What's new this week in Microsoft 365

Combined OneDrive and SharePoint Admin Center:

With the continued growth of OneDrive and SharePoint, Microsoft is looking to ease the burden of cloud management by centralize control of the two major M365 apps.
With the new integrated admin center, the administrator can manage everything at an organizational level all in one place:

Control internal and external sharing
Set user access controls
Mange default storage limits
Enable user device notifications
Specify retention policies
Manage sync controls for OneDrive

Skype for Business Friendly Reminder
Skype for Business is scheduled to retire on July 31, 2021. Since Skype for Business Online has been such a critical communications tool for millions of organizations, it’s important to help our customers to plan for the transition to Teams
Here are some helpful links to resources to help our clients plan their transition to Microsoft Teams:

Microsoft Teams admin documentation provides guidance for rolling out, managing, and preparing users for Teams.
Teams upgrade planning workshops take you through a proven framework for planning and implementing your upgrade from Skype for Business to Teams.
Microsoft Chalk Talks workshops teach best practices and practical guidance around some of the most popular and compelling scenarios in Teams.

Free Audio Conferencing Offer Has Been Extended
Organization can take advantage of the ability to join a Microsoft Teams meeting with a global dial-in number by adding the Audio Conferencing license to their Microsoft 365 tenant. This license can be added for free through June 30^th, 2021

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