Connect Microsoft Teams Shifts with Blue Yonder Workforce Management

The Microsoft Teams Shifts connector for Blue Yonder Workforce Management is a first-party offering that’s hosted and managed by Microsoft. The Shifts connector allows for two-way replication of schedule and shift related data between Microsoft Teams and Blue Yonder Workforce Management (WFM).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89109.

(more…)

Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps:

  • Current Channel

(more…)

Inspiration Library in Microsoft Viva Insights

Inspiration library is a new feature available in preview through the Viva Insights app in Teams. The Inspiration library turns insights into action with access to curated content and best practices from top sources like Harvard Business Review and Thrive. The productivity and well-being insights delivered by Viva Insights are enhanced by premium content focused on driving better employee experiences and boosting engagement.

This will roll out on Android, Mac, Desktop, and iOS.

(more…)

Forms Portal Page Experience Improvement

Microsoft Forms Portal page will soon be receiving some overall experience updates.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88945.

(more…)

Microsoft Teams Rooms Managed Services: Bulk suppression of rooms enrolled in Managed Services

Workflow to turn off all signals for rooms and specify when the signals need to be turned back on.

(more…)

Microsoft Teams Rooms Managed Services: Mobile companion app

 Incident notifications, report incident.

(more…)

Microsoft Viva: Pin external links to Topics

Users will be able to add external links to the “pinned files and pages” section of the topic pages instead of only Microsoft resources. These external links will be viewable and clickable from topic pages, cards, and answers.

(more…)

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Endpoint data loss prevention – App groups and granular app restriction policies

This feature enables admins to define endpoint DLP policies to lock specific apps for different activities and enables more granular restrictions for individual apps.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-configure-endpoint-settings?view=o365-worldwide#restricted-apps-and-app-groups

(more…)

Microsoft 365 compliance center: Endpoint data loss prevention – Classification globalization support (CCJK)

Microsoft Endpoint DLP will support content authored using double-byte character sets (including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese) in service workloads.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/endpoint-dlp-getting-started?view=o365-worldwide

(more…)

Windows 365: Ability to target Conditional Access (CA) policies to a single application that applies to both the Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop apps

Currently, Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop share a common framework for identity access by using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and security controls with CA policies. You can target CA policies to the Windows 365 app and this applies only to windows365.microsoft.com web client. To apply CA policies to the full Windows client and non-windows clients, you must assign CA policies to both the Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop apps.

(more…)


I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.