IT Support Blog for Small Business Owners

Microsoft 365 is much more than the latest version of the Office suite. There are a ton of business applications and tools available to you and your employees -- free with most 365 subscriptions. All of these Microsoft 365 apps are:

• Built with flexibility in mind, and available in desktop, web-based and mobile versions - so you can work anywhere, at any time.
• Integrate seamlessly with one another to streamline your workday and to enhance collaboration and productivity.
• Updated regularly with new versions and features
• Backed by Office 365 security

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Topics: Microsoft 365, microsoft 365 assessment, collaboration tools, office 365 subscription

Thank you to everyone who attended our live webinar on Wed. January 13^th: You’re Not Getting Your Money’s Worth from your Office 365 subscription. We hope you found the content insightful as you continue to explore implementing Microsoft 365 and all it has to offer.

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Topics: IT Strategy, businesses operating in the cloud, IT Cyber Security, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Collaboration Tools, M365 Subscription, microsoft teams, Microsoft 365 collaboration, microsoft 365 assessment, digital transformation, Office 365 security, Microsoft cloud partner, office 365 migration, modern workplace, SharePoint migration, microsoft phone system, office 365 webinar, work anywhere, microsoft 365 security, O365 for business

If you’re using Office 365, then you may already be familiar with SharePoint Online as it comes with most business licenses. SharePoint is an extremely powerful application that is used for file storage, document management, internal and external collaboration, automating workflows and much more. SharePoint can be used as a corporate intranet (or extranet), and essentially acts as the backend to Microsoft Teams.

Here are a few reasons why you should migrate your corporate data and business files to SharePoint:

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Topics: IT Productivity, Microsoft Collaboration Tools, microsoft teams, Microsoft 365 collaboration, microsoft 365 assessment, office 365 migration, modern workplace, document management, SharePoint

One of the main reasons businesses are migrating to Office 365 is because it’s jam packed with advanced security options that are ready to be deployed across your modern workplace and cloud environment. If you have an Office 365 business subscription, chances are you have access to these tools, adding tremendous value to your organization. Here are some of the ways to start securing your Office 365 environment today.

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Topics: microsoft 365 assessment, Office 365 security, advanced threat protection, Microsoft cloud partner, office 365 migration, modern workplace security, data loss prevention

If you’re new to Teams, or looking for work from home productivity tools, here’s a quick rundown of how it works and how to navigate your way through the platform.

Teams

In the Teams application, you can create as many Teams as you’d like under this tab. I’ve heard the analogy that you can think of each Team as a house. Many companies create teams for various departments or for specific projects. For example, you can create a marketing team, HR team, executive team, finance team and so forth. You can assign specific members to each Team and provide access rights to each member. If you’re not on Team you won’t see it in your Teams list. You can even invite external members to join your Team with proper permissions.

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Topics: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Collaboration Tools, work from home, Microsoft 365 collaboration, microsoft 365 assessment, remote workforce