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...

Skype for Business admin center retirement [MC225373]

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An important message was posted last week in the Admin center. Microsoft will retire the classic Skype for Business admin center. Starting December 1st, organizations will no longer be able to access the old admin center. Instead, organizations need to manage their users through the Teams Admin center.

There is no change in the Skype for Business PowerShell module or Call quality dashboard, but as I mentioned here on the blog last recently, all of the SFBO commands have now been implemented in the Teams PowerShell module as well.