Last Update: Mar 31, 2022
From a technology perspective, Microsoft’s announcement of Viva, their new employee experience platform (EXP) for Microsoft 365, contained a mixture of the good, not-so-good, and puzzling. I don’t plan to cover Microsoft positioning and launch messaging (see Brad’s article). Instead, I want to probe at the technology. To start, Viva is a great example of…
This Week in IT, Microsoft source code is leaked by hacking group Lapsus$, HP warns of a serious remote code execution flaw in many of its printers, Nvidia announces a new ARM ‘superchip’ for servers, Jira gets a new app for Microsoft Teams, and there’s more… About This Week in IT This week in IT…
Microsoft has been doing some significant work to make its Teams app more reliable and less susceptible to being hit by outages. These investments complement ongoing efforts to make Microsoft Teams more battery-efficient when users are in video meetings. First of all, Microsoft wants to improve the resiliency of the app and make it as…
Microsoft has announced a new integration between the Jira project management tool and its Teams collaboration service. The goal is to make it easier for users to track, update and manage their projects directly within Microsoft Teams. The new Jira Cloud app lets users convert their chat messages into a new Jira issue or add…
Microsoft has unveiled several new features and capabilities for its Office productivity suite to better suit the needs of the new hybrid work era. The Redmond giant also announced this morning a new AI-powered Surface Hub Smart Camera, and Teams Rooms innovations to help users improve the remote meeting experience. Outlook adds support for Loop…
Last Update: Mar 15, 2022
Microsoft announced this week some important Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate changes regarding the Microsoft 365 services. The company detailed in a blog post that its Microsoft 365 apps and services would drop support for the current TLS certificates in May 2025, in favor of the new Root Certificate Authorities (CAs). Microsoft says that this…
Microsoft has detailed new features and capabilities that arrived in its Teams collaboration platform in February. This month, the biggest improvements include a new mute notifications feature for meetings, a Compact mode for chats, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support for mobile, and more. 1. Mute meeting notifications First up, Microsoft is now rolling out the ability…
Microsoft has published its monthly roundup of all the new features and capabilities added to the Microsoft 365 subscription service. This month, the Redmond giant has highlighted several improvements made to the Windows 365 Cloud PC service, Microsoft Teams, Yammer, more. Here is a look at everything you need to know. Windows 365 Cloud PC…
During the pandemic, Microsoft Teams has become a popular tool for recording podcasts because it provides an easy way to bring in guest speakers. In this article, Jason Wynn shares his top best practices for recording podcasts using Teams. With the future of podcasting changing all the time, content creators are starting to realize that…
Microsoft Teams has released a new update that allows users to find the local time of their co-workers by checking their user profile cards. Laurie Pottmeyer, Teams Community Lead at Microsoft, announced on Twitter last week that this feature has started rolling out to the desktop and web apps. To view the profile card in…