Krisz's Microsoft Teams adventure

  Microsoft Teams is once again set to revolutionize business communication with a promising new feature for external collaboration. This update is geared towards providing organizations an effortless way to capture and manage external collaboration requests on shared channels. With a significant focus on inter-organization collaboration, this update underscores the importance of seamless communication in today's global business environment. Set to rollout in early August, with completion expected by mid-August, the update will be available across the Teams admin center, Microsoft Teams Desktop, and Web versions. The feature is primarily designed to be a fail-safe mechanism when users attempt to add external members to a shared channel where a B2B direct connect cross-tenant trust has not been established between the two parties. How this Impacts Your Organization The integration of this new feature in your Microsoft Teams admin center will empower your organization to build a supp

  Are you keeping up with the latest advancements in Microsoft 365? There are two new thrilling developments that have been introduced: New Graph APIs for accessing Teams Meeting Recording Message Summary, and the Generally Available Header Search feature in Teams admin center. Let’s take a closer look at these updates and how they can transform the way you navigate through Teams. Accessing Teams Meeting Recording Message Summary with New Graph APIs Microsoft is set to revolutionize how you access and manage Teams meeting recordings with the introduction of new organization-wide and Resource Specific Consent (RSC) application permissions. These permissions will enable apps to access recordings for a specific meeting. Essentially, it will permit admins to authorize users to give consent to apps, providing them with particular access to a meeting's recordings. The rollout of the new Graph APIs will begin in early July for Beta users and in late August for Standard Release, with compl

  Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving landscape that requires constant vigilance and innovative security measures. Recognizing this, Microsoft is launching a new feature in Microsoft Defender for Office that empowers end-users to report suspicious messages within Microsoft Teams, further enhancing the security of your online communications. This feature will be automatically activated for Microsoft Defender Plan 2 or Microsoft E5/ Office E5 customers. Starting in early June, Teams administrators will have the ability to control if users can report security risk messages within the Teams Admin Center. By mid-June 2023, this functionality should be available across all tenants. How will this impact your organization? This new feature is designed to protect your organization from potential security threats, including phishing or spam messages, or malicious content such as a phishing URL or malware file. An important point to note is that the toggle setting in the Teams admin center will not

  Introduction The realm of technology is ever-evolving, bringing with it new developments designed to improve our digital experiences. One such recent enhancement that deserves your attention is the upgrade to firmware auto-updates for Android-based Microsoft Teams devices. These improvements, currently rolling out via the Teams admin center, aim to streamline the update process, offering better visibility and management for administrators. Key Enhancements of Firmware Auto-Updates The latest firmware auto-update enhancement introduces several new features to make managing Teams devices easier and more efficient: Organized Rollouts : The enhancement will facilitate a more organized management of device rollouts for new releases. This enables administrators to strategically implement updates ensuring a smooth transition for every user. Improved Visibility : The update process will now offer better insight into which devices are being updated and when, allowing for a more predictable up

Introduction Microsoft Teams, a pivotal tool in the modern collaborative workspace, is continually evolving to ensure seamless communication and productivity. One such advancement is the introduction of Continuous Web Logs (CWL), a game-changer for monitoring and troubleshooting in Teams. For those who aren't familiar, the Microsoft Teams client automatically generates debug log files, also known as "Web logs," which are instrumental in monitoring and troubleshooting Teams. However, these logs were traditionally constrained by a limited memory buffer, necessitating immediate collection post-issue to maintain the issue's "signature" in the logs. This limitation could complicate the resolution of recent and future issues. Enter CWL, a solution designed to extend the window for troubleshooting significantly. The Power of Continuous Web Logs With CWL enabled, once the in-memory buffer reaches its limit, log lines are saved to a file on the user's machine. Th