Microsoft Teams

Microsoft is set to introduce support for collaborative Loop components in Teams channels next month. While the feature is currently limited to Teams chats, the upcoming update will enable users to seamlessly create, share, and edit Loop components right within Teams channels. Microsoft Loop is a collaboration tool that helps users to streamline content creation…

Microsoft has detailed a roundup of new capabilities added to its Teams collaboration service in September. These updates are designed to enhance various aspects of the platform, including webinars, chat and collaboration, IT administration and security, as well as the Teams Rooms and Devices experience. First off, Microsoft has released several updates to improve the…

Microsoft Teams continues to improve the meeting experience, and starting next month the collaboration platform is getting a new Town Halls feature with support for up to 10,000 attendees. The new virtual event experience will replace the Teams Live Events functionality, which is set to retire on September 30, 2024. With Town Halls, commercial customers…

Microsoft Mesh integration in Teams is set to launch in public preview in October. The upcoming release should bring a wave of fresh meeting experiences to Microsoft Teams users, including avatars, 3D meeting environments, spatial audio and audio zones, interactive games, and live reactions. Microsoft Mesh is a new mixed-reality platform that was announced back…

Multi-tenant organizations (MTOs) are a new feature in Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) that has reached the public preview stage in mid-2023. An MTO is a group of up to five Entra ID tenants linked together to offer your users seamless collaboration and the sharing of resources. In this article, I’ll…

Microsoft is set to enhance how organizations harness real-time data during Teams meetings with an upcoming update. The Real-Time Analytics feature will enable IT administrators to retain telemetry data for up to seven days, empowering them to swiftly detect and address call quality issues. In Microsoft Teams, Real-Time Analytics allows IT administrators to view details…

The European Commission is gearing up for a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s contentious bundling of Teams with its Office 365 suite. According to a report from Bloomberg, the EC is preparing a statement of objections to send to Microsoft in the coming months. In July 2020, Slack filed an anti-competitive complaint against Microsoft with…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the EU Commission reportedly preparing a formal complaint against Microsoft despite the company’s plan to unbundle Teams from its Microsoft 365/Office 365 commercial subscriptions in Europe next month.

Microsoft has started rolling out a set of updates for its new Teams desktop client designed to take employee collaboration in multi-tenant environments up a notch. The focus is on refining chat, calling, meetings, search, and content-sharing experiences to address the needs of today’s diverse workplace dynamics. The new Microsoft Teams desktop app launched in…

In the fast-paced world of digital collaboration, Microsoft continues to raise the bar with its latest enhancements to Microsoft Teams in August 2023. The major highlights include an updated compact chat view, dynamic meeting backgrounds, new admin controls, as well as updates for Microsoft Teams Rooms and devices. Chat & collaboration features First off, Microsoft…