?? Weekly Microsoft 365 digest #27

Since this week I will share with you the most important information from Microsoft 365 world. You will find here the most important Microsoft announcements, roadmap events and important information.

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78% of organizations do not use MFA ????

It is difficult to believe but still, more than 3/4 of customers using Active Directory did not implement MFA for the users. In times full of cyber-attacks MFA is a must-have for every organization which could dramatically decrease the risk of brute-force attacks.

""More than three-quarters (78%) of organizations with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) currently do not employ multifactor authentication (MFA) for their user accounts, new telemetry from Microsoft's Azure Active Directory service shows.

The data, published today in Microsoft's new quarterly "Cyber Signals" report, also includes an eye-popping stat about the volume of identity attack attempts: In 2021, Azure Active Directory detected and blocked over 25.6 billion attempts to brute-force user accounts."

?? Microsoft Visio Plan 1 vs Plan 2 in Office 365

Microsoft Visio as a part of Microsoft 365 offers the possibility to draw diagrams.

Get to know Microsoft Visio plans and compare Visio Plan 1 vs. Visio Plan 2. Understand better the main differences between Plan 1 and Plan 2 subscriptions and choose suitable plans for your needs. Choose the right Microsoft Visio plan.

Learn how ?? Teams improve reduce power consumption

Interesting article about the process of power consumption reduction during Teams meetings. Learn more how Microsoft improving Microsoft Teams to reduce power usage.

""Why is this important? In addition to reduced energy costs, these optimizations lower the burden on an organization’s hardware and improve the consistency and efficiency of Teams meetings and calling experiences across devices.

One of the challenges brought on by the ubiquity of Teams is the need to create equitable experiences across an incredibly diverse Windows device ecosystem. We’re committed to ensuring great calling and meeting experiences for users on low-end hardware as well as those on high-end workstations and high-resolution monitors. One of the factors we’ve addressed is the difference in power requirements for different customer profiles by ensuring Teams meetings are as energy-efficient as possible, regardless of setup."

Great tool for ?? Microsoft List styling

In the Edge app store, you can find a great tool that could help you to style your Microsoft Lists. If you are planning to tweak your Microsoft Lists this is a must-have!

Check it for free on your Microsoft Edge browser.

Power Virtual Agents ?? available in GCC

Now generally available—Microsoft Power Virtual Agents for US Government customers in Government Community Cloud.

"Today we’re announcing the general availability of Microsoft Power Virtual Agents for US Government customers in Government Community Cloud (GCC) and Government Community Cloud – High (GCC High). These environments support compliance with US government requirements for cloud services, including FedRAMP High, and requirements for criminal justice."

Power Virtual Agents ?? bots save your money - on demand webinar

Bots are the already heavily used solution. Learn how Power Virtual Agents can help you to build bots that will save your money and will help to improve the quality of your services.

"Watch this webinar to get insights on how Power Virtual Agents can empower everyone to create intelligent conversational bots to automate business processes, reduce development costs, and drive further efficiencies with key analytics and insights. Guest speaker, Connor Maguire will share the results of a Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting study. The Total Economic Impact? of Microsoft Power Virtual Agents. Discover how companies that use Power Virtual Agents can achieve returns of $1.57 million over three years versus costs of $599,553—a return on investment of 261 percent."

What's new with ?? Yammer

New features are landing in the new Yammer experience. Now it will be much easier to stay in touch with the communities you would like to follow and management of the existing content will easier.

"This past month introduced several capabilities to find new communities, consume content, and engage in conversations in your communities. Here’s a list of what’s new for Yammer. "

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Have a great weekend ??

Szymon