Build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work
The world around us has dramatically changed since the last Microsoft Build. Every customer and partner is now focused on the new realities of hybrid work—enabling people to work from anywhere, at any time, and on any device.
One year in: 7 urgent trends for leaders in the shift to hybrid work
In April 2020—just a month into a global pandemic that triggered a worldwide move to remote work—my team and I shared early research on how work was changing. There was so much we didn’t know back then, but we did know there was no going back. As I said at the time, “This moment will change the way we work and connect with each other forever.”
New hybrid work innovations in Microsoft Teams Rooms, Fluid, and Microsoft Viva
The future of work is collaboration without compromise—wherever, whenever.
Three new voice features for Outlook mobile—now on iOS, and coming soon to Android
If you feel like you are juggling more meetings, emails, and chats than ever, you’re probably right—and you’re certainly not alone. In our recent Work Trend Index annual report, Microsoft shared data that clearly illustrated how the digital intensity of workers’ days has increased substantially. Email is no exception—the number of emails delivered to commercial…
Microsoft Teams now brings family and friends together to call, chat, and make plans
For much of 2020 and 2021, people have endured missing their friends and loved ones. Yet while physical distance has separated us, we have also rediscovered the power and importance of being together. 2020 reminded us that success isn’t fully celebrated without the ones who helped. Holidays aren’t as memorable without connecting with friends and…
Introducing Webinars in Microsoft Teams: Easy, professional webinars to engage customers
Over the last year, we have found new ways to create engaging virtual experiences at work. We’ve transformed spaces in our homes to offices, developed new skillsets for remote collaboration, and in some cases, adopted new technology to get work done. I often hear from our customers about the burden of using different tools to…
Hybrid work is here. Are you ready?
To succeed in a new world of work, leaders need to embrace extreme flexibility. Here’s how.
Flexible work is here to stay: Microsoft 365 solutions for the hybrid work world
At Ignite this week, we’re announcing many new features and capabilities to help everyone thrive in a new hybrid world of work.
Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s next default font
We’ve commissioned five new custom fonts–which should be the next default font?
Microsoft Viva: Empowering every employee for the new digital age
Even before COVID-19 turned our lives upside down, a new generation of digital tools was opening up new possibilities for the future of work. What we didn’t expect was that this future would arrive almost overnight last March, as millions of businesses around the world responded to the pandemic by moving to remote and hybrid…
New hybrid work innovations in Microsoft Teams Rooms, Fluid, and Microsoft Viva
The future of work is collaboration without compromise—wherever, whenever.
Bringing Visio to Microsoft 365: Diagramming for everyone
With the shift to hybrid work comes the need for business leaders to create a new, flexible operating model spanning people, places, and processes. Every business process will need to be transformed and diagrams are often the starting point for many process updates. They enable leaders across the organization to improve and visually communicate processes…
Three new voice features for Outlook mobile—now on iOS, and coming soon to Android
If you feel like you are juggling more meetings, emails, and chats than ever, you’re probably right—and you’re certainly not alone. In our recent Work Trend Index annual report, Microsoft shared data that clearly illustrated how the digital intensity of workers’ days has increased substantially. Email is no exception—the number of emails delivered to commercial…
Build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work
The world around us has dramatically changed since the last Microsoft Build. Every customer and partner is now focused on the new realities of hybrid work—enabling people to work from anywhere, at any time, and on any device.
How Microsoft approaches hybrid work: A new guide to help our customers
Today, Satya shared Microsoft’s broad approach as we transition to hybrid work, and we’ve taken that approach as we talk with our customers in the field.
Microsoft Teams now brings family and friends together to call, chat, and make plans
For much of 2020 and 2021, people have endured missing their friends and loved ones. Yet while physical distance has separated us, we have also rediscovered the power and importance of being together. 2020 reminded us that success isn’t fully celebrated without the ones who helped. Holidays aren’t as memorable without connecting with friends and…
Introducing Webinars in Microsoft Teams: Easy, professional webinars to engage customers
Over the last year, we have found new ways to create engaging virtual experiences at work. We’ve transformed spaces in our homes to offices, developed new skillsets for remote collaboration, and in some cases, adopted new technology to get work done. I often hear from our customers about the burden of using different tools to…
Equipping everyone with the right devices and accessories for hybrid work
Recently, Microsoft unveiled new devices and accessories to help people do their best work from anywhere. The future of work is hybrid. To empower people to thrive in this new world of work, business leaders will need to provide everyone with a plan for enabling that work, as well as spaces and technology that help…
View live transcripts in Microsoft Teams meetings, track Excel changes, and increase hybrid work security—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365
This month, we’re announcing some top requested features like tracking changes in Excel and live transcriptions in Teams, as well as some soon-to-be-favorites like meeting recaps, turning Word documents in presentations, and more.
Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s next default font
We’ve commissioned five new custom fonts–which should be the next default font?
Microsoft 365 apps now available for Amazon Fire tablets
Today, we’re pleased to announce that the Microsoft Office and OneNote apps are now available for Amazon Fire tablets in the Amazon Appstore. Combined with the Outlook and OneDrive apps already available for Amazon Fire tablets, these apps extend your Microsoft 365 benefits across even more devices. We’ve timed the release of these apps in…
Research shows your brain needs breaks—Outlook and Microsoft Teams can help
One thing is certain: hybrid work is the future of work. People want increased flexibility and a blended work model that grants them the freedom to work when and where it’s most comfortable for them. Hybrid work can deliver a future that people want and a future that I think will be better—but that doesn’t…