Manage change and stay informed in Office 365

Body: Heraclitus said, “No one steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he or she is not the same person.” We understand the transition you are making from traditional change management you drove in an on-premises software world to the faster pace of change you are experiencing with cloud services like Office 365. We understand that in a cloud services world, IT gives up…

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Office 365 – Announcing Customer Lockbox

Body: As a cloud services provider, we recognize that organizations understandably want to have full control over access to their content stored in cloud services. Today at RSA, we announced Customer Lockbox for Office 365, a new capability designed to provide customers with unprecedented control over their content in the service. Customer Lockbox gives customers explicit control in the very rare instances when a Microsoft engineer may need access to…

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Yammer is moving to Microsoft Datacenters on May 16, 2015

Body: Microsoft has announced that Yammer production services will move into Microsoft managed datacenters on May 16th, 2015. This is a significant milestone which brings increased capacity and compliance to Yammer, along with the full support of Microsoft Datacenter teams. For more information about Microsoft datacenters, please visit the Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure and Operations overview. As part of our move, you should note two things: • There will be scheduled downtime…

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Take control of data with Excel’s business analytics tools

Body: Today, businesses are required to understand a growing amount of company, market and social data to drive effective business decisions and remain competitive. This trend of analytics everywhere is driving a shift in the roles of business consumers, as the need for direct data access, ad-hoc analyses and in-depth reporting is growing beyond the capacity of their IT departments. Many specialized business intelligence and analytics solutions are entering the…

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Office 365 – Enhanced non-delivery reports (NDRs)

Body: Regardless which email system or service you use, when an email message you send can’t be delivered you’ll receive a non-delivery report (NDR), also known as a bounce message. The NDR will tell you the message wasn’t delivered, but after that it’s mostly technical jargon designed more for computer science professionals than for the typical email user. You’re often left to fend for yourself to try to fix the…

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Office 365 – Now supports larger email messages up to 150 MB

Body: For the last few years the largest email message you could send or receive in Office 365 was 25 MB. While 25 MB is more than enough for the majority of email, you might bump up against that limit when trying to send large slide decks, spreadsheets or videos. Outlook Web App (OWA) in Office 365 offers an easy way to “attach” a document as a link to where…

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Sway is now collaborative—create and edit together with others!

Body: When we announced Sway, we knew that people would want to work on standout class projects, eye-catching business reports, engaging vacation recaps, or more, together—it’s the way things are done now, right? But Sway up until now has been a tool for individual authors to create polished content in a new and interactive way to share with their audiences. However, we know you’ve asked for shared editing in Sway…

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Office Lens comes to iPhone and Android

Body: Just over a year ago, we introduced Office Lens for Windows Phone—and over that time the app has become one of the most popular free apps on Windows Phone, with an average rating of 4.6 stars (out of 5) from more than 18,500 reviews. Today, we’re releasing Office Lens for iPhone and Android phones. Office Lens is a handy capture app that turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner…

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What’s new in Skype for Business and how you can take control of updates

Body: ​ ​With April’s Office update, Lync will become Skype for Business, with a new user interface (UI) in the Windows desktop application. On today’s show, we take a look the new Skype for Business desktop application for Windows. BJ Haberkorn joins Jeremy Chapman to demonstrate what’s new and explain what’s coming. With April’s update from Lync to Skype for Business around the corner, Jeremy also demonstrates how you can…

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