Microsoft is unlocking the "Full Potential" of Private Channels in Microsoft Teams: What You Need to Know

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It has been a while since I posted something just about a Microsoft Teams update, as a lot have been Copilot in Teams to be honest. But here is a real Microsoft Teams update I think is worth knowing about, and it involves Security and Compliance as well. Microsoft is rolling out a "major" update to private channels in Teams, starting in late September 2025 and continuing through mid-December. This biggest change in this update is a shift in how private channel data is stored from individual user mailboxes to a dedicated channel mailbox. Not only will this simplifie compliance management, it will also and align private channels with shared channels, making governance and experience more consistent across Teams. This update promises to increase the support up to 1000 channels per team and 5000 members per channel, removing previous limitations. Teams will also allow meetings to be scheduled directly within private channels, enhancing collaboration.  For organizations using Micr...

An update to the Lync 2013 Enterprise Backup script

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I have now updated the Backup script for Lync 2013 Enterprise to support a topology with a mirrored back-end server (SQL). The script is tested on systems with and without a mirror configuration.

Also, the script is updated to take backup of the persistent chat server. If none is deployed in your topology, either ignore the error message, or REM out that part of the script.

Thanks to Dino Caputo for alerting about the error in my script!!

The script can be found right here, and the other links are all updated.