Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 56 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale83) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

This week we finally do our Ignite special. A bit late but we had to move the recording 4 times to get here. Better late than never. And we think some of the news after Ignite added colour to what was announced. You’ll see (hear) when you listen.

Here’s the list

Ignite news

• Copilot.
  • That’s 99% of what was announced at Ignite related to Teams
  • We talk about Copilot for 20 minutes
• The rest…
  • AI in Teams
    • Voice isolation
    • decorate your background
  • Rooms
    • expansion of speaker recognition. Now supports non intelligent speakers
  • BYOD
    • QR code reservations for bookable desks – Logi Dock Flex
    • Shared display mode
    • easier meeting join for BYOD including QR codes and ultrasound proximity
    • bookable desk discovery
  • Mesh
    • immersive spaces. Join using yoru avatar and participate using mouse and keyboard or wearing AI goggles
    • build customized immersive spaces using teh Mesh editor
  • more Copilots
    • There are Copilots for virtually everything in M365
  • The new Teams app is GA and will be the defult from March. Also available in Edge and Chrome

Other news since Ignite

• Copilot now available to all
  • no longer 300 seat or M365 Esub requirement
  • Copilot Pro £20 pupm and Copilot M365 £30 pupm and includes Teams Copilot

• New or enhanced meeting experience
  • https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/new-year-new-meeting-enhancements-in-microsoft-teams/ba-p/4034799
  • New Gallery
  • Simplified meeting invite including a shorter URL
  • Audio and video controls in the main UI

• How to Deploy Teams Phone Devices – 3 easy steps
  • https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/how-to-deploy-teams-phone-devices/ba-p/3994979

• New Teams app is now GA on VDI

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