January news around Microsoft 365

I prepared for You the summary of the most important news, announcements and articles about Microsoft 365 from the last week. Enjoy!

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Microsoft Teams Premium: Cut costs and add AI-powered productivity

As we face economic uncertainties and changes to work patterns, organizations are searching for ways to optimize IT investments and re-energize employees to achieve business results. Now—more than ever—organizations need solutions to adapt to change, improve productivity, and reduce costs. Fortunately, modern tools powered by AI hold the promise to boost individual, team, and organizational-level productivity and fundamentally change how we work.

Color SharePoint Calendar in Office 365

Calendars are one of the most useful features in SharePoint Online in Office 365.

Start to use SharePoint list calendar view, color styling for the events and Calendar web part in Office 365.

By design, you have a few available options that allow you to create and share calendars on SharePoint Online page.

Learn how you can use the color calendar on SharePoint Online page.

SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: January 2023

Pow! Kicking off January 2023 with AI front and center.

In this episode, you’ll learn about all the following features and updates: Microsoft Feed, Planner integration with Viva Goals, extracting PDFs in OneDrive for Android, Microsoft Lists: Calendar week layout, Microsoft Teams @Everyone, Microsoft named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Insight Engines, Stream (Classic) sets to retire: February 15, 2024, and more.

GoIntune #2 Cloud Attach and Co-Management

One of the consideration before moving your endpoint management to Intune is whether to use Cloud Attach or Co-management with your current Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM/MECM) setup. In this blog post, we will explore how Cloud Attach and Co-Management can be used in Intune and MECM to maximize efficiency and cost savings. We’ll also discuss the benefits of Cloud Attach and Co-Management, as well as any considerations that should be taken when implementing these technologies.

From new capabilities in Viva Goals to Loop—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365

We’re innovating across Microsoft 365 to help organizations adapt flexible work, reduce costs, and do more with less. This month, we’re introducing updates to Microsoft Viva Goals that let you share objectives and key results (OKRs) right within the flow of work in Microsoft Teams. We’re also introducing Microsoft Loop components in Outlook, customizable templates for Whiteboard, and enhanced polling in Teams. And, to complement our new and existing capabilities, and help you more quickly understand and optimize your Microsoft 365 apps, we’re also introducing new advanced deployment guides that let you understand which tools are right for you and your business.

Microsoft Security reaches another milestone—Comprehensive, customer-centric solutions drive results

Yesterday, we shared some exciting news about the momentum we’re seeing in the security industry. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft Security has surpassed USD20 billion in revenue. I’m grateful to all our customers and partners who have been on this journey with us, for trusting us to protect them, for partnering with us in defining great security, and for making this milestone possible. I am also incredibly proud of the Microsoft team for their continued dedication to excellence and to our mission to make the world a safer place for all.

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Have a great weekend 👍

Szymon