24-November-2024 Below you will find a collection of news published yesterday. This news consists of Microsoft’s Roadmap when it is updated it will be below with items. Then there will be a section with the message center, if there is anything new there, this will be automatically included. And it contains a piece from blogs that I follow myself and would like to share with you. If I miss something in the blogs that do have an RSS feed, please let me know.
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The blogs of this day are:
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Microsoft Purview | Information Protection – Sensitivity label protection policy for Azure SQL, Storage, and Amazon S3Category:Microsoft 365 suiteNummer:MC790716Status:stayInformed | Updated November 22, 2024: After further review we have decided not to proceed with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. In Microsoft Purview, Information Protection will introduce a new feature called Protection Policy to create new protection policies for label-based protection. This enhanced protection can be applied to the following services:
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394282
[When this will happen:] We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.
[How this will affect your organization:] During the public preview phase, you can use these label-based protections without any extra cost. However, once this period ends, a pay-as-you-go pricing model will be implemented for continued use of these features. To create your initial protection policy, go to the Microsoft Purview Portal and navigate to the Information Protection application. This image shows a protection policy created for data sources within Azure: [What you need to do to prepare:] Visit the Information Protection app in Microsoft Purview Portal and try to create your first protection policy. Learn more here:
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| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Watermark for anonymous meeting joinCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC918575Status:stayInformed | Updated November 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Anonymous unauthenticated users will be able to join watermarked meetings and have access to all meeting content, including video. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on the web, Teams for Android/iOS, and Teams Rooms. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously early November) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously mid-November). [How this will affect your organization:] Before this rollout: Unauthenticated users who join a watermarked meeting can hear the meeting audio only. After this rollout:
An anonymous user will be asked to enter their name on the pre-join screen:
After the anonymous user joins the meeting, they see the name they entered on the pre-join screen as the watermark:
[What you need to do to prepare:] This feature will be on by default. If you do not want guest name as the watermark for anonymous users, you can run a Microsoft PowerShell script for these guests to have access to audio only in meetings. Learn more: Require a watermark for sensitive Teams meetings – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout) |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot: New user license requestsCategory:Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC940142Status:planForChange | Coming soon: A new license request feature for Microsoft 365 Copilot will be widely available. This new capability allows users to request a Microsoft 365 Copilot license directly from their admin. This helps you efficiently assign unused licenses or purchase additional ones as needed. Global admins, license admins, and user admins will be able to manage these requests seamlessly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Microsoft will enable users to self-service purchase or request a license from you for Microsoft 365 Copilot, honoring your settings, from within Microsoft 365 apps like Microsoft Copilot. This message is related to MC853238 (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New self-service purchase and trial settings (published August 2024, updated September 2024). This message is also related to MC886385 Copilot for Microsoft 365 available for self-service purchase (November 2024). [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] After this rollout, global admins, license admins and user admins will be able to manage license requests in the Microsoft 365 admin center, where you can approve or deny the request. Notifications in the Microsoft 365 admin center of pending license requests from users:
Admins can manage user requests in the Microsoft 365 admin center on the Licenses page:
This change will be available by default to users. Admins can choose to set up their own custom license request process outside of Microsoft Admin Center (Use your own request process). [What you need to do to prepare:] License admins and user admins should familiarize themselves with the licensing process and self-service purchase settings at Manage self-service license requests in the Microsoft 365 admin center | Microsoft Learn. Please be aware that Copilot for Microsoft 365 requires the users’ managed devices to be on the Current Channel or Monthly Enterprise Channel to enable experiences in desktop apps. If a user is not on the correct channel, they will not be able to use their license in their desktop applications and you as the admin will receive a notification. Learn more
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your admins and users about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
