UCStatus Podcast Episode 60: Team Copilot, Copilot and other stuff
Jul 9, 2024
auto_awesome
Mark Vale and Shawn Harry talk about Team Copilot, intelligent speaker attribution, multi-camera streaming, BYOD, bookable desks, digital signage in MTR, Autopilot for MTR, enhanced SIP join with Pexip, custom emojis, Intelligent Recap, and Places in public preview in this entertaining podcast episode.
Team Copilot offers note-taking assistance in meetings, enhancing productivity.
Enhanced SIP join simplifies SIP meeting connections for efficient collaboration.
BYOD and Bookable desks improve workspace management and efficiency.
Custom Emojis and Intelligent Recap enhance communication and meeting experiences.
Deep dives
UCSF's Podcast Recap and Reflection on Enterprise Connect 2024
The recent UCSF's podcast episode, reflecting on Enterprise Connect 2024, highlighted the implementation of the shared display mode, where participants can present their screens directly to the front room display for better visibility. This feature enhances collaborative interactions by streamlining screen sharing in meeting rooms, ensuring a seamless and efficient presentation experience.
Introduction of Shared Bookable Desks in Microsoft Places
Microsoft introduced shared bookable desks through Microsoft Places, offering a new approach to desk booking within workspace environments. This feature leverages workspace mailboxes for desk reservations, potentially revolutionizing hot desking arrangements and optimizing workspace utilization. By centralizing desk booking into the Microsoft ecosystem, businesses may streamline desk allocation processes and maximize office space efficiency.
Enhanced BYOD Admin Experience in Teams
The improved BYOD admin experience in Teams enables seamless device management by automatically discovering connected devices in meetings. This administrative functionality allows administrators to associate discovered devices with BYOD rooms, facilitating efficient device usage tracking and maintenance. The integration of BYOD management features empowers administrators to optimize device allocations and streamline meeting room setups effectively.
Expanded Capabilities for BYOD Shared Device Licensing
Microsoft's BYOD shared device licensing now encompasses expanded capabilities, such as the integration of shared display mode. This mode enables attendees to display content on the front room screen, enhancing collaborative presentations and enabling a more engaging meeting experience. Additionally, the shared display function promotes seamless sharing of content on external displays, ensuring optimal visibility and interaction for all meeting participants.
Introduction of MDEP for Teams Devices Running on Android
Microsoft unveiled its Mobile Device Endpoint for Teams devices on Android (MDEP), a specialized Android operating system tailored for Teams devices. This launch aims to standardize Android platforms for various Teams devices, facilitating efficient development and management across different hardware configurations. The MDEP initiative offers a unified framework for Teams devices, enhancing compatibility, security, and management capabilities for Android-powered devices.
Enhanced UI Scaling for 4K Displays in Teams
Teams introduced enhanced UI scaling for 4K displays, enabling improved resolution and scaling options for high-definition screens. This enhancement ensures optimal display quality and user experience on higher resolution monitors, providing clarity and detail for Teams interfaces. The updated UI scaling feature caters to the evolving display preferences and technology requirements, enhancing visual presentation and usability for Teams users.
Facilitated Screen Sharing with Shared Display Mode
The shared display mode functionality in Teams streamlines screen sharing by enabling users to present their screens on the front room display. This innovative feature enhances collaboration and content sharing in meetings, ensuring clear and accessible display of shared content for all participants. By simplifying screen sharing processes through shared display mode, Teams users can engage more effectively and foster interactive discussions during presentations and collaborations.
Welcome to Episode 60 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale83) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).
This week we had a short list items I plucked from the what’s new from InfoComm and Build blog posts, and we managed to talk for 25 minutes about the first item in the list. So it turned into an episode largely about Copilot. Not a bad thing though as it was a good discussion.
Here’s the list
From InfoComm
Team Copilot – not to be confused with Copilot in Teams. This is the ability to invite a Copilot to a meeting to start taking notes during meetings. Even in Rooms
Then we continued talking about Copilot in general. Enjoy!
More info about AI for remote attendees
Intelligent Speaker attribution from any mic
Multi-camera and multi-stream coming soon
BYOD and Bookable desks is now GA
Digital Signage in MTR – MTR on Windows first, use a URL, Appspace or XOGO
Autopilot for MTR now GA
Using PMP for Remote management of your MTR on Windows (remote control of the device)
Enhanced SIP join using Pexip – one touch join of SIP meetings from any provider who supports it instead of Direct Guest Join
From Build
Custom Emojis – we need Heidi the sheep
Intelligent Recap from transcription only meetings – no recording needed
You’ll soon be able to manage who can record
Places is now in public preview. That’s all we had time for. We’ll discuss Places in another episode soon
Here’s a list of the Microsoft blog posts that we pulled from
