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Effective October 1, 2023, Microsoft announced important changes to the way they license Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. How will these changes impact Microsoft customers and partners in these regions? To remain focused on the needs of customers while
Effective June 6, 2023, a new Microsoft Visio app for Microsoft Teams is available for commercial tenants worldwide. It enables users to seamlessly view, edit, and generate Visio files in 31 languages within the Teams environment. Microsoft Visio: What is it? Microsoft Visio is a diagramming tool that assists
Until December 31, 2023, introductory pricing is available for Microsoft Teams Premium, offering 30% discount. What is Teams Premium? Microsoft Teams Premium builds on the Microsoft Teams experience with additional features that help make Teams meetings even more personalized, intelligent, and protected. It also enables premium capabilities for additional
On May 23 to 25, 2023, Microsoft announced new products regarding virtual experiences on its Microsoft Build event. Microsoft Mesh Effective May 23, 2023, Microsoft Mesh is available in private preview. Microsoft Mesh is a platform that brings remote workers, hybrid workers and teams together. Microsoft Mesh powers shared
Starting July 1, 2023, Teams Rooms devices, including those using Personal Mode as well as the Teams application on Surface Hub and Teams Panels, will be blocked from signing in without a valid Teams Rooms license. This has been previously communicated. However, Microsoft has now announced a 90-day grace period
Microsoft Teams Rooms license now needed for various devices Effective July 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, Surface Hubs, and executives in personal mode using a user license will need to provision a Teams Rooms license to continue service. However, on June 26, 2023, Microsoft has now announced a 90-day grace
Effective February 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Premium is available. Microsoft Teams Premium is a new offering that builds on the current Microsoft Teams experience with additional features that help make Teams meetings even more personalized, intelligent, and protected. It also enables premium capabilities for additional meeting scenarios, including Virtual Appointments
Effective January 10, 2023, there is a free Microsoft Teams Premium trial available that can be activated in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. It contains 25 Users for 30 days. Effective February 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Premium will be generally available. With Teams Premium, customers can: Extend their organization’s brand
Effective December 1, 2022, Microsoft Common Area Phone has been rebranded as Microsoft Teams Shared Device. Microsoft Teams Shared Device (TSD) enables the use of non-Teams Rooms shared devices with Microsoft Teams. This license will still be used for Teams Phones deployed in shared areas. Furthermore, it now also supports
Microsoft 365 Copilot On November 1, 2023, Microsoft 365 Copilot will become generally available to enterprise customers. Microsoft 365 Copilot will be available for 30
Effective September 12, 2023, auto-claiming for Microsoft Power Apps licenses is available in public preview. This feature enables IT administrators to set up policies that
Effective October 1, 2023, Microsoft Defender for IoT moves to Microsoft 365, benefitting Microsoft 365 E5 and E5 Security customers. Newly included Defender for
