Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Viva

Should Viva Engage be your New Year’s resolution? Plus – the latest news: Practical 365 Podcast S3 E16

Steve Goodman — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:11:40 +0000

On the show this week, Microsoft has just finished their big Microsoft Partner and MVP airlift for Microsoft 365 technologies, so as the year ends, there are fewer announcements. So, it's a shorter episode this week for news - which means we have time to ask the big questions and go into a deep dive on the podcast.

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Deep dive into Viva Engage, Goals & Sales and find out why you should collaborate using a PowerApp: Practical 365 Podcast S3 Ep. 8

Steve Goodman — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:33:37 +0000

Viva Engage As promised on the last show, we take a dive into the latest announcements for Microsoft Viva, beginning with the first new addition to the Viva employee experience platform, Viva Engage. On the show, we discuss how Microsoft is being challenged in the area of corporate communications by startup vendors, who are often […]

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Teams get big features improving usability & security, and Microsoft Ignite is back in-person: Practical 365 Podcast S3 Ep. 7

Steve Goodman — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:15:12 +0000

In episode 3 of season two, Paul Robichaux and Steve Goodman chat about a flurry of new Microsoft Teams features - including the long-awaited Teams Connect shared channels going into general availability, plus Microsoft's headline conference for IT professionals is back in-person - but will it be the same?

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Has Yammer Found Its Microsoft 365 Niche in Viva Engage?

Tony Redmond — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:03 +0000

Microsoft's announcement of Viva Engage might just be the thing that gives Yammer a boost and creates a new role for the much-maligned technology inside Microsoft 365.

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Set up Viva Learning and publish your own content using SharePoint

Steve Goodman — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:36:00 +0000

Viva Learning was launched to GA (General Availability) at Ignite 2021 Fall Edition and rolled out to commercial Microsoft 365 tenants during the last months of 2021.

Your employees will, by default, be able to begin using Viva Learning right away without any IT administrator action to enable it or configure it. Now is the time to get to grips with what is available to configure, and how you can use the built-in functionality to good effect.

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11 unmissable Practical 365 Posts from 2021

Steve Goodman — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:29:54 +0000

We've had a bumper year on Practical 365. To finish up 2021 here are eleven articles that you can't miss as you break for the holiday season and get ready for 2022.

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Ignite 2021 is Next Week. Here’s What I Anticipate for Microsoft 365

Tony Redmond — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:59:00 +0000

Microsoft Ignite 2021 happens (virtually) on Nov 2-4. There are tons of sessions scheduled and in this post we consider some important Microsoft 365 topics that we hope Microsoft will cover to help technologists plan tenant development over the coming year. Above all, we're looking forward to being able to attend conferences like Ignite in person so that we can learn from experts from inside and outside Microsoft.

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Attend TEC 2021 and Learn from the Very Best

Tony Redmond — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:48:54 +0000

TEC 2021, The Experts Conference, takes place as a virtual event on September 1-2. In this article, Tony selects his favorite sessions from the event agenda. This isn't to say that the other sessions are no good. Everyone's got their own favorite topics and there are many other TEC 2021 sessions covering other topics which will make others very happy.

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The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 23 – We discuss Windows 365, SharePoint Server “SE” and Viva licensing

Steve Goodman — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:31:55 +0000

In this week's Practical 365 podcast, Steve and Paul get down into the detail of Windows 365 - will it be a hit or a miss? And we discuss the new version of SharePoint Server that is arriving - plus we talk through the licensing for Viva. Is it worth it?

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Microsoft Updates Viva Insights App with Wellbeing Features

Tony Redmond — Fri, 14 May 2021 08:13:00 +0000

A new version of the Microsoft Viva Insights app for Teams includes some of the promised wellbeing functionality designed to help stressed users get through the work day more easily. You can praise co-workers, learn to breathe and relax, note your current state of wellness, and take a virtual commute to wrap up the working day. Some people will love the app, others will wonder what the fuss is all about. It's a very personal thing, which I guess is the nature of Viva Insights.

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