Microsoft has announced a lot of new Microsoft Teams features that are coming shortly. Here is a rundown of them all. Microsoft has also published a study on the future of work – the good, the challenging and the unknown you can read it here Microsoft Team Together mode This uses artificial intelligence technology to place multiple peoples video feeds into a shared background designed to make you feel you are all in the same meeting. This scales tp to...
If it has been more than 5 years, then your overdue an upgrade to your phone system. Why Upgrade ? You probably upgrade many things every few years such as your mobile, tablet or laptop. Business phones are no different. Developments in voice technology have been huge over the years. Gone are the days of patchy calls on a VoIP system with suppliers unable to deliver. Commercial Networks offer a fully managed, hosted and backed up phone system for your...
Is your business’s data for sale on the dark web? Online there are places where you can buy anything illegal…. drugs, guns and business data. It is called the dark web. It is used by criminals to buy anything illegal including the data stolen from businesses throughout the world. They then use this data to try and hack your computer systems . In this weeks video we tell you about an ongoing way to see if your business’s data is...
Our Managing Director Mat Deaville joins James and Kyle in their fortnightly podcast. Mat Deaville believes there is opportunity for Microsoft 365 and GSuite to co-exist in the business world. It should not be a battle of two IT companies. Commercial Networks and Kimbley IT both specialise in IT services but in two totally different areas. Whilst Commercial Networks know GSuite we are not experts like Kyle and James, our skills lie in Office 365. Whichever is your companies preference...
Are you hearing the name SharePoint and unsure how it can help your business? It is included in many Office 365 subscriptions yet not all businesses have adopted it. We can help with guidance on how to make a start or more technical elements and support. Take a look at our video: Book time with Steve or Mat to discuss how we can get your business running on SharePoint here
Outlook for Windows is getting a new searchbar and this will gradually roll out to other Office 365. The new search bar is hard to miss as it now right at the top of the tittle bar above the ribbon. Simple Search Bar Type in a search phrase and press enter, i twill list as it does now. Click on the down arrow to see further search options. All the same options you used to are available but in a...
During the COVID outbreak we have all been using video more and more be it with Zoom Google or Teams. They have all seen security breaches and had issues as the increase in usage. We recommend install and fully manage 3CX for our clients. It is a full phone system offering all the facilities you could require and it includes Video Conferencing. App-free Video Conferencing for Unlimited Users Most video conferencing solutions require users to download an app or signup...
Working from home using SKY broadband ? Using 3CX and having issues ? It appears over the weekend that SKY have added the 3cx.co.uk to there blocked sites. This will cause issues if you use a 3CX phone system. In order to get your phone back on and working the following guide should help you to change your Sky Shield settings to allow this to work again. If you go to https://www.sky.com/myaccount And sign in to your sky account And...
You will no longer need to download the Quick Poll add-in from the store and manually install it in Outlook to create a poll . This will be gradually rolling this out to Outlook for Mac and Outlook on the web (desktop) beginning in late March 2020. The rollout for Outlook for Mac and Outlook on the web will be completed in late April. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 61203 and 61372.How does this affect me? Your Outlook for...
We constantly refer to ourselves as an MSP. What exactly is an MSP and are all MSP’s equal ? The term MSP seems to have been generated by us IT folk. It stands for Managed Service Provider, meaning more than the traditional IT support company. As an MSP the company will not just react to your IT issues and fix them they will be proactive. They may also include tools to backup and protect your systems, these may or may...
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