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...

Users of classic Teams will be moved to New Teams soon.

Microsoft Teams has announced that it will automatically upgrade classic Teams users to new Teams after March 31, 2024. Though the upgrade will not apply to Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) users, be aware that classic Teams on VDI support will end on June 30th 2024 as well as for the regular desktop. 

If you are a classic Teams user, you will at first see banner messages encouraging you to move to the new client. If you postpone the upgrade, you will have to do the upgrade on June 30th 2024 

If you are an admin and want to control the process, take a look at the following article on how to use policies in Teams Admin center.