Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels: Sensitivity label grouping modernization coming this fall (?)

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There is a change coming to Microsoft Purview Information Protection that simplifies sensitivity label architecture. The goal is to make label management easier, more scalable, and less rigid for organizations. The new model will only include standalone labels and sublabels. Parent labels will be replaced by label groups, which act as organizational containers. These groups cannot be applied to content and have no actions or scope, but they retain color and priority for visual organization. Hopefully, this change will make it much easier to move labels around and make other changes in production: for example, converting a standalone label into a sublabel or moving sublabels between groups without breaking dependencies.  From my experience, this update solves one of the biggest challenges in large environments: rigid label hierarchies. The new dynamic model gives admins the agility they need to adapt quickly as compliance and business needs evolve. For admins, migration will be quic...

Microsoft Teams Calendar getting a facelift - Enhanced Scheduling Form

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According to a message in the admin center, the scheduling feature in the native Teams Calendar app will be getting a facelift making it a lot more similar to the Outlook experience. The roadmap (post) highlights a time zone picker, availability status and locations.

This is for me a most welcome feature, as I often find myself going back to Outlook when planning a meeting where I need to find available times for everyone (unless I'm using "Find-Time"). Having seen a sneak peak earlier, I can say the invite window now does look a lot more like the interface users are used to from applications like Outlook or OWA.

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