Power BI: How to Refresh Excel Datasets in a Published Report

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhy not just use the built-in Excel connector? Excel spreadsheets are still quite widely used in industry and are a popular method of recording and tracking various forms of data. If you are familiar with Power BI Desktop you would be aware that there is a out-of-the-box Excel connector that allows you to easily connect…

A Quick and Easy Way to Pin a Power App to the Microsoft Teams App Bar

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOverview Today we are going to explore how you can easily pin a Power App to the app bar in Microsoft Teams. One thing to note is that you will need Admin access to Microsoft Teams admin center. Let’s Get Started Export your Power App Navigate to https://make.powerapps.com. Right-click on the Power App that you…

FINALLY! Teams Breakout Rooms are HERE and are Easy to Implement!

Reading Time: 6 minutesIt has been in the works for a while now, but finally Microsoft Teams breakout rooms are here! Lets take a quick look at how to use breakout rooms and how they can help you during a Teams meeting. Get to know breakout rooms Before this update, there wasn’t a nice way to be able…

How to Easily Bypass Microsoft Teams Policies

Reading Time: 4 minutesOverview of Policies I recently came across an interesting blog article from o365blog.com by Dr. Nestori Syynimaa. The premise of the article, and what I’ll be discussing today, show how you can easily bypass Microsoft Teams’ policies by sending an auto response post http call using an app like Fiddler. What this finding shows us…

5 Tips for Microsoft Teams

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn light of the current circumstances we find ourselves in with COVID-19, many people are having to work remotely. Because of this, many companies are having to adapt their day-to-day lives with a remote mindset in mind. Microsoft Teams provides your organization a great suite of tools to easily collaborate with colleagues and clients and…

Introduction to Microsoft Teams

Reading Time: 10 minutesOverview This month marks the 3 year anniversary of Microsoft Teams. Teams is Microsoft’s team collaboration software that is part of the Office 365 service. Teams is a Slack competitor and is the evolution of Microsoft Skype for Business. Teams provides businesses a way for their employees to collaborate on projects and documents easily and…