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Now Available: Teams Phone with Calling Plan

Alberto Martinez Interiano on Jan 13 2022 08:49 AM
We’re pleased to announce that Teams Phone with Calling Plan is now available for purchase via partners in 31 markets. T...
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Microsoft Defender for Business preview now available

Jon Maunder on Dec 08 2021 12:00 PM
Today we’re thrilled to release the Microsoft Defender for Business in preview. Read more and sign-up here!
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Microsoft launches Teams Essentials, built for small businesses

Jimmy Ward on Dec 01 2021 08:18 AM
Today, we announced Microsoft Teams Essentials, the first standalone offering of Microsoft Teams, designed for small bus...
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Teams Phone with Calling Plan available in 33 markets on January 1, 2022

Alberto Martinez Interiano on Nov 19 2021 09:01 AM
We are consolidating Business Voice with our Enterprise offerings into a new SKU named "Teams Phone with Calling Plan” ,...
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Introducing Microsoft Defender for Business

Jon Maunder on Nov 02 2021 07:55 AM
We’re excited to introduce Microsoft Defender for Business, a new endpoint security solution that’s now available in pre...
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Microsoft 365 Lighthouse is now in public preview

Jon Maunder on Jul 14 2021 07:55 AM
Today we are thrilled to announce the public preview of Microsoft 365 Lighthouse, available to managed service provider ...
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Announcing Project “Orland” for Microsoft 365 to help partners better nurture their customers

ThomasAbel on Jul 13 2021 09:00 AM
Today we are excited to announce Project “Orland” for Microsoft 365.
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New Microsoft 365 Business Voice Partner Playbook

Alberto Martinez Interiano on Mar 31 2021 08:00 AM
A one-stop content and training hub to assist IT partners in building a profitable managed services voice practice....
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Microsoft 365 Business Voice: Number Porting Best Practices

Alberto Martinez Interiano on Mar 29 2021 12:00 AM
Resources and best practices to assist you in efficiently completing your Microsoft 365 Business Voice porting requests....
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New in Microsoft 365 Business Premium: Antivirus management and Universal Print

Jon Orton on Mar 15 2021 04:49 PM
We've added a new antivirus management experience, plus the ability manage printers directly through a centralized cloud...
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Microsoft 365 Business Premium Partner Updates- New product license benefits and Partner Playbook

Neha Bhaskar on Mar 04 2021 01:14 PM
To help IT partners in your journey to learn, deploy and sell Microsoft 365 Business Premium and build the right managed...
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Guide to implementing CIS Controls with Microsoft 365 Business Premium

David Bjurman-Birr on Sep 22 2020 07:59 AM
Deliver next level security by implementing the CIS Control framework with the Microsoft 365 Business Premium deployment...
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Announcing Microsoft 365 Lighthouse for Managed Service Providers serving small & medium customers

Vivek Kumar on Sep 22 2020 07:58 AM
Microsoft 365 Lighthouse will make it easier for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver services at scale to small ...
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New management capabilities for Microsoft Defender Antivirus in Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Vivek Kumar on Sep 22 2020 07:58 AM
Management capabilities for Microsoft Defender Antivirus are coming to the Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan
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Introducing a simpler way to secure your Windows 10 computers with Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Jon Orton on Aug 27 2020 10:15 AM
We’ve added a new setup experience to the Microsoft 365 admin center that allows you to establish a security baseline fo...
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SolarWinds announces collaboration with Microsoft to enhance monitoring and management for MSPs

Vivek Kumar on Jul 21 2020 11:00 AM
Now IT partners can discover devices managed by Intune and monitor those from SolarWinds N-central or RMM dashboards
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Practical guide to securing remote work using Microsoft 365 Business Premium

David Bjurman-Birr on May 05 2020 08:01 AM
This guide summarizes Microsoft’s recommendations for enabling employees at small and medium-sized businesses to securel...
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Help your business survive and thrive with a cloud-based phone system

Jimmy Ward on Apr 30 2020 04:30 PM
Cloud phone solutions can support remote work, save costs, and simplify technology. A cloud phone system from Microsoft ...
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Using Microsoft 365 Business Premium to secure your remote workforce

Ashanka Iddya on Apr 10 2020 11:21 AM
You don’t have to sacrifice security to enable productive collaboration when employees are working from home. In this bl...
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Azure Active Directory Premium P1 is coming to Microsoft 365 Business Premium

Neha Bhaskar on Apr 02 2020 11:08 AM
With Microsoft 365 Business Premium (previously Microsoft 365 Business), we’re on a journey to deliver a comprehensive p...
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Protecting devices with Microsoft 365 Business

Ashanka Iddya on Mar 30 2020 08:09 AM
Given the reality of recent times, where employees need to work from home, secure productivity is becoming an imperative...
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Protecting SMB data with Microsoft 365 Business

Ashanka Iddya on Mar 27 2020 11:36 AM
According to an internal survey, over 80% of SMBs collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and over 30% collect...
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Defending SMBs from cyber threats with Microsoft 365 Business

Ashanka Iddya on Mar 23 2020 08:59 AM
Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs) are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber threats like targeted phishing or ra...
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Microsoft 365 Business Voice available in the U.S. on April 1st

Jimmy Ward on Mar 19 2020 05:55 AM
On April 1st, Business Voice will be available in the U.S. and in over 70 countries.
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Microsoft 365 Business Update - February 2020

Neha Bhaskar on Feb 27 2020 10:11 AM
All you need to know about Microsoft 365 Business and SMB security in February, including product news, security tips, n...
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Microsoft 365 Business Monthly Update - January 2020

Neha Bhaskar on Jan 28 2020 08:00 AM
The Monthly Microsoft 365 Business updates are designed to make it easy for customers and partners to stay updated on th...
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Microsoft 365 Business Monthly Update

Neha Bhaskar on Dec 03 2019 10:18 AM
All you need to know this month about SMB security and Microsoft 365 Business
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Learn about Microsoft 365 Business with help from an “expert”

Jon Orton on Nov 15 2019 11:30 AM
Want an easy way to learn how Microsoft 365 Business can help your business be more secure? Your new Chief Security Offi...
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Introducing Microsoft 365 Business Voice in Canada & the UK

Jimmy Ward on Nov 05 2019 12:00 AM
Today we are introducing Microsoft 365 Business Voice, a cloud-based phone system for small and medium businesses.
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Windows Virtual Desktop now available for Microsoft 365 Business Subscribers

Ashanka Iddya on Oct 08 2019 01:02 PM
We are excited to announce the general availability of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) for Microsoft 365 Business Subscrib...

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Jon Maunder
in Microsoft Defender for Business preview now available on Jan 14 2022 12:07 PM
Microsoft Defender for Business Preview and Office Hours - Microsoft Tech Community Register for the preview and join us during our Microsoft Defender for Business office hours. In these meetings, we’ll showcase features and capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Business preview, answer questions a...
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dcooper2
in Microsoft 365 Business Voice: Number Porting Best Practices on Jan 14 2022 05:38 AM
This is great info, thank you. I would like to ask whether it is possible to build out the Teams Phone system with the target phone numbers whilst the number port is in progress?Many thanksDave
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Andrew_Woo
in Microsoft Defender for Business preview now available on Jan 13 2022 04:48 PM
Hi @Jon Maunder , THanks for the reply.I have activated Defender for Business and assigned it with a license. My Security.microsoft.com only shows 1 menu - Device Inventory.Do not have TVM I have pasted the screenshot in the above post.
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Tobias Asböck
in Now Available: Teams Phone with Calling Plan on Jan 13 2022 01:01 PM
After two weeks still no public post or comment regarding the renaming of the Phone System license to Microsoft Teams Phone Standard > https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-SkypeForBusiness/issues/8303. You always just mention the Business Voice license, never Phone System.
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Jon Maunder
in Microsoft Defender for Business preview now available on Jan 13 2022 09:05 AM
@Andrew Woo - Defender for Endpoint P1 is a sub-set of Defender for Business capabilities. Defender for Endpoint P1, P2 and Defender for Business all use the security.microsoft.com Defender portal. Additional capabilities are added to the security.microsoft.com portal when higher capability licenses...
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