Microsoft Teams Insider
Microsoft Teams discussions with industry experts sharing their thoughts and insights with Tom Arbuthnot of Empowering.Cloud. Podcast not affiliated, associated with, or endorsed by Microsoft.
Episodes
162 episodes
How to RFP for Global Microsoft Teams Migration and Managed Services
Chris Styczynski, Service Owner for Unified Communication and Collaboration at Clifford Chance, shares how the global law firm approac...
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Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update March 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for March 2026.Many thanks to Ribbon for their continued support....
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14:18
CTO of LabourNet on Microsoft Teams Phone and Contact Centre with a Dispersed National Workforce
Mike Love, CTO at LabourNet, is joined by Janet Souter-Dantu, Co-founder at ScopServ Integrated Services (Pty) Ltd, and Van...
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45:54
Microsoft's Jeff Teper - SharePoint at 25, Past, Present, and AI Future
Jeff Teper, President of Microsoft 365 Collaborative Apps and Platforms, discusses 25 years of SharePoint — from its humble origins as an intrane...
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40:36
AI enabling real-time communications with Adam Jacobs, IC3 Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Adam Jacobs, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, works in IC3—the real-time communications platform team behind Microsoft Teams. With four years at Microsoft and a decade at Polycom...
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20:34
Scaling Microsoft Teams Phone and Teams Rooms at BAE Systems with Andrew Wigmore
Andrew Wigmore, Teams Product Owner at defence contractor BAE Systems, shares insights from his 40-year career and the company's journey to Microsoft Teams and the cloud.• Migra...
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Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update February 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for February 2026.Many thanks to Neat for their continued support.
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14:59
Inside Microsoft’s IC3 and the future of AI Communications with Microsoft CVP Mahendra Sekaran
Mahendra Sekaran, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leads product management and data science for IC3 (Intelligent Conversati...
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26:13
The role AV Distribution play in Microsoft Teams Rooms with Jenny Hicks
Jenny Hicks, Technical Director at Midwich UK, joins the podcast to share insights on AV distribution and the evolving Microsoft Teams Rooms landscape.• What distribution i...
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41:53
Logitech's New Rally AI Cameras and Multi-Camera Microsoft Teams Rooms with Henry Levak
Henry Levak, VP of Product for Logitech for Business, shares exciting new product announcements ahead of ISE 2026.• Rally AI Camera Pro: a dual-camera PTZ solution combining optical ...
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Microsoft Places in 2026: APIs, Desk Booking, and Copilot Context
Brennan McReynolds, Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places, at Microsoft, shares what changed during Places’ first full year in general availability and what is coming next as hyb...
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Microsoft Teams Rooms and Phone Journey at Toyota Financial Services
JT Elliott, Unified Communications and Collaboration Manager, at Toyota Financial Services, shares his journey from traditional AV to deploying over 300 Microsoft Teams Rooms with Lo...
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32:45
Microsoft 365 AI Workplace Update January 2026
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for the first update of 2026.Many thanks to Landis for their continued supp...
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Scaling Microsoft Copilot Adoption 22,000 Diverse Users at Centrica
Bill Compton, Head of Digital Adoption at Centrica, shares how he's driven Microsoft Copilot adoption across a diverse 22,000-person organisation—from fiel...
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Microsoft Teams Monthly Update - December 2025
MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for December 2025.Many thanks to AudioCodes for their continued support....
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14:35
Copilot and Agent Adoption in the Big Four Professional Services Firms
Mo Khalifa, AI Workforce Specialist at Microsoft, discusses enterprise AI adoption, agent workflows, and Microsoft Copilot strategies with the Big Four professional services firms.• ...
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From PBX to Microsoft Teams and Voca Contact Centre at the Chartered Institute of Housing
Richard Sewell, IT Manager, at the Chartered Institute of Housing discusses the organisation's decade-long telephony transformation, from traditional PBX through hosted VoIP to ...
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Working from Sea: Virgin Voyages Transforms Remote Work
Nirmal Saverimuttu, CEO, at Virgin Voyages, and Michael Levy, CEO, at Numonix, discuss how Virgin Voyages is pioneering...
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What Cisco Rooms bring to Microsoft Teams Rooms
Tom Richards, Senior Director, Strategy and Planning at Cisco, discusses the evolution of the Cisco and Microsoft partnership and how Cisco Microsoft Teams Rooms brings enterprise-...
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Telcos Moving Into AI With Microsoft Teams and Copilot With Rick Garcia
Rick Garcia, EVP Product & Marketing at Momentum, discusses moving from simple workflows to AI‑assisted experiences in the Microsoft stack, from SMS agents to contextual insights a...
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Microsoft Teams and AI Powered Workplace, Perspective From Ignite 2025
Ilya Bukshteyn, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Teams Calling Devices and Premium experiences, and Irena Andonova, who leads th...
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22:13
Unifying UCaaS and CCaaS: Teams Phone Extensibility, Unify and Dynamics 365 Contact Center
Listen to Sean Gilmour, Principal Product Manager Lead for Advance Calling - Microsoft Teams, and Pratichi Dash, Product Ma...
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, New Features, Business Value and How to Drive Adoption
Gareth Bleasdale, Senior GTM Manager: Modern Work and AI at Microsoft, explains what Copilot Chat is, how it differs from consumer AI, and practical steps to adopt it safely across your org...
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