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Tom Arbuthnot

Microsoft MVP and founder of Empowering.Cloud and ChangePilot. Host of the Teams Insider podcast and author of the M365 Perspective newsletter, covering Microsoft 365, Teams and Copilot for enterprise service owners.

Microsoft Teams Monthly Update July 2025

Microsoft Teams Monthly Update July 2025

In this comprehensive Teams Monthly Update for July 2025, Tom Arbuthnot provides a detailed rundown of the latest developments in Microsoft Teams and related technologies. Special thanks to Pure IP, enterprise voice, part of BCM One for their continued support.

Microsoft's AI Shift and Fastest Ever Changes with Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft's AI Shift and Fastest Ever Changes with Mary Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley, a technology journalist of 41 years and now Editor in Chief at independent advisory firm Directions on Microsoft, reflects on four decades covering Microsoft and what the AI land-grab is doing to enterprise planning.

Operators Driving Customer Success - Colt and AudioCodes Live Platform strategic partnership

Operators Driving Customer Success - Colt and AudioCodes Live Platform strategic partnership

David Renfree, Manager of UC Sales Specialists at Colt Technology Services, and Jason Wyatt, EMEA Marketing Director at AudioCodes, explain how Colt built its Direct Routing, Operator Connect and multi-UC voice services on the AudioCodes Live Platform.

Transforming Meeting Spaces with AI: The year ahead, Mehryn Corrigan, WW Channel Sales Teams Rooms

Transforming Meeting Spaces with AI: The year ahead, Mehryn Corrigan, WW Channel Sales Teams Rooms

Mehryn Corrigan leads worldwide channel sales for Microsoft Teams Rooms and joins Tom Arbuthnot from the InfoComm show floor. She covers her route into the rooms business via distribution and AV hardware, the state of AV/IT convergence, what AI features such as speaker recognition and the Pro…

Global Microsoft Teams Phone Rollout: Keys to Success

Global Microsoft Teams Phone Rollout: Keys to Success

Microsoft Teams Phone serves 20M+ users. Global rollout is easier than ever, but it isn’t plug-and-play. Diana Florea of Pure IP shares practical strategies for discovery, network readiness, hybrid coexistence, and regulatory compliance.