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I’m co-hosting a session at Microsoft Ignite 2020

Posted by Tom on Sep 10, 2020 in Development, Microsoft Teams

I’m very excited to be able to share with you that I’m going to be co-hosting a Table Talk at this year’s Microsoft Ignite. Together with my co-hosts,...

How to: Use Microsoft Graph to import message data into Microsoft Teams and preserve timestamp history, message order, from user etc.

Posted by Tom on Sep 10, 2020 in Development, Microsoft Teams

Introduction One big challenge with migrating to Microsoft Teams for messaging is migration of existing data. For instance, an organisation might be moving from Slack to...

I’m Speaking at: NorDev Meetup September 24th 2020

Posted by Tom on Sep 7, 2020 in Microsoft Teams

I’m going to be speaking at my “local” development community meetup on September 24th. This time, however, it’s going virtual – so anyone...

Microsoft cuts price of Certification exams to just $15 for those impacted by COVID-19

Posted by Tom on Sep 7, 2020 in Everything Else

If your employment has been impacted by COVID-19 then Microsoft is offering you a great deal on Microsoft Certification exams. Right now, they’re just $15 (instead...

Weekly Update 4 September 2020 – Graph Change Notifications direct to Azure Event Hubs, App Submissions API is GA, Lists in GA, TalkingStuff Prioritisation Techniques

Posted by Tom on Sep 5, 2020 in Weekly Updates

This week: Announcing the public preview of Microsoft Graph change notifications delivery via Azure Event Hubs Teams App Submission API is now GA Microsoft Lists in...

Video: Microsoft Ignite 2020 – here’s everything we know so far

Posted by Tom on Sep 4, 2020 in Videos

I’ve collated all the information I can find about Microsoft Ignite 2020: Dates Speakers Agenda Things not to miss and…. REGISTRATION – which is now...

TalkingStuff: Prioritisation Techniques

Posted by Tom on Sep 4, 2020 in TalkingStuff

I talk to Lyndsay Ansell about how best to prioritise all the requests, messages and instructions that are flying into our inboxes. This is a non-technical chat, but I...

Weekly Update 28 August 2020 – Inside Commsverse, Feeling Part of a Team, Teams integration with Power Automate, Planning for Social Distancing in the workplace with Visio

Posted by Tom on Aug 28, 2020 in Weekly Updates

This week: Inside Commsverse: I talk to Mark Vale about running a conference in lockdown A Conference on Microsoft Teams Series (10 part series) Talking Stuff: Feeling...

Inside Commsverse: I talk to Mark Vale about running a conference in lockdown

Posted by Tom on Aug 27, 2020 in Microsoft Teams

A few weeks after it finished, I sat down with Mark Value to talk about Commsverse. It turned into a marathon 45 minute conversation, with Mark being incredibly open...

Talking Stuff: Feeling part of a team

Posted by Tom on Aug 25, 2020 in TalkingStuff

I talk to Lyndsay Ansell about the challenges we have today feeling part of a team, when everyone is working remotely from each other. This is a non-technical chat, but...

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