11th MVP Award Rewarded

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I am actually on vacation, but as I sit here under the summer sun, toes in the pool and a cold drink within reach, I have been waiting for that email confirming that I’ve been awarded my 11th Microsoft MVP Award! As last year, I am being awarded in both the Teams and Copilot category. To say I’m humbled would be an understatement. Being part of the global Microsoft MVP community for over a decade now has been an incredible journey, filled with learning, sharing, speaking, and connecting with passionate technologists from every corner of the world. What is the Microsoft MVP Award? The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award is given to technology experts who share their knowledge and real-world expertise with communities. With fewer than 4,000 MVPs worldwide, it’s an honor to be part of such a vibrant and dedicated group. MVPs contribute through speaking engagements, writing, open-source contributions, and helping others online and offline. You can learn more about the progra...

Welcoming a new colleague in Teams Notifications

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A new notification option will start rolling out next month. According to the news posted in the admin center, roadmap feature 57455 will be rolling out in December. It is a new way to recognize new members to Teams, but also another notification setting we need to train users to control if that's what they like. This feature will be on by default, and there are to my knowledge nothing admins have to do or consider. But update your internal documentation and training if you have them.
You will find these settings under the usual notifications section in Teams settings, and your options are as "usual" "Banner and feed", "Show only in feed" and "off".