Microsoft Ignite 2021 recap: Teams gets new features, Outlook board, “next generation Windows” tease, Microsoft Mesh & more

Microsoft’s annual IT and developer conference officially ended today on March 4, and it was a busy couple of days. Microsoft used the all-digital event as the stage to announce several updates for Teams, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 apps and services. They even announced Mesh, a brand new social mixed reality platform. We’ve been

Ignite 2021: Power Automate Desktop is now free for all Windows 10 users

At Microsoft’s Ignite 2021 yesterday, the company announced that its enterprise level tool Power Automate Desktop is now free for all Windows 10. Power Automate Desktop is what Microsoft defines as an “attended Robotic Process Automation” solution which is a macro recorder on steroids. It comes with 370 prebuilt actions that help you build flows across

Ignite 2021: Microsoft unveils new features coming to Teams, Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services

Microsoft kicked off its virtual Ignite 2021 conference this week, and as you would expect, there’s a lot that’s new. The company is introducing a whole bunch of new capabilities and features for Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Microsoft Teams Microsoft has unveiled a slew

Ignite 2021: Viva Connections starts rolling out in the Teams desktop experience

Microsoft’s Spring 2021 Ignite conference got underway this week, and the company has been unveiling a host of new capabilities for its various Microsoft 365 services, including Teams. Along with all the news, the firm has also announced that the Teams desktop experience for Viva Connections is now rolling out to all Microsoft 365 customers. Last month, Microsoft announced

Ignite 2021: Here’s what’s new for Microsoft Lists on the web, Teams, and mobile

Microsoft has announced a handful of new updates for its task management and tracking tool, Microsoft Lists, at its Ignite 2021 conference. The Lists app in Teams is getting some improvements, and the company has detailed some new features for the iOS app, and other collaboration features. There are also enhancements being made to the administrative controls

Ignite 2021: Panos Panay hints at a big year for Windows

Big news: Panos Panay is pumped! Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer for Windows and Devices, joined Roanne Sones in a “fireside chat” about Windows. While much of the quick 15 minute session centered on current features of Windows, Panay couldn’t resist letting slip a little hint at the future: Look I have not talked about the

Ignite 2021: Microsoft unveils new features coming to Teams, Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services

Microsoft kicked off its virtual Ignite 2021 conference Tuesday, and as you would expect, there’s a lot that’s new. The company is introducing a whole bunch of new capabilities and features for Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Microsoft Teams Microsoft has unveiled a slew of

Microsoft Ignite 2021: My Recommended sessions

Microsoft’s annual IT and developer conference kicks off this week in an all-virtual form. It’s free for anyone to attend, which means you can sit in on virtual sessions to enjoy talks on Azure, Microsoft Edge, Windows, Mixed Reality, and more. Once you register, for free, you can add sessions to your schedule at any

Ignite 2021 – Microsoft promotes Zero Trust security

At Ignite 2021, Microsoft is promoting the Zero Trust security mindset. With recent security breaches in mind, Microsoft believes the Zero Trust security mindset helps address and encompass “all types of threats, both outside in and inside out,” and is the “right approach is to address security, compliance, identity, and device management as an interdependent