by Patrick Drews | Jan 30, 2023 | Admin Center, Blog, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Updates, News
Are you keeping up with Microsoft updates? The Microsoft Mondays: Microsoft Service Updates series from Total Solutions is here for your needs, and remember that Total Solutions also provides tailored, expert guidance during our consulting process. Recently Microsoft...
by Patrick Drews | Jan 23, 2023 | Admin Center, Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Updates, Microsoft Viva, MS Teams, News
If you’ve been following the Microsoft news as of recent, you’ve likely heard about the Microsoft Service Update for Wiki retirement in Microsoft Teams, new calendar week layout in Microsoft Lists, new Answers coming to Viva Engage and the retiring of...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jan 13, 2023 | Best Practices, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Viva, MS Teams, Office 365
COVID-19 upended the way many of us work. This shift has brought major changes in how employees relate to each other and their organization. Office onboarding moved online and co-workers who once shared an office shifted to the virtual workspace. Microsoft has...
by Patrick Drews | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft Bookings, MS Teams, Office 365, Outlook Calendar, Teams Management
Microsoft’s Bookings with Me in Outlook is a web-based personal scheduling page that integrates with the free/busy information from your Outlook calendar. Bookings with me lets people schedule a meeting or appointment with you. Learn how to use Microsoft...
by Oona Evans | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Viva, SharePoint Online, Teams Management
Amid day-to-day operations, providing for consumers and meeting quotas, we often forget to take care of the employees who make a company a community. Most of us set time aside for self-care in our personal time, and now it’s time to talk about employee-care. According...
by Oona Evans | Nov 9, 2022 | Best Practices, Blog, Cloud, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Ignite, Workflow Automation
Microsoft Ignite 2022 featured the latest technology advancements while shifting the conversation from employee productivity to outdated technology. Shifting said paranoia puts the burden on technology to help consumers do more with less. How can customers do...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SharePoint Online
In my professional development as a Microsoft Consultant, I’ve been focusing a lot lately the human factors that contribute to the success and adoption of a technology solution. IT Directors and CIO often ask, “How do I get people to use this new techno widget...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jun 15, 2022 | Admin Center, Best Practices, Blog, Microsoft Edge, Search, Windows 11
The end of Internet Explorer 11 starts on June 15, 2022! Prepare your organization to make the switch while still supporting legacy applications with functionality that rely on Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge includes a feature called “IE Mode”, which...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | May 24, 2022 | Best Practices, Blog, Intranet Consulting, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SharePoint Online
Why Build an Intranet – Introduction Employees’ expectations change and evolve over time. We expect more from our employers than we did 20 years ago, with momentous changes in the last couple of years due to COVID. I cannot speak for all employees, but this...
by Derek Knauss | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Cloud, GCC High, Microsoft 365, Office 365, SharePoint Online
What is GCC High, and is it the right cloud environment for you? In this post, we’ll break down what it is, how it’s different from other tenants, and if you should select it as your tenant. What Is It? GCC High is a secure cloud that is outside of...
