11th MVP Award Rewarded

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...

Teams 9x9 video in meetings should be hitting your tenant soon

This is another feature many have been waiting for. An increase in the number of simultaneous video streams in a meeting is supposed to be rolling out late April / Early May.

According to the road-map this will automatically be available, but the client will try to decide the best view for each user based upon media and video quality (network capability). It can be an idea to inform the users of this, so they understand why (potentially) their meetings might have 2x2 OR 3x3 video layout.