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...

Start a Teams Ad-Hoc meeting right from the Outlook desktop client

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Tolling out right now, as Roadmap Item 68838 is the feature that will allow users to start a Teams meeting directly from the calendar view in the Outlook desktop client.

Clicking the Meet now button launches the pre-meeting window in the Teams client. From here, the user can name the meeting, select input devices and join the meeting. 

Once in the meeting, the user can add participants and call them up as a regular ad-hoc meeting initiated from within Teams.