20-October-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 Viva Engage: Page header enhancementsCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC913436Status:stayInformed | Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Engage: Enhancements to the page header for a more streamlined and optimized experience. The header will display more relevant content and highlight key actions, such as Join. Also, we have slightly reduced the size of the icon or avatar size to minimize overlap with background images, enhancing overall visibility and user interaction. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422731. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] The dimensions of the page headers, including height and width, remain unchanged. However, we have expanded the image area to offer community administrators greater flexibility in customizing this space. The new image dimensions are 700×262 pixels (or 1400×524), and the avatar size has been updated to 72×72 pixels, maintaining a square shape. Comparison of the previous header (left) and the enhanced version (right):
These changes will be on by default. [What you need to do to prepare:] Please inform community administrators and users of the updated image and avatar dimensions to ensure proper fit in the page header. 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. |
| Microsoft 365 admin center: New “Support Assistant” feature in HelpCategory:Microsoft 365 suiteNummer:MC913440Status:stayInformed | Coming soon to the Microsoft 365 admin center: A new toggle in the Help & Support pane that allows admins to try Support Assistant, a new conversational experience with AI. Your organization is part of a small subset of customers in the English locale that may see the option to enable the new experience. By default, Support Assistant will be off, but admins can easily toggle it on to explore. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out the feature early November 2024 and expect to complete by late May 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] If your tenant is randomly selected take part in this Public Preview, your admins will start seeing the Support Assistant Preview toggle in Help & Support. If you are not part of the Preview, your admins will not see any changes to Help & Support. After admins select the Help & Support button in the bottom right corner of Microsoft 365 admin center pages, a pane opens to show the new Support Assistant Preview toggle:
[What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
| Microsoft Exchange: Improved bulk detection and updated bulk complaint level recommendationsCategory:Exchange Online Microsoft Defender XDRNummer:MC913443Status:planForChange | As part of ongoing improvements to bulk email filtering in Microsoft Defender for Office | Exchange Online Protection, we are refining our detection capabilities by recalibrating and redistributing bulk senders across different bulk complaint levels (BCL). This would automatically make the current bulk thresholds slightly more aggressive. As a consequence, we are updating bulk threshold for standard preset policy to 7 from current value of 6. In response to general customer feedback around receiving more bulk email, we are keeping current default BCL threshold of 7 in default policy as is. Here’s what’s changing:
[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Higher BCL levels are now more aggressive, reaching filtering precision similar to lower levels in the previous version. If false positives occur, we recommend adjusting thresholds to higher BCL levels (including above default) and experimenting to find the right balance for your organization. This feature is on by default, and admins can adjust their bulk threshold based on tenant preference. [What you need to do to prepare:] Admins should review and adjust their BCL settings using the bulk senders insight tool to align with the new recommendations, optimizing bulk filtering accordingly and managing false positives and false negatives. During and after the rollout, monitor email flows to assess the impact on bulk email management. If any false positives occur, test and experiment with higher BCL levels to ensure the updated thresholds effectively meet your organization’s filtering requirements. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. Learn more: Bulk complaint level values – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout) |
| Microsoft Teams: New collaborative environment in Microsoft MeshCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC913444Status:planForChange | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: The Project Studio environment will be a beautiful new environment for immersive meetings in Teams and for Microsoft Mesh events, designed for synchronous teamwork and productivity, and optimized for small group collaboration. This message applies to Mesh events on Windows desktops, Mac desktops (for TAP users), and on Meta Quest headsets. This message is associated with Roadmap ID: 412076 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] After this rollout, event organizers will have one new environment (Project Studio) to use in Mesh events. Event organizers will be able to create events using the Project Studio environment via the Mesh Portal. These changes are on by default. Users can access the Project Studio environment in the Mesh Portal on the web at Events > Create event > Start from scratch:
Project Studio will appear next to Workshop, Oasis, and Meadow in Start from scratch during event creation:
In the Mesh standalone app, the Project Studio environment will look like this during an event:
This is a view of the entire Project Studio environment:
[What you need to do to prepare:] 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 users about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
