Microsoft Teams Insider Tom Arbuthnot

James Robinson, Director & Principal AV Consultant at AVenture Audio Visual, shares his extensive previous experiences with deploying Microsoft Teams Rooms at scale at BT.James' transition from BT to an independent AV consultancyBT's journey from one of the biggest Lync and Skype for Business deployments to Microsoft TeamsThe complexity of standardizing AV equipment across managing office locations and deploying 1200 Microsoft Teams RoomsMixing BYOD, Surface Hub and Teams RoomsReal-world ...

Yoav Barzilay, Microsoft Senior Product Manager, explains the Microsoft Devices Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) and how it fits in the Microsoft Teams devices ecosystem.Microsoft Devices Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) is a distribution of Android Open Source Platform (AOSP) from MicrosoftMDEP aims to provide a unified platform OEMs can choose to build on for collaboration devicesMDEP focuses on security and manageabilityMDEP can be used as an OS for collaboration apps in addition to Microsoft TeamsThe f...

John Bailey, Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation at AVI-SPL, discusses industry changes and the convergence of AV and IT.The industry is experiencing a convergence of AV and ITThe need to focus on reliability and stability in meeting room solutions.The current and future role of AI in optimizing the AV and meeting experienceThanks to AVI-SPL for their support of Empowering.Cloud

Jeremy Dalton, Head of Immersive Technologies at PWC and Cathy Moya, Senior Customer Success Program Manager - Mesh Team at Microsoft, dive into Microsoft Mesh adoption and use cases and how virtual reality and virtual worlds can enhance collaboration and communication.Mesh features include avatars and immersive spaces within Microsoft Teams meetings, enabling more engaging and interactive meeting experiencesVirtual reality and virtual worlds, private conversations and a greater sense of toge...

Microsoft Teams Monthly Update Briefing - July 2024EU issues 'Statement of Objections' to Microsoft - What does this mean for Teams?Important Microsoft Teams Rooms and Phone update (MC804766) Dynamics 365 Contact Center now GA - Pricing and OptionsTeams Phone Resource Account changesCopilot for Sales Teams pluginMicrosoft Teams Bookable desks GASkype for Business Server Subscription EditionThanks to Logitech, this month's benefactor, for your support of the community!Note that this is an...

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.