early and has read it. Here is my review of it.
Let me start to say as they say in the movie The Matrix "I now know Dyn365 Marketing" :-)
The book starts with the basic of Dyn365 Marketing. There are lot's of good knowlede shared by MVP and CEO Malin Martnes.
Earlier in april 2022 I wrote this blog.....dyn365sales-teams-telephony.
Want to know how I did it?
It has now come to the time where 3PIP is about to die. This is the message in M365 to look for.
So what are your options?
When this is done you can use the phones for more times.
Today I saw someone post on LinkedIN that you now can have multilanguage in the Teams invite.
What I did on our Tenant was this command in Teams Powershell
Set-csteamsmeetingpolicy -identity global
-meetinginviteLangunages «nb-no,en-us”
Then I just waited on some backendsync and now my teams meeting invite looks like this:
Norwegian
Summer moved on and here are some cool stuff that has come lately
The summer holiday is going to an end. And what a summer it has been. So let’s wrap up some news Teams and other communities.
Here much has happened the last 4-5 weeks. The new version
are now 4.5.0 in GA and not in preview, you find it here:
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/MicrosoftTeams/4.5.0
Read the release notes to see all the changes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/teams-powershell-release-notes
Some times things just happes and then it result in a blogpost. This post is one of this.What just happened?
Did you know that in June, from the 29-30th there is a hybrid event named Commsverse 2022.
You find the link here. And what a lineup with speakers.
Finaly, when I got back to the office today, I have got my new toy. As many of you know out there I just love new gadgets. This time I got the Yealink BH72 with charging stand for Teams.
First of all, this is a Teams Certfied Headset.
Today we got a new version of the Teams Powershell module.
This is the new current version. You can download it here.
Are you running other versions or preview, please use the -Force element to upgrade
Hi readers. Great to be out here again with some news. After 10 days with Covid-19 and other issues. Now it's time to bring som great news to you readers.
When starting to plan for Dynamics365 Customer Service Omnichannel Voice, well be aware that one of your options will be to use Direct Routing.
Direct Routing in Azure Communication Service (ACS) are still in preview.
So how did we do it?
For a customer I helped them enable a user for Voice in Teams. Now there are changes comming, so you need to update your scripts. Ran this
Set-CsUser -Identity "sip:fornavn.etternavn@kunde.no" -EnterpriseVoiceEnabled $true -HostedVoiceMail $false -OnPremLineURI tel:+47xxxxxx
Then I get this as a warning
This is a feature some of my customers has start to investigate to use. I have tested it out and this is pretty cool, when you need to send out a short message to your Team.
There has been a little while since I lasted blogged here. But the one who is waiting for some are gonna get something good.
Finaly back in the office. Here there was two phones waiting for me.
As for a long time I have been using Yealink WH66. Last week we got a new firmware. And what a change.
It's not perfect, but way much better than before. So here comes the highlights of the new firmware:
So, for now the Operator Connect i TAC (Teams Admin Center) has got from 11 to 22. And the service now are in GA.
This I now will write about is a cool thing I found this morning 😊
I was in the search field looking for a conversation
On friday last week I got the text message from postal service that my package from Poly Norway has arrived. Since I just love headset and gadgets, I just ran over to the store to get it.
The package was a bit heavy and it did contains:
3 pcs of Poly chocolate that looked like Poly Sync-20
1 pcs of Poly Focus-2
1 pcs of Poly Sync-20
I did the unwrapping in a hurry and was so excited to start testing this.
Last week I wrote about the new Teams Powershell module. 2.3.0 and at that time my advice was that do not install it It's kind of looked that Microsoft "killed" direct Routing.
Yesterday, they came out with a new version. The 2.3.1 and they listened.
According to this link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-release-fix-microsoftteams-module-v231-elazar-ohayon/?trackingId=noNU3nzxRRKk%2BrpWym%2BqIQ%3D%3D
and I have tested it my self, and now we are back on track.
#ThanksMicroSoft
Well it's been a while. Today I plan do record a new Podcast from Teams Cast Away. My guest today is Thorbjørn Værp an MVP from PointTaken. So you better check out where you listen to podcast.
Whooo hooo, what a week. First two sessions on #M365VM, one went down because Teams in EU and Asia was down :-(
Then the second session "Direct Routing VS Calling Plans" went real good.
And this morning I woke up to the cool Email. Your Session at SharePoint Saturday Cologne 2021 (virtual) 29th may has been accecpted. #Prowd
Hello Readers, there are lot's of new stuff happening today.
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.
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.
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.
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| This is the Sticker you get!! |
Another week and it's been a few weeks since last time. So what's new?
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?
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.
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
The new year just start with a new feature in Teams. Here comes the Channel Calendar.
This is great new feature for Teams.
And one more thing, it's just 199 days until Skype Online is switched off.
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.
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:]
[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:
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.
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.
Yesterday I saw on LinkedIN and on Twitter. Breakout rooms are here.
Read more about it here.
#StaySafe
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.
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:
The webinar was recorded and you will be able to watch it here .
Here we go, soon Christmas is comming up. WFH is the standard at the present time.
Here are the News Teams November 2020.
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
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.
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.
New months, and here is a wrapup on what's new in Teams October 2020.
According to this blog here is what's new.
This morning I got long waited email for a new feature that has been written page up and page down on. It will now be rolled out in November according to the mail.
So, what is all about?
Since the middle of March I have mostly worked form home. I guess that I can count on my hands the days I have been to working at the corp office.
Lots of customers has been going to Teams, and migrating them from Skype for business server 2015 and move to Teams with telephony.
But up in all that I have also documented my skills regarding to Teams.
Ignite has gone online and was the end of last month (22-24 september 2020), TeamsFest October 2020 is finished (7th october 20202). MVP-dagen in Norway is today (8th October 2020) and is an online event. Teamsdagen Studio in Sweden will come online soon.
Lot's happens in the Teams communites now.
Today I will talk about the new HELP button in Teams
This morning I was testing some CMD's in Powershell and made a discovery.
I started up my powershell and logged in with my account for this.
Today I woked up to some great news. The new big thing in Teams is SAFE transfer.
The first I saw on Twitter this morning was from @pl_lange (Paul Lange) who had something about it. Thanks Paul.
So here is the functions and how it works.
New month and time for a blog again. First of all, as every frist of month is that Microsoft is presenting a wrapup on what's new in Teams the last month.
From KEMP I got the latest blog. It's about Exchange. First I'm not an Exchange expert. I know a lot about KEMP, Skype and Teams.
The blog contains information about Exchange 2010 support ends and it's now time do upgrade. Read what MVP Jaap Wesselius think about it. If your customers still runs Exchange 2010, well now its time to do some action.
During the last month there has come some new fuctions. After 4 weeks off work, I have now been trying this function for about 2 weeks.
The function I talk about is Popout meeting and calls.
So what does the call window looks like when it has out. Well like this
When working on two monitors this is something I have been waiting for a long time.
Have a great day out there #StaySafe
