Microsoft will be retiring SharePoint Alerts. Modern notification solutions based upon the Power Automate platform or SharePoint Rules can be used as alternatives.
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Microsoft has made changes to the M365 homepage. The cloud services are now accessible on the cloud.microsoft domain. Additionally, the my account portal, where you download apps from, has been replaced by a modal dialog within the M365 Copilot app.
Microsoft has recently implemented a substantial reduction in cloud storage allocated to Higher Education institutions worldwide. As a result, University of Waterloo must reduce the overall amount of storage used across campus to align with Microsoft’s policies
Teams Premium is available to purchase! It is an offering that builds on the current Teams experience with additional features that help make Teams meetings even more personalized, intelligent, and protected.
Microsoft announced the deprecation of its connectors for webhooks, encouraging users to transition to Power Automate Workflows
The new webinar experience now allows for more powerful and controlled registration, additional email capabilities, smooth external presenter capabilities, access control, and so much more!
Currently, Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise), is available through your UWaterloo account. It is essential that if using an AI system, that you do so responsibly. IST urges proceeding with caution and due diligence when using University data with AI systems.
The voicemail feature that automatically activates an out-of-office greeting based on an out-of-office event in Outlook calendar will be retired by the end of August 2024.
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