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From enabling hybrid work to creating collaborative experiences—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365 

Now that hybrid work is just work, the challenge for organizations is to balance employee demands for flexibility with business…

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From Viva Sales to new Office experiences—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365 

The ways we work have changed dramatically over the past several years, and those changes go so much further than…

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Introducing Microsoft Defender: A new Microsoft 365 online security app for you and your family 

We are excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft Defender for individuals—a new security app designed to keep individuals…

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Build collaborative apps with Microsoft Teams 

This year at Microsoft Build 2022, we are sharing several enhancements and new capabilities for developers building collaborative apps for…

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Microsoft Viva Goals brings purpose and alignment to the employee experience 

Today, we are excited to announce Microsoft Viva Goals, a new module for business goal setting and management, is now…

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New experiences in Windows 11 and Windows 365 empower new ways of working 

Today, we are sharing details with our customers about the future of Windows and how we are developing new experiences…

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How Microsoft Teams uses AI and machine learning to improve calls and meetings 

Disruptive echo effects, poor room acoustics, and choppy videos are some common issues that can detract from the effectiveness of online calls and meetings. Through AI and machine learning, which have become fundamental to our strategy for continual improvement, we’ve delivered innovative enhancements in Microsoft Teams to address audio and video challenges in ways that are both user-friendly and scalable across environments. Today, we’re excited to cover some common meeting scenarios and the AI and machine learning audio and video improvements enabled in Teams.

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How Microsoft is equipping manufacturing workers with the tools of the future   

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From Viva Goals to Defender for small businesses—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365 

One of the challenges of hybrid work is enabling teams to remain connected, engaged, and in sync. Ensuring everyone is on the same page may have felt easier when we were all in the office together, but we’re continuing to deliver updates to Microsoft 365 that bridge the digital and physical divide to bring employees closer to each other and to their organization’s mission and goals.

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Ease the burden of managing and protecting endpoints with Microsoft advanced solutions 

The changes from the past two years in working patterns and, consequently, enterprise IT architecture have created new customer needs, as well as more third-party solutions, for all “purse and purposes.” Today, we are announcing our plans to deliver new management functionality in Microsoft Endpoint Manager that will further simplify how organizations manage and protect their user computing landscape.

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3 ways to meet new hybrid expectations with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 

Five years ago, we embarked on an exciting journey with Microsoft Teams, building a hub for collaboration and teamwork. Video meetings were not the workplace norm, but it was clear from the beginning that the combination of async and sync collaboration in a single product presented a unique opportunity to reimagine how we work, learn, and connect with others.