Microsoft Teams Insider Tom Arbuthnot

Craig Durr, Chief Analyst and Founder of The Collab Collective explores the evolution of meeting room technology, AI's impact and multi-camera solutions.Craig's launch of The Collab CollectiveThe evolution of Microsoft Teams rooms and devicesBenefits and challenges of AI agents in meetingsMulti-camera solutions in high-impact roomsThe proliferation of video bars in the market, is it sustainable?Thanks to Neat, this episode's sponsor, for supporting the Empowering.Cloud community.

Craig Cothern, National Director of IT Delivery at Century Communities, a top 10 home builder in the US, and Oli Lifely, Head of Sales at Luware UK, discuss Century Communities' Microsoft Teams journey and how Luware Nimbus addressed their unique communication challenges.Century Communities' transition from traditional telephony to IP phone solutions, to Skype for Business and then to Microsoft TeamsSpecific communications needs addressed by Luware Nimbus, including detailed call reporting an...

Chris Fitzsimmons, Senior Solutions Architect at AVI-SPL and MVP Tom Arbuthnot explore Copilot and AI in Microsoft Teams Rooms and BYOD, what is available today, what is coming, and the value it bringsIntelligent Meeting Recap and Copilot Intelligent Speakers and speaker recognition in MTR and BYODIntelligent Camera and identity recognition in the meeting roomHardware considerations for optimising AI experiences.The dilemma of AI progress and user preferencesThanks to AVI-SPL, this episo...

Microsoft Teams (and Dynamics 365 Contact Center and Places) Monthly Update Briefing - June 2024New Dynamics 365 standalone "Copilot" Contact Center Microsoft Places Public Preview Team Copilot and Custom Copilot Agents - Copilot gets proactive!New Teams Devices 9 Teams Roadmap Updates Thanks to AudioCodes, this month's benefactor, for your support of the community!Note that this is an audio-only version of the update, so if you would like to see the accompanying slides th...

Robert Skyrme, BT/EE Technical Pre-Sales Consultant and Tom Arbuthnot explore everything Teams Phone Mobile, including its benefits and real-world use cases for field workers, sales teams and engineering teams.Teams Phone Mobile is an integration of the mobile identity with Microsoft Teams, eliminating the need for separate telephone numbers and voicemailsIt allows users to make and receive calls from Teams on various devices, seamlessly migrating calls between the native mobile dialer and Te...

Jamie Wheeldon, Chief Architect at Symity and MVP Tom Arbuthnot dive deep into the impact of generative AI on the Modern Workplace. Listen to their discussion around the challenges and opportunities that adopting AI technologybrings, and the need for organisations to educate employees on using AI tools effectively to drive meaningful change.Potential for AI to solve productivity and information overload challengesEthical considerations including data security and intellectual propertyMicrosof...