Teams desktop app coming to Office ProPlus accounts; Huawei refreshes campus switches

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|July 8, 2019 FEATURED STORY Microsoft to push Teams desktop app to existing Office 365 accounts by Jonathan Dame, News Writer Microsoft plans to auto-install the Teams desktop app on Windows devices linked to existing Office ProPlus accounts, an escalation of its push for Teams adoption among Office 365 users. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) Advertisement NEWS   U.S. tech buyers expected to shun Huawei CloudEngine refresh The latest refresh of the Huawei CloudEngine switches highlights the preference of U.S. and Chinese enterprises to buy homegrown gear. (SearchNetworking.com)   New Serendipity Labs streaming platform LINC launches Serendipity Labs launched LINC to provide its users a virtual way to reach a global audience on any device through video streaming and content distribution. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Follow trends and research to increase networking innovations Organizations can witness network transformations if they are aware of market trends, research and disruptive technologies. Many turn to third parties for this information. (SearchNetworking.com)   Details on Slack outage scarce The Slack outage on Friday was the app's fifth significant connectivity incident of 2019. The company is so far declining to go into detail on its cause. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   802.11ac drives enterprise WLAN market growth for now 802.11ac played a crucial role in enterprise WLAN market growth, as companies felt the pressure to upgrade their wireless infrastructure. But 802.11ax is the future. (SearchNetworking.com) EXPERT ADVICE   5G and SD-WAN could provide reliable, alternate connectivity 5G and SD-WAN could develop into an alternative connectivity option that offers high speeds and low latency to geographic areas and remote workers with limited connectivity options. (SearchNetworking.com)   5 best practices for a strong UC cloud SLA Organizations need a strong cloud SLA to meet their UCaaS performance needs. These five best practices provide guidance on how to get the most out of a UCaaS provider's SLA. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   What roles are included in a network engineer job description? What is a network engineer? The role can encompass several disciplines, especially as new technologies emerge. Software knowledge, in particular, is in high demand. (SearchNetworking.com)   Brush up on your knowledge of speech technology terms Vocal commands are one way speech technology is making its way into business applications and services. This mini glossary will refresh your knowledge of speech technology and some of its use cases. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   How do I plan a network management strategy for multiple tools? Many IT teams deal with a bevy of network management tools, which complicates data integration and leads to errors. A network management strategy that focuses on coordination can help. (SearchNetworking.com)   Maximize huddle room technology with collaboration metrics Organizations should use collaboration metrics with their huddle room technology to measure employee productivity and the effectiveness of collaboration technologies. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   How to tackle wireless network planning in 9 steps Wireless network planning may appear daunting. But IT teams can tackle this task in nine key phases, which include capacity, network integration and redundancy. (SearchNetworking.com)   What are the challenges of unified communications security? Unified communications security can be disjointed, as different apps are open to different attacks. A strong UC security roadmap should address three areas. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Open networking switch market extends focus to campus edge Factors such as cost and flexibility, which make open switches attractive to data centers, will eventually extend to edge deployments in campus environments. (SearchNetworking.com)   Discover 3 real-world network automation use cases The real benefits of network automation are managing multiple network devices at once. Larger networks, in particular, can benefit from these network automation use cases. (SearchNetworking.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Networking Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Networking Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.