In this episode of This Week in Teams, Jay and I continue with our Microsoft Viva series by talking with Asif Rehmani, the CEO and founder of VisualSP, about Employee Learning and Training | Microsoft Viva.The post #OTSTWIT Viva Learning with

#OTSTWIT What’s New in Teams? January 2022 Edition – Episode 41

Feb 8th, 2022 28m 29s

In this episode of This Week in Teams, Jay and Craig talk about the new releases feature updates from Microsoft for January 2022. They talked about how, due to the holiday season, it seemed like there were few exciting announcements, they then

#OTSTWIT Teams for Government Live at #365EduConDC with Jeremy Wood – Episode 40

Jan 31st, 2022 20m 41s

While Jay and I were speaking at 365 EduCon D.C., we were able to sit down with Jeremy Wood and talk about Teams in Government and how the US Government uses Teams. Jeremy Wood is a Federal IT implementer, strategist, and enthusiast specializin

#OTSTWIT What’s New in Teams? November 2021 Edition – Episode 39

Dec 6th, 2021 26m 7s

This Week in Teams, Craig and Jay jump into the November 2021 Microsoft Teams Team product blog where ALL the goodies that were announced for commercial and US Government tenants. Following the lead from last month, we jumped into the Governmen

Buzzkill E19 – IT with Empty (Gratitude Fest 2021)

Nov 29th, 2021 26m 11s

In this episode, Hunter and I review a bit about how we got here, from careers to kindness. We thank you for sticking with us through this past 19 episodes and hope you have enjoyed these conversations as much as we have.The post Buzzkill E19

#OTSTWIT Viva Insights with Stephanie Donahue – Episode 38

Nov 10th, 2021 36m 35s

This week Jay & Craig are joined by Stephanie Donahue, founder of The PAIT Group and Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, to discuss Viva Insights. Often confused as a “big brother” tool, enabling organizations to see what their employees are d

#OTSTWIT What’s New in Teams? October 2021 Edition – Episode 37

Nov 2nd, 2021 38m 37s

This Week in Teams, Craig and Jay jump into the October 2021 Microsoft Teams Team product blog where ALL the goodies that were announced for commercial and US Government tenants. We jumped into the Government announcements first, because Jay wa

Buzzkill E18 – What is Ransomware with Yehudah Sunshine – IT Security Series

Oct 27th, 2021 37m 30s

Yehudah Sunshine is the Chief Evangelist at ohttps://www.odi-x.com/dix, a Content Disarm and Reconstruction specialist in the world of cybersecurity. Continuing the IT security series, Yehudah brings a base-line understanding of ransomware, a g

#OTSTWIT Viva Intro with Eddie Lee – Episode 36

Oct 18th, 2021 29m 6s

This episode is the first in a 6-part series where Craig and Jay look into Microsoft Viva, the new Employee Experience platform that brings together communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights in the flow of work.They are join

#OTSTWIT What’s New in Teams? September 2021 Edition – Episode 35

Oct 4th, 2021

This Week in Teams, Craig and Jay jump into the September 2021 Microsoft Teams Team product blog where ALL the goodies that were announced for commercial and US Government tenantsThe post #OTSTWIT What’s New in Teams? September 2021 Edition –

Buzzkill E17 – Why Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with Thomas Heinz – IT Security Series

Sep 10th, 2021 37m 14s

In this episode of Buzzkill, Thomas Heinz joins Hunter and Jay to continue the identity discussion. This time, we dig in and talk about the importance of MFA and even uncover a little of the mystery of why it often feels like we're either gett

#OTSTWIT Live at SharePoint Fest Chicago with Andy Huneycutt

Sep 5th, 2021 52m 23s

July 26-30, 2021, marked the first wholly-in-person conference for the SharePoint community in a l-o-n-g time. While only a couple hundred people attended, the attendees and speakers alike all seemed to agree that in-person was very much missed

Virtual Africa Road Trip with Oluwatosin Anishere (Tosi) – #OTSTWIT E33

Aug 9th, 2021 38m 29s

Microsoft Teams is Captain Marvel, SharePoint is Captain America. Do you agree? Who is your M365 Iron Man? The Hulk? On this episode of This Week in Teams, Jay and I talked with Oluwatosin Anishere (Tosi), a technical consultant for Wragby Busi

This Week in Teams – April 2021 Product Update + Star Wars Talk – #OTSTWIT E23

May 15th, 2021 30m 9s

This Week in Teams, Craig and Jay jump into the April 2021 Microsoft Teams Team product blog where ALL the goodies that were announced for commercial and US Government tentants

Buzzkill E14 – Identity Management with Stephanie Donahue – IT Security Series

Mar 25th, 2021 29m 28s

This week on Buzzkill we talk about Identity Management and its relationship to the modern IT infrastructure with we Stephanie Donahue - a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and the President at PAIT Group. This conversation is an excellent su

Buzzkill E13 - PERSEC with Liam Cleary - IT Security Series

Feb 22nd, 2021 39m 9s

This week on buzzkill, we continue the IT Security Series with Liam Cleary, talking about Personal Security and how it relates to not only the security of yourself and your family but your organization's data. We hope you enjoy this conversatio

Buzzkill E12 - What is security? IT Security Series

Jan 25th, 2021 23m 3s

On the heels of the global breach using SolarWinds, we decided this would be a good time to bring Security to Buzzkill. In this episode Hunter and Jay provide an introduction to our IT Security Series. As we explore the topic, we will talk to A

Buzzkill with Amie Seisay - Defining your Information Technology Team Roles & Responsibility

Dec 7th, 2020 48m 35s

In this episode, we spoke with Amie Seisay about considerations organizations should have when building their IT teams. We had a great time exploring some of the reasons why, when it comes to strategy, communication, change management and other

Buzzkill E10 - Defining Success in Modern IT Projects

Nov 19th, 2020 30m 1s

This week on Buzzkill, Jay and Hunter discuss what it means to successfully roll out technology in today's climate. We discuss traditional IT success criteria, budget and time, but then dig into adoption and value. We posit that a modern IT rol

Buzzkill E9 – Communications Pitfalls and Information Technology

Sep 29th, 2020 29m 9s

This episode explores important aspects of communication, including how communication between IT and the organization is vital both to implementations and ongoing operations. Though the stereotype of the cynical, introverted and sheltered IT

Teams Breakout Rooms, Task, List, Whiteboard and more… #OTSTWIT E18

Sep 14th, 2020 29m 29s

Jay and Craig talked about of the newest features rolling out, or soon to be rolling out for the Microsoft Teams platform from Lists to Breakout Rooms to Meeting Publishing and Ignite. There's a lot to unpack, This Week in Teams.

OTSTWIT E17 – Boot Camp: Naming and Managing Teams

Aug 31st, 2020 31m 9s

This week Jay and Craig talked about some important considerations around managing your Teams, such as: naming conventions, team creation, managing membership, and the ever popular guest accesses vs. external users.

#OTSTWIT E16 – Boot Camp: What is Teams?

Aug 24th, 2020 34m 45s

After weeks of new features and deep dives into various capabilities that compliment the Teams platform, Jay and Craig decided to go back to basics. This Week in Teams we provide an introduction to #MicrosoftTeams. We talk about what Teams IS:

Buzzkill E8 – The Customer Feedback Loop

Aug 20th, 2020 35m 33s

Over the last two weeks Hunter and I had conversations with two people from very different backgrounds to help showcase the need for, but also the value of developing customer feedback loops in your engagements. Maxine Teller of Maximize Strate

This Week in Teams #OTSTWIT E15 – August 14, 2020

Aug 18th, 2020 30m 34s

This Week in Teams, Craig and Jay focus on the new Tasks App, it's connection to the To Dos in Outlook, and the incredible business value of Planner. All the with help of our special guest, Stacy Deere-Strole (MVP).