Weekly Update 2 October 2020
This week: Whatâs New in Microsoft Teams | September 2020 Ignite 2020 | Microsoft Teams platform round-up Change Notifications for Microsoft Teams Messages now...
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You can now Bulk Export Teams chat data with a dedicated Graph API call
This was announced at Ignite in passing but with little detail until a Microsoft Documentation post yesterday. There is a new API call, designed for those who want to...
Weekly Update 26 September 2020 – Microsoft Ignite 2020 Announcements Roundup
This week it’s all about the announcements made at Microsoft Ignite 2020 that affect Microsoft Teams developers. Azure Communication Services: what it is, how you...
Azure Communication Services: what it is, how you use it, and why it’s AMAZING!
Microsoft publicly took the wraps of Azure Communication Services at Microsoft Ignite 2020. It was in the keynote sessions, and there was a session dedicated to it....
You can now (or soon) charge money for Microsoft Teams applications
In a session at Microsoft Ignite 2020 titled One place for admins to manage Microsoft Teams: What’s new in Teams manageability, Jamie Stark provided some...
Microsoft Teams will bring new insights to Managers and Leaders
Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2020, Teams will soon start showing metrics about both team and organisational performance. Insights for Microsoft Teams is set to launch...
Microsoft is bringing new wellness features to Microsoft Teams to help our mental health
Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2020, Microsoft is adding new features to Teams in reaction to the sudden changes made in 2020 that have resulted in many of us spending so...
Notes from Microsoft Ignite OD212 – Conversational AI powered Customer and Employee Virtual Assistants
My notes from Conversational AI powered Customer and Employee Virtual Assistants, delivered by Darren Jefford, Principal Group Program Manager , Microsoft What is...
Walkthrough: how to create an application built on Project Oakdale
Project Oakdale is (current) name for the low-code data platform technology which is built into Microsoft Teams and which can be utilised by Power Apps. It’s...
Notes from: Ignite 2020 OD250 – Build richer meetings experiences with Microsoft Teams apps using new meetings extensibility points
These are my notes from the Microsoft Ignite session Build richer meetings experiences with Microsoft Teams apps using new meetings extensibility points Different...
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