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...

Raise hands coming to Teams

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Raise hands is a new feature coming to Teams, and it is a really great feature to keep track of who's turn it is to speak, or a way signalling you have a question or comment to the ongoing discussion or speaker. According to road-map item 62755 it should be rolling out by the end of April, and should be hitting your tenant any time now, if it's not there already.

This feature is on by default, and all you have to do is to decide how this feature should be used in your organization and start training the users.