App governance now generally available

App governance is moving from preview to GA and will be available via Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (formerly Microsoft Cloud App Security) as of early November.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85648

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Microsoft Cloud App Security name is changing

Microsoft Cloud App Security is being renamed to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

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Office.com updates

We’re updating the Office.com and Office app for Windows experiences. These updates make it even easier to find all the content associated with you, access your apps and templates in one place, take action quickly, and understand what work needs your attention.

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Scheduler Recurring Meetings

Ask your virtual assistant to schedule dynamic recurring meetings using natural language.

Right within Outlook, customers will be able to email their virtual assistant and request to schedule meetings at a frequency of their choosing.

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Content type sync enhancements

In July, we announced (MC271079) the rollout of a new sync mechanism for Syntex and SharePoint content types and the subsequent phasing out of the old mechanism. This new mechanism is now fully released to all customers.

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Microsoft Viva: Manager insights in Microsoft Viva Insights app, Outlook and Office.com

To empower managers to foster productivity and wellbeing for teams – large or small – new insights and tools are being introduced in the “My team” tab of the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams, as well as in manager cards in the daily briefing and monthly digest emails from Microsoft Viva. These will help managers explore and improve their personal habits and team culture. Further, a new Viva Insights team home page will be discoverable at Office.com.

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Compliance Manager: New assessment templates for Azure and Dynamics 365 (preview) plus Zero Trust controls (GA)

As announced at Ignite, we’re introducing new assessment templates and controls to help you extend compliance beyond Microsoft 365 and better meet compliance requirements with a Zero Trust approach.

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Classic EAC retirement: Mail flow features

As a follow-up to the classic Exchange admin center (EAC) retirement announcement (MC283874 – Sept), we want to let Exchange Online customers know that we will be retiring the mail flow features from the classic EAC beginning in early December 2021.

You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using the classic EAC.

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Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Manager: Customized compliance settings for Windows

,Customize the settings in Endpoint Manager to determine app, Operating System, and Windows device compliance.
Preview date: November CY2021

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Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Manager: Enroll personally owned devices in Intune based on Apple ID and Apple’s account driven approach

,Use Apple account driven enrollment to onboard devices into Intune.
Preview date: March CY2022

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