Collaborative Cloud Strategy & Training for Microsoft 365

One of the things I’m doing a ton of lately is helping organizations clean up and rethink how they’re using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Most companies rolled these tools out quickly—or piecemeal—and now things feel scattered, inconsistent, and a little overwhelming for users.

That’s where cloud strategy comes in.

I help bridge the gap between IT and everyday users by creating a clear, simple structure for where files should live, how Teams should be organized, and how permissions should work behind the scenes. When people understand why something should be a Team versus a channel versus a folder, things suddenly get easier… and a lot less messy.

I’m also putting the finishing touches on a course that walks through these same principles step-by-step, so everyone can feel confident navigating Microsoft 365.

Here are a few of the best practices I always teach:

⭐ Have fewer Teams.

More Teams ≠ more organized.
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You've been there… you're trying to find that Teams meeting recording and it’s just gone. UGH! You checked OneDrive, your calendar, the meeting chat, even random places in Teams—and still nothing. So frustrating! And honestly, half the battle is just knowing where they should show up. Even worse? You finally track it down… and you don’t have permission to watch it. HELP!

Here’s a quick, easy guide to finally make sense of it all:

Channel Meetings (inside a Team):

• The recording is automatically saved in SharePoint, in the Files tab of that channel.

• File path: Team > Channel > Files > Recordings folder

• Everyone who’s a member of that Team/Channel automatically has access.

Non-Channel Meetings (private, ad-hoc, or calendar meetings):

• The recording is saved to OneDrive—specifically in the OneDrive of the person who clicked Record.

• File path: Recorder’s OneDrive > Recordings folder

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