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What’s New in Microsoft Teams – August 2023

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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…

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Microsoft Releases Improvements for Entra ID Cross-Tenant Access Settings

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Microsoft is improving the collaboration experience with updates to Entra ID cross-tenant access settings. These enhancements include support for custom roles in cross-tenant access settings, protected actions, the removal of partner limits, and more. Microsoft announced the commercial release of Entra ID cross-tenant collaboration settings in preview last year. The feature is designed to make…

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New Microsoft Teams for Mac Client to Launch in Preview This Month

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Microsoft is gearing up to release the public preview of its new Teams client for macOS later this month. This revamped Microsoft Teams desktop app for Mac aims to enhance performance and efficiency, shedding the resource-intensive Electron framework in favor of Microsoft’s WebView2 technology. Microsoft launched a significant revamp of its Teams app in public…

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New Group Policy Analytics Tool Lets IT Admins Assess MDM Migrations

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Microsoft has released a new Group Policy analytics tool that lets organizations import, analyze, and migrate on-premises GPOs to Microsoft Intune. The new offering provides a detailed report for each GPO and includes a migration wizard that helps IT admins move supported settings to mobile device management (MDM) tools. Specifically, the Group Policy analytics tool…

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What’s New in Windows Autopatch – August 2023

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Microsoft has rolled out a series of Windows Autopatch enhancements designed to redefine how organizations approach updates and device management. The major highlights include a new Autopatch deployment guide, finely-tuned update controls, registry conflict detection, and support for self-serve device deregistration. Microsoft has created a new deployment guide that helps IT admins to plan their…

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OneDrive for Business Kills Unlimited Storage Option for Commercial Customers

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Microsoft has quietly discontinued its once-generous unlimited cloud storage option for the OneDrive for Business service. Indeed, all new commercial customers are now limited to OneDrive for Business (Plan 1), which offers 1 TB of storage for $5 per user per month. Up until now, Microsoft used to offer unlimited storage as a part of…

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Microsoft to Introduce Platform SSO Support for Mac Devices

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Microsoft is getting ready to enhance the user experience for Mac devices with its upcoming Platform Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities. The new feature will offer a seamless and secure way for macOS users to access their Entra ID accounts across various applications and websites. Microsoft launched its Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) plug-in for Apple devices…

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Microsoft Purview Gets OCR Support and Other New Data Loss Prevention Capabilities

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In a leap towards fortifying data security, Microsoft has unveiled several enhancements for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention. These latest updates boost protection, expand DLP capabilities across platforms, and facilitate seamless day-to-day tasks for administrators. First off, Microsoft has introduced optical character recognition (OCR) support in public preview in Microsoft Teams and Exchange Online. The…

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Microsoft to Enable Extended Protection By Default on Exchange Server

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Microsoft has announced its plans to enable Extended Protection by default on Exchange Server later this year. Scheduled to roll out with the 2023 H2 Cumulative Update, the new security feature will help organizations to boost protection against credential theft and man-in-the-middle attacks. Windows Extended Protection is a security feature that is designed to secure…

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The New Microsoft Teams Client Gets a Big Update to Enhance Multi-Tenant Collaboration

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Microsoft has started rolling out a set of updates for its new Microsoft 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…

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