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Microsoft Teams Connect aka Shared Channels Coming Later in 2021
Microsoft Teams Connect, a new way of collaboration based on federated shared channels, is now in private preview and should be available later in 2021. The best thing about shared channels is that y...
I think you should wait until you see shared channels in action before you decide whether they or private channels are the better approach for collaboration in different circumstances. As to using PowerShell, it's a tool. You decide what tools you wish to use for administration and which you want to acquire some proficiency in.
Hi TonyRedmond, yes, and after further investigation and thinking about it, I realized the benefits; as shared channels can make it easier for collaboration across different companies, which many times is the case. Shared channels solves the tenant switching issue, you can mount a channel in an existing team in your own tenant, no need for tenant switching. Perhaps I had a hint of getting "old and set" when putting on the hand-breaks on this one! 😉 Still, we should work on how to advice admins to keep track of all SPO-sites, from a governance perspective, I guess this will also improve over time.