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...

A couple of new features coming to Microsoft Teams

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As Viva gains popularity and organizations are seeing the benefits of Viva, Viva topic is one of those apps Admins had to make available through a manual process in the tenant. That is no longer the case, as Viva topics in Teams now is a first class citizen for all: 

Suggested replies has been around for a while, and now Teams will add the feature of suggesting files to share when replying in 1:1 chats. According to the official roadmap, this feature is in development, but according to the Message Center the roll out should begin early July. This is a feature the end-user can opt out of by turning off the "suggested reply" feature all together

Sharing from apps is getting easier for the end-user, as the new "Sharing experience" is rolling out. Taken from the Message Center: "Users will be able to share apps directly from the app details dialog": 

Last but not least: "Mark all as read" is rolling out. Not all notifications are important, and in some large organizations there can be a myriad of teams and channels users follow but not necessarily want to read every day. This new feature will for sure make it easier to "start from scratch" and stay on top of the "right" notifications.

None of these new features require any admin actions.