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?Office 365 Network Weekly Roundup – September 9, 2016 Check out this week’s issue of Weekly Roundup for an at a glance view of hot topics and conversations. Table of Contents Announcing the Microsoft Tech Community Product News Discussions Handy Resources Interesting Perspectives Upcoming Events Featured Group Member of the Week Announcing the Microsoft Tech Community!We are pleased to announce the launch of the Microsoft Tech Community, bringing multiple communities together in one central location to support discussions and best practice sharing across a variety of Microsoft products and services. The Microsoft Tech Community is an evolution of the Office 365 Network, growing to support new Azure; Windows Server, and SQL Server Communities and in future many more communities. The URL of the new community will change soon to and redirects will be in place for any existing URL on the domain. We are scheduled to shut down the Office 365 Network on Yammer on September 15 (read announcement here).We have temporarily taken the Community Ideas section offline while we are working on some bug fixes. While you wait you can use the Community Discussion space to share feedback on the new community. Read the full announcement and let us know your feedback!PRODUCT NEWS DISCUSSIONS Introducing guest access for Office 365 GroupsOn September 9, 2016 Microsoft announced the new guest access feature for Office 365 Groups—the group membership service that provides a single identity for teams in Office 365. The new guest access feature gives you the ability to include people outside of your company in an Office 365 group. We are rolling out guest access functionality in phases. Starting today, group owners can add guests to a group in Outlook on the web. Once added, guests receive a welcome email, are granted access to group files in SharePoint Online, begin receiving email messages and calendar invites sent to the group, and can access the group in Office on the web and the Outlook Groups mobile application. They also have automatic access to cloud-based file attachments. Guests have the option to leave the group at any time and visual indicators remind all members of guest participation in the group across all Outlook experiences. Join the conversation in the Office 365 Groups group. Back by popular demand—dBASE file support in AccessOn September 7, 2016 Microsoft announced that Microsoft is re-introducing dBASE file support (.dbf) in Access for Office 365 customers. You can now import or link to data stored in dBASE databases in Access. Currently, support for dBASE in Access 2016 is available to Office 365 subscribers. This feature will first roll out to Office Insider participants and later to consumer and commercial Office 365 subscribers. If you have an Office 365 subscription, make sure you have the latest version of Office. Join the conversation in the Access group. Office 365 local datacenters now available in the United KingdomOn September 7, 2016 Microsoft announced the general availability of Office 365 from multiple local datacenters in the United Kingdom. We are pleased to be the first global cloud productivity provider offering U.K. data residency for core customer data at rest. To learn more about Office 365 and our security and compliance capabilities, please visit our website and the Office 365 Trust Center. To read more about Microsoft Cloud in the U.K., please visit the Official Microsoft Blog. Join the conversation in the Security, Privacy & Compliance group. HANDY RESOURCES Microsoft Tech Community GuidelinesWelcome to the Microsoft Tech Community! The mission of this online community is to provide a platform for IT Pros, Developers, Office 365 Users, fans and Microsoft to interact. It is a central destination for education and thought leadership on best practices, product news, live events, and roadmap. Read the Community Guidelines and introduce yourself in the Getting Started group. Yammer UserVoice is here & and new Yammer Service Updates External GroupOn August 23, 2016 Microsoft introduced Yammer UserVoice and an External Group to discuss Yammer Service Updates and A/B tests. This doesn’t replace the Yammer Community spaces in the new network. To join, please add your email address here: and members will be added every couple of days. Please note you need to be able to join External Groups for access to this group. Join the conversation in the Yammer Service Updates group. Help us make it easier to adopt Skype for Business!We need your help in determining what information, tools, and features you need to take advantage of Skype for Business meetings. Please take a few minutes to give us your feedback on a short survey! Your feedback will be managed by an external and independent research agency conducting this survey on Microsoft’s behalf, under the terms of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. To start the survey, please click here. Join the conversation in the Driving Adoption group. Keeping up with SharePoint announcements, changes, and communityMark Kashman (Microsoft) posted a five best places to keep an eye on what is happening throughout the SharePoint of Things, including news, announcements, futures, help and how to, and community discussions. We want to be loud about cool new tech, ensure good change management, and be deeply involved with valuable public discussions before, during and after you adopt and deploy. Join the conversation in the SharePoint group. Microsoft Ignite Session DiscussionsMicrosoft Ignite kicks off in Atlanta, Georgia on September 26 and sessions will be packed with content to help boost your skills on the tech you use today and see what’s coming next. The Microsoft Tech Community will be the place to go to have discussions about Microsoft Ignite sessions. We will be posting a discussion thread for each breakout session, community theater session and many others right here in the Microsoft Tech Community. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Ignite Content group. Want to get involved at Microsoft Ignite?We encourage you to host and attend one of the community meetups happening during the week at Microsoft Ignite. Take a look here and here for more information on how to get involved. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Ignite group. Microsoft Ignite 2016: Counting down the days!This year, Julia White will be hosting Microsoft Ignite. She will be providing behind the scenes information, giving context and perspective on Microsoft technology, as well as joining Satya and Scott Guthrie for the keynotes. As we approach the event, Julia shares what attendees can expect in Altanta. We also hope you join our Tweet Jam with Julia White on Tuesday, September 13, 206 from 1pm - 2pm PTINTERESTING PERSPECTIVESWelcome to the Skype for Business Community!Laurie Pottmeyer, Microsoft Program Manager for Skype for Business kicked off this thread welcoming you to the new Skype for Business Community space in the Microsoft Technical Community. Introduce yourself and say hello! Join the conversation in the Skype for Business Blog. Changes to SharePoint Online Content TypesThis conversation discussed the changes to SharePoint online content types, and the result of content types being activated when a new tenant has the Publishing Infrastructure feature activated. Join the conversation in the SharePoint group. What to do when you don't necessarily want a new Office 365 Group?Tejas Mehta (Microsoft) responded to the many concerns of members here regarding Admin controls. Thank you to all who shared their feedback. Join the conversation in the Office 365 Groups group. UPCOMING EVENTSMicrosoft Ignite TweetJamTune in to @MS_Ignite's Know Before You Go TweetJam! This is your opportunity to ask host Julia White all your #MSIgnite questions! The live TweetJam kicks of on Tuesday, September 13, 206 from 1pm - 2pm PT. Add the event to your calendar. We hope to see you there!Live Webinar: Achieve More! Learn Key Functions of O365Join our FREE live Microsoft Office 365 webinars and understand how to use Office 365 to take effective notes, work with co-workers on documents, discuss projects and understand what’s happening around the rest of your organization. A live presenter will walk through scenarios and encourage attendees to ask questions to find out how Office 365 can make them more productive.Register today: Find other webinars like this one here: the conversation in the Driving Adoption group. Register now for “Data Defense: An inside look at your secure cloud” on Modern WorkplaceRegister now for the season premiere of Modern Workplace, “Data Defense: An inside look at your secure cloud,” airing September 13 at 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. GMT. In this episode, get an inside look into the latest Microsoft datacenters and see firsthand how they seamlessly make trillions of transactions every day to help make your organization safer and more efficient by leveraging the power of cloud computing.Skype for Broadcast – Polycom and Skype for Business Team: Video Interop in the CloudJoin Polycom and the Skype for Business team to hear and see a demo of the new Polycom cloud-based video interoperability service for Office 365 users. Built directly into the Skype for Business workflow, users can easily use this service to create an online meeting that Office 365 and other video endpoint users can join. Join the Skype Meeting Broadcast, Friday, September 9, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. PST. Speakers include Angela Donohue, Albert Kooiman, and Adam Jacobs. Join the conversation in the Skype for Business group. FEATURED GROUP Microsoft IgniteWe are excited to launch to Microsoft Technical Community. This community will be the go-to place for discussions about Microsoft Ignite and each session. We will be posting a discussion thread for each breakout session, community theater session and many others right here in the Microsoft Tech Community. It will also be the place where you can download presentation decks and view recorded materials. Join the group and get ready for Microsoft Ignite!MEMBER OF THE WEEKCraig HumphreyCraig Humphrey is one of the Microsoft Technical Community top contributors across the SharePoint and Office 365 groups. Thank you Craig! ................
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