This month we discuss:
115 million Microsoft Teams daily active users (DAU)
Gartner Magic Quadrants
Teams Public Preview Program
AI Noise Suppression
SfBO admin portal being retired
Apps in Teams Meetings
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On 5th December Microsoft put out a major update notice (MC228482) for Microsoft Teams. Beginning on February 8th, 2021 (just over 2 months from the announcement), Microsoft is turning on Guest access in Microsoft Teams by default for any organisations who have not explicitly disabled guest access. Currently, the service default is guest access off, but if you want Guest access for Microsoft...
Rollout begins towards the end of the first week of December 2020. Teams Phones will now auto-update, but once the update is available you can also manually update your phones. There are 9 new updates Sidecar support for AudioCodes and Yealink phones Video enhancements for meetings on Teams video phones 3×3 Layout Together mode Gallery view Background blur Meet Now on Teams phones Screen...
I recently joined my friend Will Rowe on his new Careering Out of Control podcast. He’s a recruiter focused on Microsoft technologies and is interviewing people from across the space for their stories and takes on career options and career management. He’s clocked up some great shows with the likes of Steve Goodman, Lesley Crook and Gregor Suttie. You can check out our discussion on all the usual...
Thanks to my friend Shawn Harry for the heads up on this one, Microsoft has quietly launched Microsoft Teams Device as a Service. This is US only to start, with plans to support Canada next. It appears to be an option at checkout from the Microsoft Teams Devices store: Microsoft Teams enabled devices with fulfilment through UnifiedCommunications.com rather than directly from Microsoft. All...