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Survey Maps Landscape of SharePoint Environments

A recent survey that aims to determine the makeup of SharePoint deployments -- and the extent to which organizations plan to maintain them -- confirms what many observers have long preached: Hybrid deployments are poised to become the new normal.

Microsoft Rolls Out New Features for Flow, PowerApps

Microsoft this week updated its PowerApps and Tools, as well as described some improvements still in the works.

SharePoint Online, OneDrive Get Expanded Character Support

Microsoft's SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business applications will be able to support two additional characters in file and folder names this year, Microsoft said recently.

Microsoft Adds Retention, Label and Restore Controls to Office 365 Groups

Microsoft last week added three new management tools to its Office 365 Groups service.

Microsoft Deprecating SharePoint Access Services this Summer

Starting in June, Microsoft will begin to phase out SharePoint Online's Access Services.

Office 365-Branded Security Tools Hit General Availability

Microsoft on Tuesday released a number of Office 356 security products, including the Advanced Data Governance solution and the Threat Intelligence service.

Office 365 Updates Include Microsoft Graph Reporting APIs, Kiosk Features

A slew of new capabilities are rolling out to Office 365 subscribers this month, including a preview of Microsoft Graph reporting APIs.

Polycom Gives Microsoft a Bridge Between Skype and Cisco

Polycom, a maker of video conferencing solutions and a major collaborator with Microsoft in the unified communications (UC) space, this week unveiled a new solution that promises to widen the reach of Microsoft's Skype for Business product.

Microsoft Bolsters Skype with New Cloud PBX Features

Microsoft began to roll out two new features to its Skype for Business service this week: "Auto Attendant" and "Call Queues."

Connectivity Problems Hit Office 365 Subscribers

Office 365 users in the western United States reported problems accessing their services beginning Friday afternoon.

Microsoft Extends Office 365 Teams to Education Subscribers

Educators and academic institutions can now access the new Microsoft Teams chat-based workspace solution through their Office 365 subscriptions.

Harmon.ie Uses Microsoft Graph To Bring AI to Outlook

A new tool from Microsoft Gold ISV partner Harmon.ie aims to leverage Microsoft Graph APIs to make the Outlook mail and calendar application the center of the digital workspace.

Microsoft Expands Availability of 'Bookings' Service

Microsoft on Monday said it is expanding the range of Office 365 plans that will have access to its new Bookings scheduling service.

Microsoft Readies Office 365 Private Groups Feature for Outlook

A Microsoft policy change that affects how groups function in Outlook will hit Office 365 business subscribers this month.

Microsoft Adds Hybrid Site Creation Option to SharePoint 2013

Microsoft this week unveiled a new SharePoint Server 2013 feature called "Hybrid Self-Service Site Creation," enabling organizations running on-premises SharePoint to direct user site creation requests to Office 365 services.