It’s most likely you’re using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony in your office. VoIP allows you to do conference calls, send instant messages, play music while a caller is on hold, line up callers on an automatic queuing system, and many more.

This blog outlines four best practices for working from home and using Teams to make your remote work productive. Tips include details on making the most of your virtual meetings, reminders on being inclusive, advice on using chats to collaborate, and information on customizing your workspace.

All business users must have access to the latest security and non-security updates in Microsoft 365. But there are businesses that prefer to update their applications and systems once a month and there are others that would rather get them as soon as they become available.

This video highlights how Teams helps people stay connected—even while social distancing. It briefly and visually covers a variety of Microsoft Teams features, showing you how to communicate and collaborate easily. Watch this short video to see how you can empower your team.

This video highlights the ways Microsoft 365 helps iconic US garment manufacturer, Fruit of the Loom, sustain its competitive edge by driving digital transformation from the front-line workforce to the executive suite. Drawing on its forward-facing vision and spirit of innovation, the 160-year-young company uses Microsoft 365 Enterprise to create a secure, mobile and collaborative culture of success that leverages business insight to empower employees and strengthen retailer relationships.

How can a three-person IT team keep an entire district outfitted with devices that are both usable for all students, and yet provide a customized experience for every one of them?

For Port Alberni School District, their secret tool was Intune for Education. In combination with Azure Active Directory, Intune allowed them to have a single sign-on for each of their students and to assign apps to follow that student no matter what device they were using. The result? An easily manageable landscape of devices, all customized to meet individual student needs.

Small IT teams don’t have to mean restricting the technology available to students. Contact us to learn more.

Educators seek robust learning opportunities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with remote learning at the forefront of viable options. To support a swift transition, Microsoft and its partners continue to offer free tools like Office 365 and Teams to schools. Teams brings together conversations, content, assignments and apps all in one place. Some schools already use Teams and others are researching options for their students. We understand you may have questions on how your school can leverage remote learning and we encourage you to view upcoming and on-demand Teams webinars to learn more – sign up here.

When considering a new technology for their school, IT professionals weigh everything from ease of deployment to in-classroom applicability. But above all, IT professionals value technology that will improve learning experiences for students.

Luckily, with Intune for Education, there is no sacrifice between a robust set of devices, with applications that offer impactful learning experiences to students, and a user-friendly cloud-based management system for those devices and applications.

At Virtual Office Solutions we want to help your school get the best of both worlds for your classroom technology.

Regain control of your business by dedicating resources to work on increasing productivity and innovation instead of on constant #security and #compliance updates. Let Virtual Office Solutions help you create a more efficient organization with the help of #Microsoft365.