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Managing SharePoint storage efficiently is crucial as data grows—discover how Squirrel Archiving stacks up against Microsoft 365’s built-in options to cut costs and improve accessibility.

Microsoft 365 offers multiple file storage solutions—SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams—each designed for different use cases. However, many organizations struggle to determine where to store files and how to manage document collaboration efficiently. Choosing the wrong storage location can lead to content sprawl, security risks, and version control issues.

Explore the structure, benefits, and challenges of Microsoft Teams Private Channels, including how their unique SharePoint backend impacts data management and archiving.

Collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams are absolutely central to how enterprises get business done these days. But sometimes the fastest, most direct way to answer a question, solve a problem or make a connection is still to pick up the phone and call. The value of solutions like Microsoft Teams Phone is that they offer the best of both worlds: the simplicity and efficiency of voice communication integrated with digital collaboration tools and capabilities.

SquaredUp is a flexible dashboard and analytics platform that makes it really easy to dashboard your M365 and Intune usage and analytics. You can then use it for monitoring or sharing! In this article we’ll take a look at getting started with the M365 plugin for SquaredUp and building our first dashboard. Sign up for a free account if you’d like to follow along.

When we launched our fully-featured Microsoft Teams integration in May, our goal was clear: to provide enterprise teams with the robust and comprehensive toolset they need to manage incidents faster and more effectively – right where they work. It’s all part of our commitment to building the leading enterprise incident management solution. Today, we’ve enhanced our Teams integration by adding the ability to automatically create Microsoft Teams group chats directly from your Runbooks.

It’s hard to overstate how fast technology is driving business evolution — and Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams were once again a big part of that story in 2024. At Martello, we evolved right in step, adding new capabilities to Vantage DX and shedding new light on what enterprises need to manage the Microsoft digital experience.

On November 25, 2024, Microsoft 365 users experienced widespread disruption identified as MO941162, impacting access to critical services like Teams, Outlook, Exchange, and SharePoint. While Microsoft worked to resolve the issue, the downtime once again highlighted the importance of proactive monitoring and management. For businesses relying on Microsoft 365, staying ahead of such outages isn’t just a convenience—it’s a necessity.

Let’s face it: when Microsoft Teams goes down, it’s a nightmare for IT teams with everyone asking ‘is there a Microsoft Teams outage’? Today’s Microsoft outage was a stark reminder of this reality. Organizations relying on Microsoft 365 were hit hard, scrambling to manage the fallout. But what if you didn’t have to scramble?