by Patrick Drews | May 30, 2023 | Admin Center, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Updates, Microsoft Viva, MS Teams, Office 365, Tenant Admins
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. We are...
by Tyler Parker | May 18, 2023 | Blog, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Power Platform
1. Why Reporting? Leveraging data is an important part of managing and growing a business. To leverage this data, businesses turn to reporting. The reporting within Power BI is a powerful tool for monitoring metrics and determining where to focus resources. This...
by Patrick Drews | May 1, 2023 | Admin Center, Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Updates, MS Teams, SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Whiteboard
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. We are...
by Patrick Drews | Mar 20, 2023 | Admin Center, Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Updates, Microsoft Viva, OneDrive, SharePoint
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. We are...
by Patrick Drews | Feb 6, 2023 | Admin Center, Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Updates, MS Teams, News, Outlook Calendar
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. We are...
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 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 | 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 Kristen Chu | Mar 15, 2022 | Best Practices, Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SharePoint Design, SharePoint Online
Starting an organization-wide intranet can be a daunting project, especially because each team, department, and employee within the organization has different needs and priorities. We’ve written on questions you should ask when starting a SharePoint intranet, steps to...
by Vishnu Venugopal | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog, Collaboration, Mesh for Teams, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, Teams Management
The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic has brought us a slurry of pros and cons when it comes to work. While people are generally happy to have more autonomy in their lives with remote work becoming a norm, a return to a more hybridized model seems to be the...
by Adit Ahmed | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, Office 365, Planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a once-in-a-lifetime disruption in the way we work, and one area that has been highlighted is the modern workforce’s is struggle in its relationship with work, particularly with the way we draw work boundaries in a remote or hybrid...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, Office 365, Teams Management
Using virtual backgrounds on Microsoft Teams is an easy way to maintain privacy and reduce distractions on your video calls. If you’ve been using Teams, then you might have figured out how to add your own custom image as a virtual background on video meetings or...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Sep 27, 2021 | Best Practices, Collaboration, Cortana, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Partner, Planning, Scheduler for M365, Usability
With the new, remote-first world we find ourselves in, the number of meetings we have each week has increased. Overall, Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index report found that weekly meetings have increased by 148%. This substantial increase in meetings has caused...
by Adit Ahmed | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, Cloud, Collaboration, Digital Adoption, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, Office 365, SharePoint Migration
Introduction – Google Workplace Google Workspace is Alphabet’s enterprise software suite, formerly known as G Suite. Over two billion monthly active users rely on Google Workspace, making it a common choice for businesses large and small. Migrating from Google...
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog, Cloud, Collaboration, Content Management, Information Governance, Intranet Consulting, Office 365, SharePoint Online
A SharePoint Online intranet, unlike an organization’s public website, focuses on communicating and engaging an organization’s employees, across business units and functions. They tend to serve a broader menu of information, which can...
