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  Jace Moreno, Microsoft Teams Platform Lead   It's hard to miss the momentum around Microsoft Teams. While we are incredibly proud of our success, we also recognize that Microsoft Teams is an entirely new way of working for many organizations. Many customers ask us - prior to rolling out Teams for their people - for the "secret sauce" to driving natural & organic adoption, quickly. The truth is, in the words of one of our partners, the formula is pretty simple. To get people to adopt and love Teams, you just need to give them a reason. And that's what this series is all about. Sharing real examples of how organizations are using Microsoft Teams to deliver their people a truly modern workplace that unleashes their true potential. Without further ado, our first superpower story:   Customer: Convergint Technologies Integration used: Wrike When Convergint Technologies was founded in 2001, their mission was simple: to be their customers’ best service provide

  Jace Moreno, Microsoft Teams Platform Lead   It's hard to miss the momentum around Microsoft Teams. While we are incredibly proud of our success, we also recognize that Microsoft Teams is an entirely new way of working for many organizations. Many customers ask us - prior to rolling out Teams for their people - for the "secret sauce" to driving natural & organic adoption, quickly. The truth is, in the words of one of our partners, the formula is pretty simple. To get people to adopt and love Teams, you just need to give them a reason. And that's what this series is all about. Sharing real examples of how organizations are using Microsoft Teams to deliver their people a truly modern workplace that unleashes their true potential. Without further ado, our first superpower story:   Customer: Convergint Technologies Integration used: Wrike When Convergint Technologies was founded in 2001, their mission was simple: to be their customers’ best service provide

  Jace Moreno, Microsoft Teams Platform Lead   It's hard to miss the momentum around Microsoft Teams. While we are incredibly proud of our success, we also recognize that Microsoft Teams is an entirely new way of working for many organizations. Many customers ask us - prior to rolling out Teams for their people - for the "secret sauce" to driving natural & organic adoption, quickly. The truth is, in the words of one of our partners, the formula is pretty simple. To get people to adopt and love Teams, you just need to give them a reason. And that's what this series is all about. Sharing real examples of how organizations are using Microsoft Teams to deliver their people a truly modern workplace that unleashes their true potential. Without further ado, our first superpower story:   Customer: Convergint Technologies Integration used: Wrike When Convergint Technologies was founded in 2001, their mission was simple: to be their customers’ best service provide

Jace Moreno, Microsoft Teams Platform Lead   It's hard to miss the momentum around Microsoft Teams. While we are incredibly proud of our success, we also recognize that Microsoft Teams is an entirely new way of working for many organizations. Many customers ask us - prior to rolling out Teams for their people - for the "secret sauce" to driving natural & organic adoption, quickly. The truth is, in the words of one of our partners, the formula is pretty simple. To get people to adopt and love Teams, you just need to give them a reason. And that's what this series is all about. Sharing real examples of how organizations are using Microsoft Teams to deliver their people a truly modern workplace that unleashes their true potential. Without further ado, our first superpower story:   Customer: Convergint Technologies Integration used: Wrike When Convergint Technologies was founded in 2001, their mission was simple: to be their customers’ best service provide

The Teams product group released additional readiness material for IT Pros. IT Pros can use the material for their own education, train others or deliver workshops. Fantastic content … The training modules are built to enable skills around Microsoft Teams for IT Pros at customers and partners. Modules always consist of a video and PowerPoint deck . They are always built with the needs of an IT Pro in mind: what does an IT Pro need to know to successfully plan, configure and run Teams to provide the best possible experience to their end users? How does Teams affect the customers current environment? What are the key learnings and actions for each of the topic areas? Feel free to use these resources for your own learning or use it to deliver the content to others – maybe in a training session or technical workshop. The content will be updated, as needed, to keep up with changes in the product, so it might make sense to always check for the latest version. …and where to find it Link

The Teams product group released additional readiness material for IT Pros. IT Pros can use the material for their own education, train others or deliver workshops. Fantastic content … The training modules are built to enable skills around Microsoft Teams for IT Pros at customers and partners. Modules always consist of a video and PowerPoint deck . They are always built with the needs of an IT Pro in mind: what does an IT Pro need to know to successfully plan, configure and run Teams to provide the best possible experience to their end users? How does Teams affect the customers current environment? What are the key learnings and actions for each of the topic areas? Feel free to use these resources for your own learning or use it to deliver the content to others – maybe in a training session or technical workshop. The content will be updated, as needed, to keep up with changes in the product, so it might make sense to always check for the latest version. …and where to find it Link

The Teams product group released additional readiness material for IT Pros. IT Pros can use the material for their own education, train others or deliver workshops. Fantastic content … The training modules are built to enable skills around Microsoft Teams for IT Pros at customers and partners. Modules always consist of a video and PowerPoint deck . They are always built with the needs of an IT Pro in mind: what does an IT Pro need to know to successfully plan, configure and run Teams to provide the best possible experience to their end users? How does Teams affect the customers current environment? What are the key learnings and actions for each of the topic areas? Feel free to use these resources for your own learning or use it to deliver the content to others – maybe in a training session or technical workshop. The content will be updated, as needed, to keep up with changes in the product, so it might make sense to always check for the latest version. …and where to find it Link

The Teams product group released additional readiness material for IT Pros. IT Pros can use the material for their own education, train others or deliver workshops. Fantastic content… The training modules are built to enable skills around Microsoft Teams for IT Pros at customers and partners. Modules always consist of a video and PowerPoint deck . They are always built with the needs of an IT Pro in mind: what does an IT Pro need to know to successfully plan, configure and run Teams to provide the best possible experience to their end users? How does Teams affect the customers current environment? What are the key learnings and actions for each of the topic areas? Feel free to use these resources for your own learning or use it to deliver the content to others – maybe in a training session or technical workshop. The content will be updated, as needed, to keep up with changes in the product, so it might make sense to always check for the latest version. …and where to find it Links

The Teams product group released additional readiness material for IT Pros. IT Pros can use the material for their own education, train others or deliver workshops. Fantastic content… The training modules are built to enable skills around Microsoft Teams for IT Pros at customers and partners. Modules always consist of a video and PowerPoint deck . They are always built with the needs of an IT Pro in mind: what does an IT Pro need to know to successfully plan, configure and run Teams to provide the best possible experience to their end users? How does Teams affect the customers current environment? What are the key learnings and actions for each of the topic areas? Feel free to use these resources for your own learning or use it to deliver the content to others – maybe in a training session or technical workshop. The content will be updated, as needed, to keep up with changes in the product, so it might make sense to always check for the latest version. …and where to find it Links

The Teams product group released additional readiness material for IT Pros. IT Pros can use the material for their own education, train others or deliver workshops. Fantastic content… The training modules are built to enable skills around Microsoft Teams for IT Pros at customers and partners. Modules always consist of a video and PowerPoint deck . They are always built with the needs of an IT Pro in mind: what does an IT Pro need to know to successfully plan, configure and run Teams to provide the best possible experience to their end users? How does Teams affect the customers current environment? What are the key learnings and actions for each of the topic areas? Feel free to use these resources for your own learning or use it to deliver the content to others – maybe in a training session or technical workshop. The content will be updated, as needed, to keep up with changes in the product, so it might make sense to always check for the latest version. …and where to find it Links

The Microsoft Team is back in snowy Seattle after an amazing week at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam last week!   This was the first presence for Microsoft Teams Devices along with the Surface team at the ISE conference.  Jointly, we showcased Microsoft’s broad portfolio of conferencing and collaboration devices across personal and shared spaces for Microsoft Teams.   Our booth staff was very busy over the course of the week delivering hundreds of demos of Microsoft Teams, Office 365, and Surface, providing guided booth tours of our different spaces which included Huddle Space, Meeting Room, Executive Office, and our Devices Bar, and meetings with our key customers and channel partners.       Windows Collaboration Displays Microsoft showcased the first two WCDs from Sharp and Avocor that will be available for customers to enhance their meeting experience with high-resolution multi-touch & pen displays that include integrated stereo speakers, as well as Microsof

Two years ago we introduced the next generation of Skype Room Systems, a center of room control with one-touch join, to add the best audio and video to your meetings.  We started with one hardware partner and now work with six leading device manufacturers, to deliver the best quality experiences for both Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams meetings. To date, customers have conducted more than 130 million minutes of meetings through Skype Room Systems. In light of this momentum, and to mark our commitment to making Teams a complete meetings and calling solution, we are rebranding Skype Room Systems as Microsoft Teams Rooms.   This rebranding signifies the continued delivery of features being built to enhance Teams meetings experiences. Our goal is to extend Teams meetings into every space from small huddle rooms to large conference rooms. We’ve recently announced and delivered several capabilities that enhance the Teams Meetings experience in meeting rooms: Proximity detection

   Two years ago we introduced the next generation of Skype Room Systems, a center of room control with one-touch join, to add the best audio and video to your meetings.  We started with one hardware partner and now work with six leading device manufacturers, to deliver the best quality experiences for both Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams meetings. To date, customers have conducted more than 130 million minutes of meetings through Skype Room Systems. In light of this momentum, and to mark our commitment to making Teams a complete meetings and calling solution, we are rebranding Skype Room Systems as Microsoft Teams Rooms.   This rebranding signifies the continued delivery of features being built to enhance Teams meetings experiences. Our goal is to extend Teams meetings into every space from small huddle rooms to large conference rooms. We’ve recently announced and delivered several capabilities that enhance the Teams Meetings experience in meeting rooms: Proximity detect

Today, we kick-off the HIMSS 2019 conference and we are excited to share the new capabilities in Microsoft Teams that empower healthcare professionals to provide their patients the best care possible. At HIMSS, we’ll demonstrate how Microsoft Teams can help your healthcare organization improve clinical and operational outcomes and better coordinate patient care - all on the secure and compliant Microsoft 365 cloud.   Please stop by our booth (No. 2500) for hands-on demos and to get all your questions answered by our experts. Not going to be at HIMSS? Be sure to follow @MicrosoftTeams to hear about the latest news and updates from the conference.   Read the full announcement blog here , and read below for a detailed look at the new Teams capabilities.   1. Send urgent messages with priority notifications Priority notifications alert a recipient to an urgent message on their mobile and desktop devices until a response is received, every two minutes for up to 20 minutes.   Avail

Today, we kick-off the HIMSS 2019 conference and we are excited to share the new capabilities in Microsoft Teams that empower healthcare professionals to provide their patients the best care possible. At HIMSS, we’ll demonstrate how Microsoft Teams can help your healthcare organization improve clinical and operational outcomes and better coordinate patient care - all on the secure and compliant Microsoft 365 cloud.   Please stop by our booth (No. 2500) for hands-on demos and to get all your questions answered by our experts. Not going to be at HIMSS? Be sure to follow @MicrosoftTeams to hear about the latest news and updates from the conference.   Read the full announcement blog here , and read below for a detailed look at the new Teams capabilities.   1. Send urgent messages with priority notifications Priority notifications alert a recipient to an urgent message on their mobile and desktop devices until a response is received, every two minutes for up to 20 minutes.   Avail

Hello there!   Last week, we announced new capabilities to Microsoft Teams to empower healthcare professionals . As we begin HIMSS 19 , I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some additional information about the Microsoft Teams, and our support and implementation of the FHIR standard and share some exciting news about Partners that are going to enable the care coordination solution. Care coordination and collaboration is one of the key pillars for our investments in Microsoft Teams in healthcare. The solution gives healthcare teams a secure hub for coordinating care across multiple patients. It provides for integration with electronic health records (EHR) systems and enables care providers to communicate about patient care in real-time within Teams’ secure platform. The key challenges that we aim to address are: • Low efficiency in hand-offs and communication critical throughout the care continuum • Siloed information that creates administrative burden in the healthcare sys