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Microsoft Teams is Experiencing Issues—Working to fix
If you’re experiencing issues with Microsoft Teams this morning, don’t worry you’re not alone. Currently, Microsoft teams is going through some glitch & outage in several locations. We’re investigating an issue where users may be unable to access Microsoft Teams. We’re reviewing systems data to determine the cause of the
Microsoft Launches new Edge Chromium Browser
On January 15, 2020, just over a year after Microsoft revealed its plans to switch to Chromium, the new Microsoft Edge Chromium browser was launched across both Windows and macOS. Microsoft is gradually bringing the new Edge to groups of Windows 10 users through Windows Update before it’s fully rolled out to
Microsoft’s Retiring Skype for Business Online on July 31, 2021—What to do
Since September 1, 2019, all new Office 365 customers have been on-boarded directly to Microsoft Teams as the default for chats, meetings, and calls. But what about the customers that have been using Skype for Business Online long before this change? Unfortunately, the end is near. Microsoft announced Skype for
Windows 7 Support & Windows 8 Server Support end on January 14, 2020 | How to Prepare
The end of Windows 7 support is upon us and here’s what you need to know. On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer update or provide support for Windows 7. To clarify, when Windows 7 reaches end of support, your computer will still function but Microsoft will no longer
Office 365 Hybrid Exchange Migration | What is it
Are you interested in taking advantage of Microsoft’s Office 365 Offering, without losing your on-premises infrastructure? You may need Office 365 Hybrid Exchange deployment. Through a hybrid deployment, you can integrate online Microsoft Exchange with its on-premises counterpart. Without 3rd party software tools there will be more to manage, but
Happy Holidays From Cayosoft 2019
Wow, 2019 — what a year! So much accomplished to better help our community, so here’s a recap in case you missed anything: From Cayosoft Administrator v5.4.2 to v6.4. Becoming a trusted source of industry information with over 50 blog post entries covering topics from general industry news, Microsoft
Retirement of SharePoint Classic and Delve Blogs
Beginning, January 18th, 2020, the classic blog site template name will change to “Blogs (retired)”. Beginning July 17th, 2020, the ability to create new classic blog sites through the user interface will be turned off. Also beginning January 18, 2020, Delve blogs, the feature that lets Office 365 users create
Controlling Office 365 License Assignments and Costs with Optimizations and Advanced Management
At Ignite 2019, Our founder and CEO, Bob Bobel, shared with us a new feature to the Cayosoft Administrator product—An end-to-end license optimization solution for Microsoft Office. This solution looks at not only the usage within Office by specific users, it also knows the parameters to scale licenses. For example, a
Microsoft claims new malware, Dexphot, infected more than 80,000 computers
Microsoft reportedly confirms that a new strain of malware called Dexphot has silently infected more than 80,000 computers since last year. While most malware are designed to gather confidential user information and other sensitive data, Dexphots operates a little differently. According to Microsoft’s security team, this malicious code works its
How to Drive Office 365 Adoption in Your Organization | 7 Tips
Microsoft Office 2010 will reach the end of its lifecycle in October of 2020. That means Microsoft technical support for bugs and security vulnerabilities will end. Users have the option of upgrading to Office 2019 or moving online to Office 365. For a variety of compelling reasons, most organizations will make the
A Better Way to Optimize Your Microsoft Licenses and Protect Your Environment — An Ignite Interview with Cayosoft
Ignite 2019 brought incredible, memorable experiences for a lot of organizations. For Cayosoft, it was an opportunity to announce two exciting and powerful new things that are going push the limits on innovation and management within the Microsoft enterprise. Our founder and CEO, Bob Bobel, shares with us a new
Bridging the Office 365 Insider Threat Security Gap
While Microsoft Office 365 maintains robust security features, it may not offer the granularity that many enterprises need. When Microsoft Office 365 isn’t maintained and configured properly, it can put security and compliance requirements in doubt. Here’s what you need to know about the security features included in Office 365
How to Accelerate Microsoft Teams Growth and Adoption
Sometimes, a change in administrative philosophy is necessary to really grow your Microsoft Teams use. If your MS Teams use hasn’t been as efficient or as under control as required, it may be that the Teams “default” administrative philosophy just isn’t up to par. Here’s what you need to know
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Outage Blocks Access for 2.5 Hours
On Oct. 18th, Issues affecting the Azure Active Directory service blocked customers from accessing applications for around 2.5 hours. The problem was attributed to Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication, known as MFA, challenges not working. MFA is a process in which users validate their identity via another means besides a password. MFA is part
A New Major Version of Azure AD Connect Has Been Released
Integrating your on-premises directories with Azure AD makes your users more productive by providing a common identity for accessing both cloud and on-premises resources. With this integration users and organizations can take advantage of the following: Organizations can provide users with a common hybrid identity across on-premises or cloud-based services