 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New versions of Office 2021 for Mac and the Microsoft Office long-term servicing channel (LTSC) release for Windows are now in "commercial preview."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 27, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Another component of the Microsoft Viva "employee experience platform," Viva Learning, is now available in a public preview. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 26, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft 365 subscribers can now test drive new personal work enhancement features that are currently in preview in the Microsoft Outlook and Viva Insights applications.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 23, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    With Microsoft Viva applications rolling out, VisualSP's Asif Rehmani shares his take on how the platform could impact SharePoint users and Microsoft partners. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 21, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A recent talk by independent consultancy Directions on Microsoft covered some of the most common licensing traps facing organizations with Microsoft 365 subscriptions. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 02, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Microsoft Viva Connections desktop app for PCs is now generally available, Microsoft announced this week. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- April 01, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft 365 subscribers that opt to get "targeted release" updates can expect to get multiple new SharePoint Online capabilities soon.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 31, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Windows Release Health service has started rolling out to Microsoft 365 subscribers, Microsoft announced this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 25, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Some additional features in Microsoft's "new Outlook for Mac preview" are now generally available, Microsoft announced Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 24, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has released a "preliminary root cause analysis" for Monday's Azure AD issue that took out multiple Microsoft 365 and cloud applications for at least two hours. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- March 16, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Starting in July, standalone subscriptions to Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility plus Security (EMS) will each cost $2 more. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 22, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The next long-term servicing channel (LTSC) releases of Windows 10 and Microsoft Office, both expected in the second half of 2021, will each have five fewer years of support.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 19, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is rebranding its existing Teams product next month, but its messaging has caused confusion over whether it's launching an altogether new product. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 17, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two new Microsoft Teams applications built using the Dataverse for Teams service are now available for download from the Teams store.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 12, 2021
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Monday announced it has started rolling out a guest access feature in Microsoft Teams.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- February 08, 2021