Krisz's Microsoft Teams adventure

Introduction: Microsoft Teams has become an essential collaboration tool for organizations worldwide. To further improve the user experience, Microsoft is updating the Teams Admin Center with new capabilities to manage deleted and expiring teams. This blog post will provide an in-depth look at these enhancements, which will streamline the process of managing teams and ensure seamless communication within your organization. Rollout Timeline: The rollout for these new features is set to begin in late April and is expected to be complete by mid-May. This means that Teams administrators will soon have access to updated tools that simplify the management of deleted and expiring teams. Enhanced Capabilities for Deleted Teams: Microsoft is introducing a dedicated "Deleted Teams" page accessible via the Actions dropdown button on the top right corner in the "Manage Teams" page of the Teams Admin Center. This page will display all teams that have been deleted within the past

  Introduction In today's fast-paced digital environment, ensuring smooth and efficient virtual meetings is paramount for business success. Microsoft Teams admin center allows IT admins to monitor meeting quality, identify and resolve issues in real-time. However, the current troubleshooting workflow requires manual intervention, making it difficult for admins to proactively address network quality issues. To streamline this process and help admins monitor multiple meetings simultaneously, Microsoft introduces Monitoring Notifications for In-Progress Meetings. This feature allows admins to receive proactive notifications about meeting quality issues, saving time and improving the overall user experience. In this blog post, we'll discuss how to enable this feature and configure it to suit your organization's needs. What's New: Monitoring Notifications for In-Progress Meetings With Monitoring Notifications, admins can monitor audio, video, and app-sharing experiences in r

New Features to Protect Your Organization and Improve Security Operations Introduction The growing popularity of collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams has inevitably led to an increase in cyber threats targeting these platforms. While Microsoft Defender for Office 365 has been providing protection in Microsoft Teams at the time of click, we are excited to announce the preview of enhancements to that protection, further securing users in Microsoft Teams and improving security operations flows. Note that this preview is only available to Microsoft Defender for Office P2 customers. New Features in the Preview Enhanced Visibility and Reporting With the new functionality, end-users in Microsoft Teams can now report suspicious messages, allowing admins and security teams to gain better insight into potential threats. This enhances the visibility of the attack landscape and enables more proactive threat hunting.           2.      Zero Hour Auto-Purge (ZAP) for Malicious Items Building on t

Introduction : Microsoft 365 Compliance Center is soon introducing a powerful new feature to allow users to report inappropriate or concerning messages within Microsoft Teams. This feature will benefit Communication Compliance customers, enabling them to maintain policy compliance while adapting to new ways of working. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of this new feature, how it will affect your organization, and the steps you need to take to prepare for its implementation. Feature Rollout: Starting mid-June, the "Report a Concern" feature will be available to Communication Compliance customers, with a complete rollout expected by mid-June. This organization-wide messaging policy allows users to report concerning content within Teams channels, groups, meetings, and private chat messages, all while maintaining user privacy. Benefits for Your Organization: Many organizations have people in place to manage workplace policies and engage employees, students, and oth

Introduction: Are you ready to elevate your Microsoft Teams meetings to the next level? Microsoft has recently introduced a revolutionary new audio experience, Spatial audio, to its Teams meetings platform. Spatial audio transforms your meetings into an immersive soundscape, making conversations more natural and easy to follow. In this blog post, we'll delve into the benefits of Spatial audio, its availability, and how to enable this feature on your device. What is Spatial audio? Spatial audio is an innovative feature that spatializes the voices of attendees across the visual meeting stage in the Gallery view. It creates a sense of audio presence, enhancing the overall meeting experience. Spatial audio is perfect for those instances when multiple people are speaking together, as it makes it easier to distinguish who is talking. When is Spatial audio coming to Microsoft Teams? Microsoft Teams will roll out Spatial audio in two phases: Targeted Release: Late April to early May. Stand

Understanding the Key Differences and Benefits of the Premium License Premium Meeting Recap Standard Meeting Recap Introduction : Microsoft Teams offers a powerful meeting recap feature that simplifies post-meeting tasks. With the introduction of the new Recap tab, users can access recordings, transcripts, meeting content, and notes all in one place. But what's the difference between the standard Meeting Recap and the Intelligent Meeting Recap offered with a Teams Premium license? In this blog post, we'll explore the key differences and explain why upgrading to the Premium license can enhance your meeting experience. Key Differences Between Standard and Premium Meeting Recaps: AI-Powered Insights: While the standard Meeting Recap provides a convenient way to access essential meeting content, the Premium version takes it a step further by leveraging AI to generate personalized highlights and key insights from meetings. This AI assistance helps users catch up and follow up on mee