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Microsoft 365 at Ignite—Re-energize your workforce in the office, at home, and everywhere in between
Empowering today’s digitally connected, distributed workforce requires the right culture and the right technology. At Microsoft Ignite, we’re sharing new innovations across Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Viva to help everyone thrive.
Introducing Microsoft Places: Turn your spaces into places
Introducing Microsoft Places, our new Connected Workplace platform that reimagines places for hybrid and in-person work. Learn more.
Welcome to Microsoft Syntex—Content AI integrated in the flow of work
Microsoft Syntex is Content AI that’s integrated in the flow of work, helping enhance, manage, and connect your content at scale. Learn more.
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Introducing the new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions
The subscription service for your life to make the most of your time, connect, and protect the ones you love Now more than ever, as many of us work and learn remotely, we’re acutely aware of all the different ways life can interrupt work and work can interrupt life. It’s never been more important to
New Microsoft 365 offerings for small and medium-sized businesses
Today, we announced the Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Subscriptions, the first consumer offerings from Microsoft 365. I’m pleased to follow up here to announce related changes to our Office 365 subscriptions for small and medium-sized businesses—and to Office 365 ProPlus. Going forward, all of these products will use the Microsoft 365 brand. This is a
Microsoft Teams at 3: Everything you need to connect with your teammates and be more productive
This week marks the third anniversary of Microsoft Teams. It’s been an incredible three years, and I’m inspired to see the way organizations across the globe are using Teams to transform the way they work. Today, I’m going to share some new Teams capabilities across a few different aspects of the Teams experience, many with
2 weeks in: what we’ve learned about remote work
In the two weeks since our team here in the Puget Sound moved to remote work, the fight against COVID-19 has intensified. Many people in countries across the world are simply staying home. And with schools, churches, businesses, and offices closed, we are discovering what it’s really like to be home with our families at
Helping small and medium-sized businesses work remotely with Teams
This week in the Puget Sound region, we hit another difficult milestone related to COVID-19. As local cases continued to mount, our government told many in-person businesses to remain temporarily shut until the outbreak is contained. And governments across the country and around the world have taken similar measures. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), already
Staying productive while working remotely with Microsoft Teams
How do you move tens of thousands of employees to remote work overnight? With the COVID-19 outbreak spreading around the world, that was the big question on our minds at Microsoft last week. Then, last Wednesday, we just did it—sending out an email that asked approximately 50,000 Microsoft employees in the Seattle area to work
Our commitment to customers during COVID-19
With COVID-19 continuing to impact people and countries around the world, teams everywhere are moving to remote work. Earlier this week, I posted a letter from Lily Zheng, our colleague in Shanghai, detailing her team’s experience using Microsoft Teams to work from home during the outbreak. Lily’s team is one of many. Here at Microsoft in the Puget Sound, we’re encouraging
Empowering the NFL with Microsoft Surface and Microsoft Teams
In 2013, we established a deep technology partnership with the NFL. Our mission with the partnership was simple: use technology to empower the people who make the game of football great—the coaches, players, officials, and fans. Nearly seven years later, Microsoft Surface has become a vital tool for the NFL on and off the field,
Working remotely during challenging times
COVID-19 has impacted the lives of people around the world. Travel restrictions and new rules on large public gatherings have changed the daily routines of millions. Over the past few weeks, many of my colleagues and customers have approached me to ask: What can we do to help? Lily Zheng is a good friend and
Improve collaboration across apps and customize experiences—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365 in February
We live in exciting, but busy, times. As we try to navigate a rapidly changing and complex workplace, little things can make or break our experience—including the tools we rely on. At Microsoft, we get it, and we’re listening. We’re working hard to incorporate your feedback and requests—from simple tweaks to new tools—into the Microsoft