Copilot Prompt Gallery is getting a refresh

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Microsoft is giving the Copilot Prompt Gallery a refresh, and releasing it as a seperate app users can pin to their app-bar. The Copilot Prompt Gallery app promises to enhance user experience and productivity. This refresh will introduce a new home page and an improved prompt browsing experience, making it easier for users to navigate and utilize the app effectively. Key Features and Enhancements New Home Page: The redesigned home page will serve as a central hub for users, providing quick access to the most relevant prompts and features. This intuitive layout aims to streamline navigation and improve overall user engagement. Enhanced Prompt Browsing: The updated browsing experience will allow users to find and interact with prompts more efficiently. With better categorization and search functionality, users can quickly locate the prompts they need to boost their productivity and collaboration. Organizational Prompts: One of the most exciting additions is the ability to create, publ...

Teams - Summer summary

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A lot of things have happened in world of Teams (and Skype for Business) over the summer. And here is a blogpost where I will try to catch the highlights of the past month.

Direct Routing for Office365
The "biggest" news early in July, was probably the release of Direct Routing for Teams for both the enterprise and the carrier (hosted) market. I've been participating in the TAP for this service, and will be looking at some in-depth material this fall. Read about this exciting feature here.

Teams for GCC
Teams was released for the US Government Community Cloud on July the 17th:

Auto Attendant and Call Queue
These features we already know from Skype for Business is now also available in Teams. This is part of the ongoing effort to bring Teams at par with SFBO.

Live events
Microsoft announced a new feature called "Live events" within Teams, bringing the capability of broadcasting meetings to a wide audience. The feature is now in public preview.

Free Teams version
Microsoft also announced a free version of Teams, suitable for smaller organizations who want to try out the application. Check out this comparison chart to see what you get with the different versions of Teams (Free, Essentials and Premium)

 Client updates
Both desktop and mobile clients have been updated with features and fixes.

Microsoft posts on features
Microsoft published their monthly overview of updates at the techcommunity, and some of the features I have mentioned in my posts are covered in more detail in these posts.
Office 2019 Servers in Preview
The Office2019 servers are ready for public preview, and that includes Skype for Business 2019