Beginning 1 March 2025, the Fraud Alert feature in Microsoft Entra will be retired in favor of the Report Suspicious Activity feature. Organizations should migrate if they use the Fraud Alert feature.
Teams administrators can now block selected external users. The accounts can no longer send messages to internal users.
Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to schedule messages in channels, enhancing communication management. Users can easily set messages to post at specific times, and edit or cancel them before they go live.
The recommendations in the Identity Secure Score in Entra ID may be in the wrong language. The cause is easy to solve.
Microsoft will change the name of the locally installed Outlook (new) application. Users should be informed about this change.
Microsoft Teams is updating its transcription settings in the global meeting policy. This change aims to enhance AI features and streamline transcription use during meetings.
Co-organizers can now fully manage events, including editing details, publishing, and canceling, just like the main organizer.
Microsoft provides information on the consumption and costs of Pay-as-you-go billing (for Syntex, SharePoint Premium, and Copilot agents) via Azure Export. Administrators can export this information as a report or with PowerShell.
SharePoint administrators can disable real-time collaboration information in SharePoint lists. A rollout added this feature in September.
Microsoft has added the new Pay-as-you-go configuration for Agents in SharePoint. This allows users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to use Agents in SharePoint via usage-based billing.
SharePoint Premium Translation now supports the simultaneous translation of up to 10 languages.
Microsoft activated a promotion for Copilot Agents in SharePoint on 6. January. SharePoint administrators can deactivate the promotion.
Microsoft Teams now allows users to forward Loop components in chats and channels. This update removes previous restrictions on forwarding messages with Loop components.
Microsoft has extended the availability of SharePoint eSignature to organizations in Europe.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to record video clips directly in channels, enhancing communication. Previously, this feature was limited to Teams chat.
Microsoft has updated the licenses required for Microsoft Loop and Loop Workspaces in the Business and Enterprise licenses overview.
WordPress posts can now be integrated into Microsoft Search results and Copilot in an optimized form. However, I do not recommend using the new connector for security reasons.
Microsoft has released “Simple document processing”, a new prebuilt Syntex model for SharePoint Premium. The model can extract general information from documents and should identify 100 languages.
Microsoft Entra has been updated with two new admin roles: Attribute Provisioning Administrator and Attribute Provisioning Reader
Promotions for Microsoft licenses expired at the end of December 2024. The promotion for Microsoft 365 Copilot has been extended.