Microsoft Teams

What can you do against the security risks in Microsoft Teams? In this guide, I will share Microsoft Teams security best practices that you can implement and safeguard your data and organization. Let’s get started What are the security risks in Microsoft Teams? Microsoft Teams is a great tool that became a hallmark in communication and collaboration within an organization. But is Microsoft Teams secure? Well, like everything else, it’s not perfect. Its not-so-exclusive nature makes it a target for a number of security risks. Note: If you need a more thorough guide on the basics, read this tutorial: Microsoft Teams Tutorial: Become […]

Do you feel like you have so many teams in Microsoft Teams? In this guide, we will talk about how you can manage a sprawl in Microsoft Teams and how you can prevent it. Let’s get started. What is Microsoft Teams sprawl? Since the pandemic started, legions of people have moved to Teams for work. In fact, Teams only had around 20 million users pre-pandemic (Statista). It then ballooned to 270 million in 2022. This exodus of workers has led to plenty of security challenges for companies that previously only had a few people working online. Note: Get more serious with your security using these best

Do you want to make use of the new Viva Connections? In this article, I will show you how to enable Viva Connections in the Teams app both in the admin center and in the Teams app. Let’s get started. What is Viva Connections? Viva Connections is one of the current four modules of the new Microsoft Viva (a new employee experience platform). Primarily, Viva Connections was made to serve as a gateway to internal communications, information, and policies. Its notable features include: Viva Connections run in both the mobile and desktop apps of Microsoft Teams. Note: For more information about Microsoft Viva, read

Does your team or company use Microsoft Teams frequently? If yes, nice! Teams is a great collaboration and communication tool — and it’s getting even better thanks to the new updates. In this article, I want to share with you the best practices for Microsoft Teams that can help you have a better experience with it. To make things easier, I divided this article into a few sections by theme — governance, teams, channels, files and apps, and meetings and calls. Let’s get started. Best Practices: Microsoft Teams Governance Here are best practices related to governance: 1. Slowly add teams and members Don’t add

Do you want to archive a team in Microsoft Teams? It’s not that common to archive a team, especially when it has outlived its purpose. Fortunately, it’s actually quite easy to do so. In this article, I’ll show you how you can archive a team in Microsoft Teams, what happens when you do so, and how to unarchive it. Let’s get started. How to archive Microsoft Teams? There are actually two ways to do this: Through the “Manage teams” page in the Microsoft Teams app Through the “Manage teams” page in the Microsoft Teams admin center Note: If you need

Are you wondering whether to create a new team or a channel? Don’t worry, you’re not alone in this dilemma. After all, what’s the difference between teams and channels, and what’s the merit of choosing one over the other? In this article, let’s talk about when to create a team vs channel in Microsoft Teams and solve this problem once and for all. Let’s get started. What’s the difference between a channel and a team in Microsoft Teams? Before I go on and share my insights, let’s take a moment first and identify the differences between teams and channels. What

Are you looking for a way to add a guest to your channel in Microsoft Teams? It’s actually quite easy to do so. However, those who are new to the Microsoft 365 ecosystem may find it a little complicated. That’s why in this article, I’ll show you how to add external users to Microsoft Teams as well as the other things you need to know related to it. Let’s get started. Reminders on adding an external user to Microsoft Teams First off, remember that Microsoft Teams is part of the whole Microsoft 365 Group. All that means is that when