Virtual Workshop Series: Get #WFHready with Microsoft Teams
Make it Easy for People to Do the Right Thing

Microsoft Teams has become a critical component to ensuring business continuity and supporting remote workers.
Over the past month, Microsoft has seen a dramatic increase in Microsoft Teams active usage largely due to the response to the COVID-19 global health crisis. Organizations across all industries including healthcare, government, financial services, oil and gas, and manufacturing are looking to Microsoft Teams to support remote work scenarios.
Microsoft is going to great lengths to help companies ensure business continuity including extending Microsoft Teams free trials to organizations. This surge in Teams active usage is means it’s more critical than ever for IT teams to have a solid governance strategy in place to ensure they’re striking the balance between effective collaboration and control, particularly if your organization is subject to any external regulations or regulatory compliance. A well-governed Office 365 instance ensures security, managed information lifecycle, and lays the groundwork for a long-term sustainable adoption strategy. You want to make it easy for people to do the right thing – good governance precedes great adoption!
Join AvePoint for a virtual workshop and learn actionable strategies for balancing operational oversight with end-user empowerment for your industry.
This interactive workshop will cover:
- How to leverage Microsoft Teams to streamline collaboration and realize the value from your Office 365 or Azure investment
- How to address common management and governance concerns unique to your industry for Office 365 and Microsoft Teams – from provisioning to information lifecycle management
- How to assess whether native Office 365 governance and backup capabilities are meeting your organizations SLAs and any external regulations
- How to achieve rapid sustainable adoption of Microsoft Teams and ensure that you’re meeting relevant business needs – from pilot to full rollout
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April 20, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
John Peluso
Chief Product Officer, AvePointJohn Peluso has 20 years of experience helping organizations understand how they can drive secure collaboration and business productivity through an effective use of technology, John has held both technical and business management roles – resulting in a deep understanding of the priorities and concerns of both sides of the organization. He has been a leader in helping to shape solutions that drive both productivity and governance in large, complex, and highly regulated organizations. John holds Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer certifications.
April 21, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
John Peluso
Chief Product Officer, AvePointJohn Peluso has 20 years of experience helping organizations understand how they can drive secure collaboration and business productivity through an effective use of technology, John has held both technical and business management roles – resulting in a deep understanding of the priorities and concerns of both sides of the organization. He has been a leader in helping to shape solutions that drive both productivity and governance in large, complex, and highly regulated organizations. John holds Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer certifications.
April 28, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Justin Walker
Principal Solution Engineer, AvePointAs a Principal Solution Engineer, Justin Walker provides AvePoint’s global customer base with software solutions and services to migrate, manage, and protect Office 365 and SharePoint data. Justin has worked in the IT field since 1997, with experience across all facets of the Microsoft stack, passion for learning new technologies, and dedication to delivering world-class solutions for customers. Justin has a special focus on cloud technology and helping organizations effectively harness the power of Office 365.
April 29, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Funtrol Ready
Principal Solution Engineer, AvePointFuntrol is a solutions-oriented IT professional with over 20 years of experience directing a broad range of corporate IT solutions in public and private sector verticals including healthcare, financial services, and utilities. At AvePoint, Funtrol helps customers solve business challenges in today's modern workplace by leveraging AvePoint solutions. Since 2008, he has helped support enterprise customers in North America using SharePoint. Today, he extends that knowledge for customers adopting Microsoft 365 suite of cloud services.
April 30, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Tom Gawczynski
VP Solutions Engineering, AvePointAs the Vice President of Solution Engineering, Tom Gawczynski enables AvePoint's global customers with software solutions and services to ensure success within their Office 365 and SharePoint deployments. Prior to joining AvePoint in 2015, Tom had been working in IT since 2005 and prior to joining AvePoint was an IT Director for a K-12 school district in Illinois that served 1,100 faculty and staff and 5,600 students. Tom's focus is currently centered on successfully turning on the lights in Office 365 without encountering friction around security and governance needs.
May 5, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Bryan Vanetten
Manager, Solution Engineeing, AvePointBryan has a varied background in technology. Initially a liberal arts major, during college he became captivated by the power of software to transform, connect, and improve the relationship between businesses and end users. Working in the Microsoft space for over 10 years, Bryan has focused on working with organizations of all sizes from startups to global companies. Originally from the Washington DC area, Bryan has lived and worked in the thriving tech communities of San Francisco and Seattle where he has helped organizations transform the way they work. His current passion is helping companies leverage the opportunities offered by cloud services such as Azure and O365.
May 6, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Tom Gawczynski
VP Solutions Engineering, AvePointAs the Vice President of Solution Engineering, Tom Gawczynski enables AvePoint's global customers with software solutions and services to ensure success within their Office 365 and SharePoint deployments. Prior to joining AvePoint in 2015, Tom had been working in IT since 2005 and prior to joining AvePoint was an IT Director for a K-12 school district in Illinois that served 1,100 faculty and staff and 5,600 students. Tom's focus is currently centered on successfully turning on the lights in Office 365 without encountering friction around security and governance needs.
May 7, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Murugan Balaji
Senior Solution Engineer, AvePointWith 9 years of IT experience, I have an extensive background in both on-premise and cloud technologies as well as years working with well-established and innovative new collaboration technologies. In my current role as Sr. Solutions engineer, I design and implement Office 365 Governance , management and regulatory compliance solutions in Microsoft Azure Platform, for large organizations, as they embark on their data transformation journey.
Ask me about: Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Yammer, Exchange, Skype for Business, OneDrive, Azure, Windows Server or competitive products.
May 13, 11:00AM–2:00PM EST
Virtual Workshop
Funtrol Ready
Principal Solution Engineer, AvePointFuntrol is a solutions-oriented IT professional with over 20 years of experience directing a broad range of corporate IT solutions in public and private sector verticals including healthcare, financial services, and utilities. At AvePoint, Funtrol helps customers solve business challenges in today's modern workplace by leveraging AvePoint solutions. Since 2008, he has helped support enterprise customers in North America using SharePoint. Today, he extends that knowledge for customers adopting Microsoft 365 suite of cloud services.
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