Microsoft Teams outage widens to take out M365 services, admin center
Updated Remember: telephones exist, are handy for collaboration, and usually work
SaaS21 Jul 2022 | 51
Microsoft Teams
Slack to increase prices for Pro customers
Freebie users to get 90 days of message history and file storage
SaaS19 Jul 2022 | 12
60 million in the Matrix as users seek decentralized messaging
Slacked off and fed up with Teams? Want to escape the clutches of big tech? Element thinks so
Networks15 Jul 2022 | 42
Microsoft slows some hiring for Windows, Teams, and Office
'Making sure the right resources are aligned to the right opportunity' ahead of next fiscal year
Software27 May 2022 | 8
American Airlines decides to cruise into Azure's cloud
So that's who to blame when its IT crashes, huh?
PaaS + IaaS19 May 2022 | 10
Email out, Slack and Teams in for business communications
For the first time, more respondents indicate a preference for instant messaging, says SWZD
Networks10 May 2022 | 47
BROADER TOPICS
Alibaba opens DingTalk collaboration tool to enterprises and developers
Teams-like application boasts 500 million users, but Microsoft has more active users
Software28 Mar 2022 | 2
Microsoft Teams unable to send and receive calls for some after update
Updated If you need to skip meetings, here's an excuse: You installed version 1.5.00.2164
Applications15 Feb 2022 | 51
Microsoft tweaks Teams and Viva to help bridge gap between frontline workers and their managers, among other things
Want a pay rise and paid leave? Can't help you there. Need better workplace tech? Walk this way...
Off-Prem12 Jan 2022 | 20
Google advises Android users to be careful of Microsoft Teams if they want to call 911
Woman tells El Reg she discovered the bug during a granny emergency
Software09 Dec 2021 | 109
Microsoft's Teams Essential tier seems designed to coax people on to Business Basic
Looks like good value, but sorely lacking in some important areas
SaaS01 Dec 2021 | 23
Teams has a mute button all of its own in taskbar of latest Windows 11 preview build
Another way to make sure the yawns don't get through
Off-Prem04 Nov 2021 | 9
What a Mesh: Microsoft puts Office in the Loop, adds mixed reality tech to Teams
Ignite Vid chat app gets 3D virtual meetings while users hope for more reliable connections
Applications02 Nov 2021 | 41
Better late than never: Microsoft rolls out a public preview of E2EE in Teams calls
Only for one-to-one voice and video, mind
Security22 Oct 2021 | 7
Microsoft Teams leaves users hanging on the telephone after PSTN integration goes wobbly
The number you have dialled has not been recognised
Networks07 Oct 2021 | 10
What have the Romans ever done for us? In ServiceNow's new Rome release, replaced intranets, for one
Adds Teams integration for new ‘Employee Centre’, automated automation for service desk
SaaS16 Sep 2021 | 1
Microsoft adds hybrid meeting features to Teams, including interruption-detecting AI
Companion mode? We've got that too says Google
Off-Prem09 Sep 2021 | 18
Full Stream ahead: Microsoft will end 'classic' method of recording Teams meetings despite transcription concerns
'All meeting recordings will be saved to OneDrive and SharePoint' from 16 August
Software05 Aug 2021 | 45
Windows 11 gets chatty as Teams integration turns up
There is no escaping Microsoft's messaging platform
OSes21 Jul 2021 | 34
There's no 'Skype' in Teams: Microsoft lets signing key for its Debian Skype repository slip gently into the night
Summer Solstice: A time for dancing, druids, and certificate errors
Security22 Jun 2021 | 13
Fluid components and custom scenes: Microsoft pitches developers with new tools for Teams
Build Updated Toolkit, new Developer Portal, custom Together Mode themes ... but not what users ask for most
Software25 May 2021 | 7
Fancy trying to explain Microsoft Teams to your parents? They may ask about the new Personal version
Late to the party, but free tier for multi-person vid chats handily tops Zoom
Software18 May 2021 | 42
Microsoft reassures Teams freebie fans: We're not going to delete all your data, honest
The bug: IF Tier = Free THEN PRINT "Can we offer you an upgrade?"
SaaS05 May 2021 | 11
Where meetings go to die: Microsoft Teams outage lets customers skip that collaboration call they've been dreading
Updated Another month, another Teams TITSUP*
SaaS27 Apr 2021 | 26
Element rolls out bridge for Microsoft Teams to cross into Matrix's encrypted comms land
Exclusive For a small fee, of course – and no video or voice yet
SaaS14 Apr 2021 | 2
Microsoft promises end-to-end encrypted Teams calls for some, invites you to go passwordless with Azure AD
Ignite When there are passphrases, there is inherent risk, says Redmond
Security03 Mar 2021 | 23
Microsoft Teams still on mute: Vid conf system crashes, 'potential networking issue' blamed
Updated So, Zoom again then?
Software17 Feb 2021 | 11
Smells like Teams spirit: New platform Viva builds in all the tools Microsoft thinks staff need to succeed
Hello lonely. Let's get you feeling productive
Software04 Feb 2021 | 10
There's no 'I' in Teams so Microsoft issues 6-month warning for laggards still on Skype for Business Online
The axeman cometh
SaaS02 Feb 2021 | 39
Windows 10 ends the year with more than half of PCs on a 2020 flavour
In brief Also: Hints of Windows 10X, and don't press that red button, Dougal
Software04 Jan 2021 | 11
Microsoft adds Breakout functionality to Teams that Zoom has had for ages – and people still don't like it
In Brief Also: PowerShell Crescendo, Visual Studio Code C++ on Pi, and a milestone for SharePoint
Software14 Dec 2020 | 16
Internet Explorer fails to make the cut, banished from Microsoft Teams for good
Someone needs to make a 'Best viewed with anything but IE' badge for websites
Software30 Nov 2020 | 34
Teams seeks 24-hour party people for consumer chat
Skype? We've heard of it
Software20 Nov 2020 | 14
Microsoft pledges to give Teams users multi-account sign-in then reels it back to one work and one personal
Still, it'll make using the platform from home marginally less excruciating
Software05 Nov 2020 | 12
Oh, the humanity! Microsoft congratulates itself for Teams inflicted on 115m daily users
No Slack in the system amid the irresistible rise of Redmond's collaboration platform
SaaS28 Oct 2020 | 42
Second lockdown? Perfect time to unveil Teams Breakout rooms and another ginormitor – the 85-inch Surface Hub 2S
Ignite Virtual commutes and touchless meetings
Personal Tech22 Sep 2020 | 12
Microsoft finally spills the beans on everything you need to know about its low-code platform, Dataflex for Teams
Or maybe you want a List. Or a Task. Or a Planner. Just bung it into Teams
Software30 Jul 2020 | 11
Microsoft pulls dust covers off Dataverse*: Low-code data access from Teams
Updated New, or just a rebrand of Common Data Service? A bit of both
Software22 Jul 2020 | 17
Don'tcha just LOVE meetings? Microsoft does, too, so here are some new Teams features, you lucky, lucky people
Inspire Plus: Security tweaks for Microsoft 365
SaaS21 Jul 2020 | 14
Pretend your holiday wasn't cancelled from next month: Microsoft Flight Simulator cleared for take-off
In brief Plus: Teams goes Nationwide and gains new hardware, VS Code updates
Software13 Jul 2020 | 6
Keep it Together, Microsoft: New mode for vid-chat app Teams reminds everyone why Zoom rules the roost
Video If you have to play by Redmond's strict rules, people are likely to go elsewhere
Software08 Jul 2020 | 109
UK lawmakers welcome Microsoft's sack of training pressies for hard-pressed Brits as jobs searches spike
New skills aplenty and Teams tweaks from Uncles Brad and Satya
Software01 Jul 2020 | 1
Slack Connect: Hipster chat platform to let different orgs play in the same channel – only for paying users, mind
Teams rival hopes to consign cross-business email ping-pong to history
SaaS25 Jun 2020 | 4
Microsoft loosens Teams' necktie as platform courts your forensic accountant relatives
Just look at the time. Looks like I can't attend the family meeting about our calendar!
SaaS23 Jun 2020 | 8
C is for 'Careful now', D is for 'Download surprise': Microsoft to resurrect optional Windows 10 updates as 'Previews'
Roundup Also: Money for Excel hits US, Teams readies new toys for next academic year, and more
Software22 Jun 2020 | 25
Microsoft snubs Service Fabric as it plots to switch Teams infrastructure to Kubernetes
Plus, a new Detonation Service and other explosive revelations about easing capacity constraints in lockdown
Devops17 Jun 2020 | 8
Windoze 10: New levels of tedium reached with latest Insider build while 'stable' release still a bit wonky
Roundup Plus: When Microsoft found breaking up hard to do, and much more
Software09 Jun 2020 | 12
Video? That's so not what we care about, says Slack, as it signs video deal with AWS
All Amazon staff are slackers now as AWS chat backend Chime's in
Software05 Jun 2020 | 7
After all the excitement of Windows 10 2004, Insider builds go back to square one
Roundup Also: Multi-window Teams, Skype does the Blankety Blank dance, and more
Software01 Jun 2020 | 8
TLS termination, Teams toys – and holy 5G, Batman, Microsoft buys UK network software biz Metaswitch
Roundup Also: 'Twas the night before Buildmas
Software19 May 2020 | 7
We could have pwned Microsoft Teams with a GIF, claims Israeli infosec outfit
Proof-of-concept vuln patched a week ago
Security27 Apr 2020 | 19
Microsoft 365 invites users to 'Ask Me Anything' – as long as it doesn't require a clued-up exec to deliver clear answers
Opinion Unsatisfying AMA ends up mainly being about Teams
Software22 Apr 2020 | 33
Just because we're letting Zoom into Parliament doesn't mean you can have fun, House of Commons warns Brit MPs
Formal attire, no 'BBC Dad' episodes, and absolutely no funky backgrounds
Legal22 Apr 2020 | 23
Microsoft's Teams clocks 2.7 billion minutes of meetings in a single day as April starts to run out for Windows 10 2004
Roundup Plus: New Edge build, more Office 365 branding snuffed
Software14 Apr 2020 | 10
Zoom adds Choose Your Own Routing Adventure to keep chats out of China
As Microsoft gives Teams a Brady Bunch upgrade
Security14 Apr 2020 | 24
Microsoft attempts to up its Teams game with new features while locked-down folk flock to rival Zoom... warts and all
Changes may help, but big user requests are still missing
Software08 Apr 2020 | 112
Slack hooks up with Microsoft Teams and Zoom VoIP calls
Maybe the world needs the Pidgin of voice and video right now?
Software02 Apr 2020 | 8
Microsoft corrects '775 per cent cloud usage surge' claim: Big number only applied to Teams and only in Italy
Now that's a caveat
SaaS31 Mar 2020 | 11
Microsoft qualifications will pad the CV for another year, Teams for ventilator boffins, and Windows 10 threatened with very retro news app
Roundup 1903 still rules roost, Azure Fabric 6.5 support extended, and more
Software30 Mar 2020 | 13
Microsoft drops a seemingly innocuous Windows Insider build, teases the future
Caution - Windows Insider builds may bork your PCs (just like ours)
OSes20 Mar 2020 | 14
Microsoft Teams usage jumps to 32, no, 44 million as Windows-slinger platform slides onto home workers' PCs
Updated UK's National Health Service given free access during the crisis
OSes19 Mar 2020 | 40
It's Baaaaaack (or is it?): Microsoft Teams suffers a Tuesday totter
When we said 'shut everything down,' we only meant the retail stores
SaaS17 Mar 2020 | 44
Biting the hand that feeds IT
