Microsoft Teams Insider Bookable Desks in Microsoft Teams Explained
Apr 21, 2025
Evie Grimshaw, a Product Manager at Microsoft focusing on Teams devices, shares insights into the innovative bookable desks feature within Microsoft Teams. She explains how this system allows for seamless desk reservations without new hardware, enhancing the remote work experience. The discussion covers user control over location privacy, and how admins gain valuable insights through integrated analytics. Upcoming updates promise even more flexibility and smarter desk management, making hybrid work easier for everyone.
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Unified Desk Booking Solution
- Microsoft Places and Teams work as a unified solution for desk booking and hybrid work coordination.
- Places handles advance bookings and floor plans, while Teams manages in-office desk usage and automatic check-ins.
Leverage Automatic Desk Reservations
- Use Teams' automatic desk reservation triggered by plugging into desk peripherals to streamline user experience.
- Leverage notifications to avoid desk conflicts and automatically update employee work location for real-time accuracy.
Map Peripherals to Desks
- Map desk peripherals to specific desk resource accounts using Teams Rooms Pro Management portal.
- Use provided scripts or automatic discovery to associate monitors to desks for seamless identification.