Date: Friday, Mar 20, 2020
Reading time: 10 minutes.

Microsoft 365 Updates: Microsoft makes changes to boost Office 365 performance, Teams Australian media processors, Outlook, Secure score, SharePoint, and Office 365

Key Updates and Announcements Happy Friday, Everyone. I hope everyone is staying safe during these trying times. Microsoft streamlining Office 365 performance to accommodate additional remote workers Due to the current world climate, there’s been a surge in the number of people working from home resulting in unprecedented pressure placed onto IT infrastructure, including networks and cloud based services. As a result of this additional usage, Microsoft have made changes to de-emphasis some features to free up valuable computing resources to ensure vital services remain responsive.

Tags: Microsoft Outlook Security and Compliance SharePoint Online Office 365
Categories: M365 Updates
Date: Friday, Mar 13, 2020
Reading time: 9 minutes.

Microsoft 365 Updates: Security, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Office 365, and Office 365 Admin Center

Key Updates and Announcements Happy Friday everyone, hope everyone is doing well. Welcome to today’s Microsoft 365 update, see below for a list of what I see as key announcements, and scroll down further to review the latest Microsoft 365 updates from the previous week. Microsoft Secure Score is to be updated based on feedback received from customers. The changes, to be rolled out on the 16th March, provide a more accurate representation of an organisations security posture.

Tags: Security and Compliance Microsoft Outlook SharePoint Online Microsoft Teams Office 365
Categories: M365 Updates
Date: Friday, Mar 6, 2020
Reading time: 17 minutes.

Microsoft 365 Updates: Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Office 365, Outlook, and Azure Active Directory

Key Updates and Announcements Happy Friday everyone, and welcome to March! SharePoint will see the addition of multilingual publishing for modern SharePoint communications sites. The feature enables inclusiveness by enabling organisations to easily enable translation of SharePoint modern pages. This feature is expected to be rolled out to Microsoft 365 customers by end of March 2020. Note that this will not be available for tenants within China hosted by 21Vianet.

Tags: Microsoft Teams SharePoint Online OneDrive for Business Office 365 Microsoft Outlook Azure Active Directory
Categories: M365 Updates
Date: Friday, Feb 28, 2020
Reading time: 11 minutes.

Microsoft 365 Updates: SharePoint, Azure Active Directory, Advanced Threat Protection, Teams, Office 365, and Intune

Key Updates and Announcements Happy Friday, everyone. Microsoft have announced more updates, several of which are major and may have implications for many organisations. Microsoft is retiring basic authentication. Whilst the expected implementation time is later in the year, 13 October 2020, those still using basic authentication for Exchange Online connectivity, including EWS, EAS, IMAP, POP, and RPS, should begin planning to move away from basic authentication to OAuth 2.

Tags: SharePoint Online Azure Active Directory Security and Compliance Microsoft Teams Office 365 Microsoft Intune
Categories: M365 Updates
Date: Friday, Feb 21, 2020
Reading time: 5 minutes.

Microsoft 365 Updates: Compliance, SharePoint, Office 365, Power Platform

Key Updates and Announcements Key Updates and Announcements Happy Friday, everyone. The new Office app for iOS and Android is now generally available from the Apple App Store and Google Play. The new application removes the need to have multiple office applications and combines them into a single application. The new app consolidates Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, making it a single place to create, modify, and search for documents. The new app includes several features included to simplify how people complete daily tasks, including:

Tags: Security and Compliance SharePoint Online Office 365 Power Platform
Categories: M365 Updates