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Practical Teams: Teams Premium Administration and Licensing Guidance

When at least one user has a Teams Premium license assigned within an organization, several new features and settings are activated. In this article, we provide guidance to Teams administrators on which settings to monitor, features that are enabled by default or require specific configurations to work, and help identify who needs a Teams Premium license to access and use these various features.

February 4, 2025

Voice and Face Recognition in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Voice and Face Recognition has been around since the beginning of 2024, but it is not configured by default. This blog reviews what this feature does, how to enable it, and an important update coming in February 2025.

January 20, 2025

Practical Teams: The New Chat and Channels Experience

Since its inception, the Teams user interface has emphasize teams and channels for collaboration. But that's not how people work, and the new chat and channels experience emphasizes chats a lot more. This doesn't mean that channels are going away. They remain the foundation of teams and the right way to communicate and share information for ongoing use, but the change to highlight chats might take some getting used to.

November 18, 2024

Controlling Teams Transcripts

Teams meeting transcripts can significantly enhance meeting productivity and accessibility, but their management involves careful consideration of data protection, privacy, and storage concerns. This article provides an overview of how to manage Teams meeting transcripts effectively, covering key topics such as storage changes, privacy controls, and strategies to ensure compliance while maximizing the benefits of transcription in your organization.

August 5, 2024