Copilot in Teams will be available for multitenant organizations (B2B)

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Microsoft has announced that Copilot will be accessible to Business-to-Business (B2B) members within Multi-Tenant Organizations (MTO). This update allows users with B2B (shadow) identities to utilize Copilot during Teams meetings, provided they have a license in their host tenant. This will help organizations boost collaboration and productivity when working with different organizations. There will be a new policy setting in the Teams Admin Center (TAC) enabling IT administrators to manage and control Copilot access specifically for B2B members. According to the  Roadmap ID 423474 , we can expect this feature to be rolling to the first customers at the end of this month. Keep an eye out on the messeage center, and in the Teams Admin Center for these changes.  I know a lot of users and customers are asking for this feature, but organizations should make sure such access is aligned with their own security and access policies. And users should be informed that when the feature is...

Town Hall for Microsoft Teams and retirement of Live Events

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Microsoft has announced a new feature called 'Town Halls' in Microsoft Teams. This new experience is designed to host and deliver large-scale, internal events, and will eventually replace Microsoft Live events which is set to be retired for commercial customers on September 30, 2024


Some of the highlights of Town Halls include:

  • It provides a familiar interface to plan, create and produce large scale events.
  • It provides a one-to-many format with advanced production capabilities.
  • It offers a structured approach for attendee engagement.
  • It enables customers to extend their reach to scale their message and connect with audiences everywhere.
  • It allows organizations to create professionally produced, studio-quality events that deliver a more dynamic experience.

The feature will be enabled by default once it rolls out, but it can be controlled through the "Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy" cmdlet: Set-CsTeamsEventsPolicy -Identity "policy name" -AllowTownhalls Disabled 

According to a post in the message center the rollout may begin already this month. This is associated with the roadmap item: 123148