Microsoft 365 Roadmap
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Microsoft 365 Roadmap Features
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Copilot for Microsoft 365
Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft’s productivity suite. Here’s a brief overview:
- Purpose: Enhances productivity across Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Key features:
- Generates text in Word
- Analyzes data in Excel
- Creates presentations in PowerPoint
- Summarizes emails and drafts responses in Outlook
- Assists with meeting preparation and follow-ups in Teams
- Technology: Uses large language models and Microsoft Graph to understand context and user needs.
- Availability: Launched for enterprise customers in late 2023, with ongoing rollout.
- Privacy and security: Designed to adhere to Microsoft’s security and compliance standards.
- Impact: Aims to boost productivity by automating routine tasks and providing creative assistance.
Microsoft 365 Roadmap Features
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: DLP Policy Tip Support in Outlook Mobile 28th April 2025DLP policy tip support for Outlook Mobile enhances data loss prevention measures on mobile devices by providing real-time alerts to help users avoid accidentally sharing sensitive information, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.GA date: November CY2025
- Microsoft Intune: Intune Suite - Websocket Support for Tunnel MAM (iOS) 28th April 2025WebSocket support for Tunnel enables secure, real-time communication for apps using WebSockets. It supports JavaScript WebSockets through web views but doesn't fully support iOS native APIs like NSWebSocket. GA date: July CY2025
- SharePoint: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Backfill for SharePoint Sites 28th April 2025We are thrilled to announce a powerful new feature that allows tenant admins to select an existing SharePoint Online (SPO) site and backfill OCR for documents already present in the library. This means you no longer need to move all your documents to a new site to ensure they are OCRed and protected. We plan […]
- Microsoft Intune: Intune Suite - Operational dashboard to gain insight on EPM status and elevations. 28th April 2025The dashboard focuses EPM insights on rollout status as well as elevations in the environment and suggestions for new rules to create.GA date: June CY2025
- Microsoft Intune: Customization of app installs with Enterprise Application Management 28th April 2025Script installer offers you a way to have more control and customization around Win32 (including in EAM catalog) app installations. You now have the option to use a PowerShell script in place of command line configurations to install your app.GA date: September CY2025
- Microsoft Teams: Call Waiting Beep Enabled on Desktop 28th April 2025Call Waiting Beep is a feature designed to provide a subtle notification tone when a user is already on a call and a second call comes in. This gentle alert ensures the user is aware of the incoming call without being overly disruptive.GA date: June CY2025Preview date: June CY2025
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Enable policy tips for recipients when emailed as part of a distribution group 28th April 2025This feature enables policy tips for recipients when emailed as part of a group. DG expansion refers to the process of expanding Distribution Groups (DG) to ensure all recipients are evaluated for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules. This feature allows organizations to evaluate rules based on recipients contained in distribution groups, increasing the confidence that […]
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Enable policy tips for recipients when emailed as part of a distribution group 28th April 2025This feature enables policy tips for recipients when emailed as part of a group. DG expansion refers to the process of expanding Distribution Groups (DG) to ensure all recipients are evaluated for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules. This feature allows organizations to evaluate rules based on recipients contained in distribution groups, increasing the confidence that […]
- Microsoft Teams: External group chat policy enforcements for max two orgs 28th April 2025Facilitate creation and maintenance of external group chats with bilateral policy enforcement where members in the chat can belong to a maximum of two tenants. Allow tenant admins to control bilateral chat policy and apply it to users and groups.GA date: June CY2025
- Microsoft Teams: Silent test call 28th April 2025Silent Test enables IT administrators to proactively run synthetic Teams call simulations to specific subnets, helping assess network readiness and detect potential issues before they impact users, ensuring a seamless communication experience.GA date: July CY2025Preview date: June CY2025
