Free CIAOPS Office 365 webinar next week

Please don’t forget to sign up for my free Office 365 webinar next Thursday the 22nd of September from 11am Sydney time. You can register here:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7120256258738097411

By attending you’ll get the latest Cloud news plus a deep dive into an Office 365 topic as well as open Questions and Answers where you can ask any question you like.

This months deep dive will focus on Yammer. What is is? How can it be used to collaborate? And how can it be used effectively inside a business of any size? I’ll show you and share some best practices, along with some tips and tricks.

Of course if you have specific questions on Yammer or Office 365 you’d like answered don’t hesitate to send them to me (director@ciaosp.com) and I’ll do my best to make sure they get answered.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron (for only USD$10 per month) which you can do here:

https://www.patreon.com/ciaops

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly at director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.

I look forward to seeing everyone on the webinar in September.

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar–September 2016

We’re rolling now. The September Need to Know webinar will be held on Thursday the 22nd of September 2016 at 11am Sydney time. You can register here:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7120256258738097411

For September I’m going to focus on the business of benefits of Yammer. I’ll explain how Yammer works and show you how to get started using Yammer as well as some tips and tricks to make it effective in your organisation no matter the size. You’ll also get some insight on how to administer Yammer if that is your role.

Attendees will see hands on demonstrations of Yammer and Office 365 as well as be able to ask any question during the open Q and A session. You’ll also get updates from Office 365 to help you understand what new with the product and how you can take advantage of it. Join me for this revealing webinar and I promise, you’ll learn something you didn’t know about Office 365 that will save you time and money.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron (for only USD$10 per month) which you can do here:

https://www.patreon.com/ciaops

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly at director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.

I look forward to seeing everyone on the webinar in September.

Only a week until the CIAOPS August webinar

Hopefully you know about my free monthly webinar around Office 365 and the Microsoft Cloud. The next webinar is now but a week a way (on Wednesday the 17th of August at 11am Sydney time) and I’d urge you to register. You’ll find all the details here;

https://blog.ciaops.com/2016/07/ciaops-need-to-know-webinaraugust-2016.html

This month I’ll be focused on sharing with you what I believe is the most overlooked feature of Office 365. It something really simple that nearly everyone I come across either doesn’t know or realise is part of the product. If you aren’t using it now, I am certain that you will after the session. The webinar will also include news around Office 365 as well as an open Q and A session for any questions you may have about Office 365, Microsoft Cloud technologies or technology in general.

All you need to do to be part of my second monthly webinar is register at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5541257505109190401

I look forward to having you join me next week.

Join the CIAOPS Webinar Yammer network

On the back of my new monthly webinar, I’ve now also created a public Yammer network called CIAOPS Webinars which is open for anyone to join. Simply click here or search for the network within Yammer or let me (director@ciaops.com) know your Yammer identity (typically your email address) and I’ll add you.

The idea for the group is to share information about webinar topics and content in between when the webinars are actually held. It allows people to share information quickly and easily as well let me know any feedback or questions you have.

I look forwarded to seeing you inside the network.

CIAOPS Need to Know webinar–August 2016

With the first webinar now successfully under my belt, I’ve now scheduled the second one which will be held Wednesday the 17th of August at 11am Sydney, Australia time. You can register for the event here:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5541257505109190401

This month I’ll provide insight into the most powerful feature of Office 365 that most people never use. You’ll discover what this feature is and how to make the most of it to massively improve your productivity and reduce daily frustrations. Attendees will see a hands on demonstration of Office 365 as well as be able to ask any question during the open Q and A session. You’ll also get updates from Office 365 to help you understand what new with the product and how you can take advantage of it. Join me for this revealing webinar and I promise, you’ll learn something you didn’t know about Office 365 that will save you time and money.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron (for only USD$10 per month) which you can do here:

https://www.patreon.com/ciaops

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly at director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session.

I look forward to seeing everyone on the webinar in August.

Beyond the license

One of the major limitations I find with many who have an Office 365 Suite is that they are only using it for email, and basic email at that! This means they are failing to make use of get services like OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, Yammer and more!

In many cases this is because they are no aware of the products and services that are available to them as part of their Office 365 package. A while back I did a webinar with Greg Plum from plumuc.com where we focused on helping attendees understand the value that the Office 365 suite contained that they were most likely not taking advantage of.

We recorded that webinar and I’ve now posted it up on my Youtube channel as you can see above. The slides are also available at:

https://doc.co/gpEx8r/qcihGm

Hopefully, this webinar gives you a better idea of many of these ‘undiscovered’ Office 365 features and how they can be used to solve business problems. If you have Office 365 I’d urge you to take a deeper dive into the product and understand everything that you are paying for. Once you’ve done that you may be surprised at how many of the features within Office 365 can be used to make your business and users more productive. Investing a little bit of time up front to gain the knowledge pays big dividends down the track.

All about E5

I presented on a webinar yesterday with Ingram Micro around the Office 365 E5 license. I did a quick dive into some of the major additions that E5 bring to the tables as well as the business benefits these can provide for both customers and resellers.

The features, I believe, that are the most exciting are the improvements that are coming with Skype for Business, including the connectivity to landlines via the PSTN connectivity feature. I wrote about these details here:

I’m totally blown away with what’s coming with Skype for Business

and encourage those interested to check out the video that is there, especially from around the 28 minute mark.

I’ve also posted up the slides for the E5 presentation at:

https://doc.co/2VRHMh/qcihGm

which you can download and review.

E5 has lots of features for customers and lots of opportunities for resellers to provide services and configuration around these. For information on the full feature set visit:

https://products.office.com/en-au/business/office-365-enterprise-e5-business-software