November 2024 announcements - Partner Center announcements
From December 1st, Microsoft 365 Copilot subscriptions can be billed monthly (with a 5% premium), offering more flexibility while still requiring an annual commitment.
Introducing the new Microsoft Teams chat and channels experience
Big changes coming to Chat and Channels in Teams - check it out here
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Microsoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yet
Even more changes coming to Microsoft Copilot
Hands on: This is Microsoft's new Copilot and it competes head to head with ChatGPT
There’s a new look coming to Microsoft Copilot…
Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365
Want to see what latest Microsoft Copilot for 365 features are rolling out? Check this link. You can apply other filters too for other 365 tools
AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part
66% of employers wouldn’t hire someone without AI Skills. Find out more and why by reading the latest Work Trend Index Report from Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel, and agents | Microsoft 365 Blog
Microsoft have announced a wave of new features coming to Copilot in Wave 2 - find out more here
Reduce development times and increase ROI with Microsoft Power Platform - Microsoft Power Platform Blog
Companies are making massive savings in time and money by building low code solutions and here’s the evidence
Unleash the power and fun of learning with colorful Microsoft Education Quick Guides - Summer 2024
Some amazing PDF fact sheets for Microsoft 365 Products
What's New for Planner in Teams in July 2024
Here are all the new features that came to Microsoft Planner last month
Microsoft Teams Now Supports Custom Sound Notifications
You can now customise the notification tones in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft scraps Copilot Pro GPT Builder after just 3 months - how to save your work
In a blow to consumers, Microsoft is removing Custom GPTs from Copilot Plus saying it will be focusing more on commercial and enterprise in the future. Consumers now have until July to back up the prompts within their custom GPTs until they are lost
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Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed
Industry critiqued “Recall” feature will no be shipping with new Copilot Plus machines while Microsoft iron out a few issues
Teams Activity Feed Gets Calendar Notifications and Filters
Team has started duplicating my calendar notifications from Outlook and creating too much noise. Here is how to turn them off.
Introducing REGEX Excel Functions - Extract, Clean, and Format Data Easily! (NEW!)
Check out this amazing video to see how you can now use REGEX in Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs
As Mocrosoft start to make the switch to faster and more efficient mobile chips for their Laptops, “Prism” is Microsoft’s x86 emulator allowing old apps to run on their new AI focused ARM devices.
Microsoft 365 Roadmap - See What's Coming | Microsoft 365
Microsoft are introducing the ability to rename the general channel in your team. The general channel in a team can be renamed by the team owner, or member (if they have permissions), to show up in the teams and channels list in alphabetical order.
introducing the ability to rename the general channel in your team. General channel in a team can be renamed by the team owner, or member (if they have permissions), to show up in the teams and channels list in alphabetical order.
Microsoft Stream: The Future of Video in Microsoft 365
So many new features for Microsoft Stream were announced late last year and they are starting to roll out now, including trimming of videos, translations, AI editing in clipchamp and more - refresh yourself with the amazing new features here
Follow a meeting in Outlook - Microsoft Support
A 3rd option is coming to Outlook and Teams Meetings, now you can not only Accept, or Decline but when you are not available but want to stay in the loop you can opt to "Follow" a meeting, meaning you will get an update and roundup after the meeting that you couldn't attend.
Slash commands are coming to the Teams compose box - Super Simple 365
Im a long time lover of Slack and after moving to Teams the one thing I miss the most is Slash commands. They are now coming to Teams and mean you can quickly insure files, code, change your status and more!
7 reasons I use Copilot instead of ChatGPT
A lot of people ask me why they should use Copilot instead of ChatGPT and the lines are quite blurred. But this article gives you 7 solid reasons shy Copilot can come out on top.
Introducing Copilot in Microsoft Stream
Announced way back in September last year, Copilot is finally now available in Microsoft Stream and we love it! You can now ask Copilot about any video saved in your OneDrive or SharePoint and it can summarise it for you, or give you a list of actions from the video.
The Mona Lisa rapping? New Microsoft AI animates faces from photos | CNN Business
Microsoft’s latest AI can animate and lipsync a photo to any audio clip.
Mastering SharePoint: Sync vs Shortcut Explained!
Check out this video to find out the difference between the Sync and the Add Shortcuts to OneDrive and why you should use the latter
How to trim videos in Stream - Microsoft Support
Microsoft have started to roll out the ability to trim videos in the latest version of Stream. Find out more here
Microsoft to open major new London AI hub in Paddington
Microsoft looking to bring 20,000 of the most advanced GPUs and provide jobs for scientists and engineers to work in AI in Paddington, London
Microsoft & OpenAI planning $100 billion supercomputer Stargate AI - Gizmochina
Supercomputer “Stargate” Planned for 2028 as Part of AI Data Center Initiative
Supercomputer “Stargate” Planned for 2028 as Part of AI Data Center Initiative
365 Tenancy Branding
Check out how to brand your 365 tenancy
Digital Hub - April 2024
Our next Digital Hub event is on 24th April 2024, at 6pm, at the iAero Building in Yeovil. I will be talking all about the latest in tech and productivity along with others in the community. Get your tickets now.
Microsoft Teams will merge into single app for work and personal
Multiple accounts finally coming to the Teams desktop app