What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2025
Welcome to What’s new in Teams, Ignite 2025 edition! This year at Microsoft Ignite we’re excited to share all the ways that Teams + Copilot are amplifying collaboration, automating workflows, and enhancing productivity. With Copilot and agents in chats, meetings, and channels, Teams and Copilot together provide a powerful solution. One new feature I’m excited to share is Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot. This powerful new capability lets you bring coworkers into your Copilot conversations, essentially turning an individual AI chat into a shared, group AI collaboration. You can choose which messages you’d like to share with the group; any prompts or responses not selected are kept private. Then, your team can brainstorm and create with Copilot together, with everyone able to ask questions and see suggestions in a group chat. Copilot is also now seamlessly integrated into Teams channels and chats, so you can ask it to recap lengthy conversation threads, extract decisions and tasks, or answer questions based on the conversation context – a huge time saver for your busy schedule. We’re also proud to announce new enhancements to Channel Agent, Facilitator, and meeting recap notes that make them even more powerful and useful. Channel agents can generate status reports and workback plans – keeping your team on track. Facilitator can recognize when you share an agenda in the chat and use it to generate a meeting progress bar, ping meeting invitees who’ve been mentioned twice but not joined yet, and draft documents during your meeting. Meeting recaps are now more versatile too. You can choose from a variety of templates or customize your own to fit your team’s style. All of the new Teams + Copilot features debuting at Ignite 2025 underline a simple message: AI in Teams is driving tangible improvements that can help you and your team achieve more together. So read on for a look at all of the new features being released this month! Feature categories: (All features listed are generally available unless otherwise noted) Chat and collaboration Platform Meetings, webinars and town halls Teams Phone Fundamentals and Security Frontline Worker Solutions Certified for Teams Devices Chat and Collaboration Copilot experience in Teams The Copilot experience in Teams is being unified across chats, channels, and meetings for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, matching the experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Beyond the updated interface, Copilot in Teams can analyze chat history, meeting transcripts, and calendar content to generate smart recaps, rewrite messages, and surface relevant insights. Whether reviewing a thread or following up after a call, Copilot delivers context-aware summaries and suggestions based on your activity and goals. This experience is now generally available for chat and channels, and is rolling out to public preview for meetings. Teams Mode for Copilot [Public preview] Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot is a simple, secure way to bring your co-workers into Copilot conversations, turning individual AI chats into group AI chats in Microsoft Teams. Now, the same Copilot you use for individual work supports group work as well. When you’d like to extend your 1:1 Copilot conversation into a group conversation, select “start a group chat” in the top-right corner of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This creates a group chat in Teams with your colleagues and Copilot, making it easy for others to build on your work. You choose which messages you’d like to bring forward to the group, ensuring any prompts or responses you don’t want to share are kept private. You can also add Copilot to any existing Teams group chat, just like adding a teammate, to help your team research, draft, coordinate, and complete tasks with AI. Then, within the chat, each member of the group can request help from Copilot by typing copilot in the group chat and making their request. Now in public preview. See Introducing Teams Mode for Microsoft 365 Copilot for more details. Launch Demo Enhancements to Channel Agent [Public preview] Each channel can have a Channel Agent that draws on its conversations, files, and meetings to act as a domain expert for the team. These agents adopt the channel’s name and help with common tasks – for example, flagging important deadlines that are buried in conversations, and summarizing progress with succinct status reports. Channel Agent is available with a Copilot license. New enhancements now available in public preview: Status report update: stay on top of projects by at-mentioning the agent with queries like “create a status report.” Status reports will now post directly in the channel for all users. Workback Plan: share your objective and deadline with the agent, and it will automatically create a sequenced list of tasks with due dates. You can review and adjust the plan before tasks are added to Planner, making project planning simple and collaborative. Enhancements to external collaboration [Public preview] We've reimagined external collaboration in Teams to make it easier and more secure to connect with partners, vendors, and customers. These new features are designed to reduce friction, increase security, and enhance how you work with people outside your organization, while helping admins manage external collab. These features are now in public preview. Chat with anyone: users in SMB organizations can start a conversation from Teams with anyone using just their email address, even if they’re not on Teams. Whether you're working with a vendor, client, or partner, simply type their email, send your message, and they’ll receive an invitation to join the chat as a guest. From there, they both reply and start a call—just like they would if they were part of your organization. And because this experience is built on Teams’ existing guest access framework, IT admins retain control. External access policies, multifactor authentication, and organizational compliance settings are respected. Sharing a file or a Loop: Now you can share a file or a Loop component in an external chat. Whether you drag and drop, attach from your device, or paste a link, Teams recognizes the file, unfurls it in the compose box and shares it with the chat participants when you send the message. You can also adjust permissions before sending. As a recipient, you can now view the content right from the chat - no account switching required. Sharing is controlled by an admin toggle, which is off by default, giving organizations flexibility to enable or disable external sharing as needed. Trust Indicators: External users are now labeled with clear trust indicators, helping users quickly assess who they’re working with. Group chats and Meeting chats that have external users are also marked as External to drive clarity and security. Labels include external-familiar, external-unfamiliar, guest, or unverified. Activity in other accounts and organizations: users can view and respond to activity across multiple tenants without switching accounts. You can triage notifications, reply to chats, and pin tenants to the left rail for quick access. This reduces context switching and makes cross-org collaboration feel native—especially useful for users working with multiple vendors or clients. Admin Presets: Admins have access to a new overview page in the Teams admin center under the external collaboration section. This page allows admins to review and modify their organization's external collaboration settings. To make changes, admins can use a guided flow and select either the open or controlled preset modes, or choose to customize the settings. Pop out your core Teams functions into a new window [Public preview] You can now organize your work environment to fit your needs by opening Teams chat, calls, calendar, activity, and more in separate windows. This gives you the flexibility to multitask and organize your workspace the way you want. Whether you're catching up on chats while reviewing call history or managing notifications alongside your calendar, this update helps you stay productive without switching tabs. Just right-click an app icon or use the app flyout to pop it out into its own window. Forwarded Messages Links When someone forwards a message in Teams, you'll now be able to click a link that takes you straight to the original chat or channel where it came from. Note: the link works only if the recipient has access to the original conversation. This enhancement improves message traceability and helps users quickly understand the context of forwarded messages. Search in Teams Settings Teams now has a new search bar at the top of its Settings menu to help you quickly find any setting by name. Just type a keyword (like “Notifications” or “Dark mode”) to jump straight to that option without digging through menus. This saves time and makes adjusting your settings faster and easier. Collaborative space in chat and channels A persistent collaborative space is now available directly from your Teams chat and channels, helping you organize key information, co-create content, and reduce message clutter. Pages in channels are flexible collaboration pages. You can add as many pages as you need to your channels. You can also add existing Loop components or pages as their own tabs, making it easy to centralize work and keep everyone aligned. Notes in chat is available in 1:1 and group chats and is accessible only to the chat members. Use this editable collaborative space effectively by adding images, formatting text, sharing Loop components, and @mentioning chat members when you require their attention. Emojis in section names You can now choose an emoji to accompany section names in your chats and channels list, helping you organize content with a splash of personality. Whether it’s a smiley for your “Fun Projects” section or a star for “Priority Tasks,” emojis make navigation easier and more engaging, so your sections stand out at a glance. Platform Channel agents in Teams connect to Asana, Atlassian, GitHub [Public preview] Channel Agent can now connect with Asana, Atlassian, and GitHub via MCP server to execute workflows on the behalf of users. By unlocking the power of agent to MCP server communication, agents can now handle more complex tasks that involve subjects outside of their domain so they can seamlessly coordinate tasks, bridge gaps between tools, and accelerate complex projects. Security and Compliance information for more Apps and Agents Today, IT admins in the Teams admin center can view security and compliance data for apps and agents that are Microsoft 365 certified or publisher attested. This enhancement expands that visibility to include apps and agents that are not certified or attested. Where available, this data is sourced from Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDA) and helps admins more easily and quickly evaluate whether an app or agent meets their organization’s trust requirements. Agent and bot support for Entra authentication in group chats Agents and bots in group chats can now use Entra for secure authentication. If an agent/bot needs your Entra token in a group chat and you haven’t installed the agent/bot or granted permission yet, you’ll receive a private message that only you can see. This message will guide you through installing the Teams app and granting Entra permission, making the process simple and secure. Once you’ve completed both steps, the agent/bot will be able to access the permissions it needs—such as Microsoft Graph—so you can get the full experience without any hassle. This update gives you more control over your permissions and makes it easier for agents/bots to work smoothly in group chats. Permission and privilege level of Apps and Agents IT admins can now see which permissions an app or agent requires in the Teams admin center, along with each permission risk rating and the app's overall privilege level. This helps admins protect organizational data and make quicker, more informed approval choices. Speed up app reviews with trust-based filters Trust-based filters enable IT Administrators using Teams admin center to view and easily filter apps and agents by specific industry standards, certifications and compliance attributes such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and more. This will help to streamline app evaluation workflows, enabling broader access to trusted apps across the organization. Performance Audit Tool on Teams Mobile Performance Report is a mobile-first, self-serve tool that gives developers instant visibility into critical performance metrics such as app load latency, app package size, content paint times and more, alongside actionable guidance on Teams best practices. By surfacing these performance indicators with recommended thresholds, this tool streamlines diagnostics, ensures consistent benchmarking, and helps deliver higher-quality Teams Mobile apps—all on the go. Agent Analytics and App Validation Enhancements in Developer Portal The Developer Portal is expanding analytics coverage for custom engine agents to help developers track adoption and engagement with real-time insights, providing key metrics to refine and optimize agent performance. You can also validate your agent and apps in Developer Portal with new AI insights helping resolve common bugs prior to publishing. Meetings, webinars, and town halls Enhancements to Facilitator Agent Earlier this year, we introduced Facilitator to help teams run meetings that stay focused, productive, and on track. Today, we’re taking that a step further with a new set of skills designed to help your team stay aligned without extra effort. These updates combine richer context awareness with proactive support, so your team can move faster without juggling extra tools or tasks. Here’s what’s now generally available: Facilitator can now recognize an agenda shared directly in the meeting chat, in addition to the meeting invite and meeting notes. Once detected, it automatically builds a live progress tracker at the top of the meeting, giving everyone a shared sense of where they are and what’s next. If someone who’s invited hasn’t joined yet, and their name comes up twice in conversation, the agent politely pings them in chat and nudges them to hop in, helping you bring the right people into the discussion at the right time. And when it’s time to turn discussion into action, you can ask Facilitator to draft documents in Word or Loop based on what was said in the meeting. It can shape the conversation into whatever output you need, whether that’s a blog, a whitepaper, or a project brief, helping your team turn ideas into action faster. This capability is currently in public preview and will be generally available in early December. As tasks are mentioned, the agent captures and assigns them. You can also direct it through chat to add, update, or reassign tasks. This capability is currently in public preview and will be generally available in early December. These new skills build on our commitment to make meetings smarter, smoother, and more collaborative, with AI that works alongside you and your team every step of the way. Meeting recap templates Staying aligned after a meeting shouldn’t mean settling for a one-size-fits-all recap. With our new customizable recap templates, you can shape your AI-generated notes to match exactly how your team works. Choose from two ready-made templates, a Speaker Summary that organizes insights by participant, or an Executive Summary that highlights key takeaways at a glance. And for teams who prefer their own style, you can design custom templates using a simple free-text prompt: just describe the structure you want—even paste in a format you’ve used before—and your AI notes will instantly adapt. You can also save your custom templates for future reuse, giving every meeting the same level of clarity, consistency, and efficiency. Available in public preview on both desktop and mobile in December. Branded reactions [Private preview] Visual identity shapes how your organization shows up. Whether it's a client presentation, an internal milestone, or a seasonal event, the right visuals set the tone and reinforce your brand. With new branded reactions, organizations can now extend their visual identity directly into meetings. IT admins simply upload custom reaction icons reflecting brand elements or event themes, and these instantly become available for meeting participants. Every clap, thumbs-up, or celebration now aligns with your organization's look and feel. A simple way to create more cohesive, on-brand meeting experiences. Branded reactions will be available in private preview in December. Screen & Window Sharing on Mac via Mac OS Native Picker Mac users can now share their screen or specific windows using the standard native picker experience. By opting in through settings, users can enjoy a fully integrated sharing flow that leverages macOS’s default desktop interface—ensuring a familiar, secure, and streamlined experience. Enhancements to Teams Town hall Recent updates to Teams Town hall make it easier than ever for organizers to create professional and polished experiences that engage audiences. Enhanced presenter controls, integrated Q&A and polls, and robust moderation tools ensure smooth delivery, while advanced production capabilities, like custom branding and rich layouts, help elevate the look and feel of a town hall. New experiences for town hall in Microsoft Teams Rooms help foster collaboration whether participants join in-person or remotely. For more information on Teams town hall, click here to learn more. Front-of-room view control for Town Hall in Teams Rooms on Android When a Teams Rooms on Android is invited as a meeting presenter, the front-of-room display defaults to the attendee view. Presenters always have full control from the console, including green room and off-stage management, and can switch the front-of-room display to presenter view without impacting attendees. This feature was released for Teams Rooms on Windows in October 2025. Available in Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more here. Teams Town hall insights – Presenter analytics Presenter analytics for town hall provides organizers with visibility into the health of the presenter’s stream, providing insights covering video quality, audio clarity, and connection stability. Whether it’s a town hall, live training session, or an all-hands meeting, organizers can now proactively ensure presenters deliver their content without interruptions, boosting confidence and elevating the attendee experience. Presenter analytics is generally available today for all town hall organizers with a Teams Premium license. Immersive events in Teams Immersive events in Teams allow organizers to host customizable 3D events where people can connect, interact as avatars, and have natural conversations. This experience is now generally available and has additional new features to enhance user experience. Immersive event attendees and presenters can now join from Meta Quest VR headsets, enabling full 360-degree immersion. Immersive events are also easier to participate in and navigate thanks to text-to-speech and keyboard navigation in event instances. Teams Phone Microsoft 365 Copilot chat in Calls app post-calling experience The post-call Copilot experience for Teams Phone on desktop and in mobile is now powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. After a call ends, users can open Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat as a side panel in the Teams ‘Calls’ app to generate summaries, surface key insights, and get suggested next steps. By using data from Microsoft Graph and the web—not just the call transcript—Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat delivers responses that are more personalized, relevant, and actionable, helping users quickly move from conversation to follow-up. Teams mobile: Shared call line pickup indicators Delegates can resume a Teams Phone call placed on hold from any shared line directly from Teams on their mobile phone. Clear line labels and “answered/resumed by” indicators show who is handling the call and from which line, so teammates can step in to resume a call on hold without confusion. For example, in a retail store, if a customer call is put on hold at the front desk, a floor associate can pick it up from their mobile device, ensuring the customer doesn’t wait long and the call isn’t abandoned. This helps teams keep calls moving and maintain service continuity across shifts. Set Teams Mobile as Your Default Calling App We’re making it easier for Teams Phone users to stay connected and productive on the go. With this update, you can now set Teams mobile as your iPhone’s default calling app. This means every call you initiate—from Contacts, Call History, or any app—will automatically route through Teams mobile instead of the native dialer. For organizations with regulatory requirements, this capability supports more calls occurring under the enterprise-grade security and compliance policies set up for Teams. Support for third-party compliance recording ISVs for call queues We’re enabling ISV compliance recording solutions to work at the call queue level, making it easier to apply policy-based recording. This will simplify management across large enterprises, support dynamic rep membership, and improve regulatory compliance through seamless integration. Admins can easily apply policy to ensure that all calls on a specific queue are recorded. Learn more. Fundamentals and Security Copilot in Teams admin center Copilot in Teams admin center streamlines administrative tasks like setting up protected meetings or confirming who has a phone number assigned, provides insights into policy configurations and call quality, and recommends configurations to optimize Teams. It empowers IT admins to troubleshoot issues, save time, and enhance the overall Microsoft Teams experience. Teams Admin Agent in Teams admin center [Now in Technical Acceptance Program (Coming soon to TAP)] The Teams Admin Agent delivers AI-powered assistance to simplify admin tasks, automate workflows, and provide actionable insights—helping IT teams manage Teams environments efficiently and confidently. This feature is currently in the Technical Acceptance program. Meeting troubleshooting enhancements [Public Preview] Administrators can quickly diagnose and resolve meeting and call issues with a simplified troubleshooting flow in Teams admin center. This experience provides clear guidance, actionable insights, and detailed telemetry to pinpoint quality problems—helping IT teams restore performance faster and keep collaboration running smoothly. Meeting best practice configurations [Public Preview] Now in Teams admin center, administrators can monitor which locations and users are experiencing meeting quality issues caused by unoptimized Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) setups. By pinpointing these VDI-related problem areas, IT can take targeted action to optimize configurations—ensuring smoother, high-quality audio and video in meetings across the organization. Tenant-Owned Domain Impersonation Protection for Teams Messaging [Public Preview] Own domain Impersonation Detection in Teams helps protect users from spoofed domains by analyzing sender identity and domain authenticity in real time, alerting users to suspicious activity and reducing phishing risks across messaging. New VDI solution for Teams optimization in Amazon WorkSpaces [Public Preview] The New VDI solution for Teams introduces multimedia offloading and optimization solution for Microsoft Teams when running in Amazon WorkSpaces (Personal and Pooled). Users of the WorkSpaces Client for Windows can enjoy a high-definition experience in virtual desktops, where audio/video/screensharing are offloaded to the user's device and processed by the SlimCore media engine. This entry applies to WorkSpaces only. AppStream, a separate application streaming service, is not supported. Weaponizable File Type Protection for Teams chat and channels Security in Teams chat and channels just got stronger, with increased protection against malware and other file-based attacks. With weaponizable file type protection, Teams now automatically detects and blocks file types that could pose a security risk—such as executable or script-based files—before they reach your chat or channel. This proactive safeguard helps keep your organization’s data and conversations secure, without disrupting collaboration. Malicious URL Protection for Teams chat and channels Microsoft Teams is introducing enhanced protection against phishing attacks by detecting and warning users about malicious URLs shared in Teams chats and channels. This feature helps users make safer decisions before clicking potentially harmful links. It is on by default for users of Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. User reporting for incorrectly identified security concerns We’re giving users more control over security alerts in Teams. With user reporting for incorrectly identified security concerns, you can now flag false positives directly from your chat or channel. This feedback helps improve detection accuracy while ensuring your conversations stay secure without unnecessary interruptions. This feature is available in one-on-one chats, group and meeting chats, as well as public and private channels. Teams in the Windows Jump List experience On Windows, the Jump List in the taskbar provides quick access to key Teams actions. Now you can instantly view and join ongoing or upcoming meetings, schedule new meetings, or start a chat—all without opening the full app. Menu bar extension for meetings for Mac The Teams Mac menu bar extension lets users view and join imminent meetings directly from the menu bar, streamlining access to daily schedules and chats. With instant meeting visibility and join options, the menu bar extension boosts productivity and engagement, reflecting user feedback and supporting efficient workflows for busy professionals. Intelligent App shortcuts and workflows for Mac Teams now integrates with macOS Spotlight and Shortcuts, enabling users to quickly start chats and meetings. This unlocks advanced AI-powered workflows, streamlines daily tasks, and showcases Teams’ commitment to seamless, native Mac experiences for power users. Screen sharing improvement for Mac [Public Preview] Teams for Mac OS 15 (Sequoia) introduces Native Picker integration for screen sharing, streamlining permissions approvals. Users benefit from seamless sharing and Presenter Preview, while maintaining privacy and compliance with Apple’s new model—improving usability and satisfaction for Mac users in video meetings. Frontline Worker Solutions BYOD (Bring your own device) Simplify frontline onboarding on personal devices with the Teams BYOD Onboarding Wizard. Workers can use this self-serve, web-based onboarding wizard on shared PCs and kiosks for a guided experience that helps them easily set up the Teams mobile app on their personal device in compliance with organizational security policies. Reduce the need for manager assistance and IT support and deliver a low-friction experience that helps save time, cut IT overhead, and accelerate adoption, so frontline teams stay connected from day one. Pilots Kickstart frontline innovation with the Frontline Hub in Teams admin center. Create pilots in just a few clicks—choose the capabilities you want to test, select workers and managers, and monitor adoption through real-time usage insights. With built-in management controls, you can easily iterate as you learn: adjust features, update participants, and expand channels—all without slowing down your rollout. Teams Devices and Peripherals Yealink MP66W Wi-Fi based Teams device The MP66W Wi-Fi based wireless Teams device gives you the freedom to connect wherever work takes you. Designed for organizations with a mobile workforce, the Yealink MP66W wireless Teams device enhances wireless communication for the modern workplace. Currently undergoing certification as a Teams Device, this will be one of the industry’s first Wi-Fi-enabled wireless devices for Microsoft Teams, delivering greater mobility and reliability for frontline and hybrid workers. Built with a durable casing for demanding environments, such as construction job sites, it enables native Teams wireless calling—your desk is wherever there’s Wi-Fi. AI-powered noise cancellation ensures clear conversations even in noisy settings, and its long-lasting battery keeps you powered through extended shifts. Plus, a dedicated emergency alert button provides instant safety when every second counts. MAXHUB XBar W70 The MAXHUB XBar W70 Kit with console is a flagship Windows-based Teams videobar engineered for small to medium rooms. It features the industry-first MAXHUB Quad Sight lens with up to 200MP clarity, 16 beamforming microphones, AI-enhanced audio and video, and FlexMount for effortless installation. Out of the box, W70 Kit pairs with a dedicated Teams console for intuitive room control and seamless Teams integration. Built for enterprise scalability, W70 Kit supports extension to third-party AV devices and includes 3-year service coverage with remote management via MAXHUB Pivot — simplifying deployment and ongoing maintenance for IT teams. Owl Labs Lenovo & Owl Labs Microsoft Teams Rooms Bundles - ThinkSmart Core + IP or USB Controller Kit with Meeting Owl 4+, and ThinkSmart Tiny Kit Power seamless and immersive hybrid collaboration in any space with the Lenovo ThinkSmart Core and the Meeting Owl 4+. Available with IP or USB controller, The Owl Labs Meeting Owl 4+ and the Owl Labs 16' USB-C to USB-A cable. For productive and hassle-free collaboration in small Microsoft Teams Rooms, the Owl Labs ThinkSmart Tiny Kit bundle includes: the Lenovo i3 ThinkSmart Tiny Kit (Premium), the Lenovo ThinkSmart USB Controller, the Owl Labs Meeting Owl 4+, and the Owl Labs 16'/5 USB-C to USB-A cable. Logitech Express Install for Teams Rooms: Four Fast Solutions for Any Space Logitech’s new Express Install kits make setting up Teams Rooms easier than ever—no specialist required, and installation takes less than an hour. Choose from four variations: 1) Rally Bar Mini with Heckler Rolling Stand (Android), 2) Rally Bar Mini with Salamander Designs Acadia Tabletop Stand (Windows), 3) MeetUp 2 with Salamander Designs Acadia Tabletop Stand (Windows), and 4) Rally Bar Huddle with Heckler Rolling Stand (Android). All kits include a Logitech video bar, Teams Room controller, and LG display, delivering seamless Teams integration and flexible deployment for huddle and small rooms. Windows kits feature compute devices and Salamander stands, while Android kits offer mobile Heckler stands. Whether you need mobility or a sleek tabletop setup, there’s an Express Install kit for every collaboration need. Rally Bar Mini with Heckler Rolling Stand (Android) Rally Bar Mini with Salamander Designs Acadia Tabletop Stand (Windows) MeetUp 2 with Salamander Designs Acadia Tabletop Stand (Windows) Rally Bar Huddle with Heckler Rolling Stand (Android) Yealink LinkHub smart dock The Yealink LinkHub helps employees to find and reserve available desks with a clear LED indicator and intuitive touch display. Its screen syncs with Microsoft Teams to show real-time booking details, and it also works with Microsoft Places so employees can reserve a desk remotely before arriving onsite. Integrated with the Teams Pro Management Portal, LinkHub provides IT admins with centralized control and insights into workspace usage, helping organizations optimize space and enhance the hot-desking experience. This device is currently undergoing the process to be certified as a Certified for Teams device. Logitech Zone Wired 2 and Wireless 2ES for Business Zone Wired 2 for Business with adaptive hybrid ANC (active noise cancelation) helps employees stay focused and productive by dynamically adjusting sound to minimize background noise. 40 mm drivers and dual noise-canceling microphones are designed for open spaces and optimize ANC capabilities. Because it’s certified for Microsoft Teams and a variety of other calling solutions, you can be confident it will work with your calling platform. Intuitive controls, plug-and-play USB cable, and comfortable, gaming-inspired headband make the headset easy to use and wear all day. It’s also designed for sustainability and product longevity, including easily replaceable components for extended use and recycled plastics, fabric, and magnets. The Zone Wireless 2 ES for Business Native Bluetooth and with Receiver versions feature the same Adaptive hybrid ANC and proprietary 40 mm drivers as the Zone Wired 2, and also provide: Premium microphones, specifically designed for open office environments that deliver crystal-clear sound quality. Smart enumeration and multipoint Bluetooth to enable seamless audio switching Freedom of movement with a remarkable 50 m wireless range and long battery life. Available colors for the Wireless 2 ES with receiver are: graphite, off-white, and rose. The Wireless 2 ES -Native Bluetooth is available in graphite. Logitech Zone Wired 2 for Business Logitech Zone Wireless 2 ES for Business--With Receiver (Rose)Beyond the hype: turning Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents into real business outcomes
Microsoft Ignite 2025 in San Francisco was an electrifying gathering that brought together over 30,000 tech professionals, business leaders, and innovators from around the globe. This year’s event set a bold tone for the future, spotlighting the transformative role of Copilot and agents in modern workplaces and unveiling a wave of advancements across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The energy on the ground reflected both the excitement and the urgency of this new era, making it clear: Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents are not just the future—they are redefining the way companies get work done today. As I spoke with partners and customers, I was inspired by how organizations are embracing these tools to unlock new ways of working and developing rich business solutions. I want to take a moment to reflect on some of my highlights from the event. Extend familiar management infrastructure to agents with Microsoft Agent 365 Over the last week, I heard time and time again how business leaders are embracing the Frontier Firm wave, steering their organizations toward partnering people with agents across every workflow. Thousands of agents are already automating business processes, and by 2028 IDC projects there will be 1.3 billion in circulation.* For enterprise customers, this will bring a massive new digital workforce to manage. As agents get added to every workflow and become more capable, some business leaders have expressed concerns about how to accelerate AI innovation securely. Microsoft Agent 365 turns this challenge into an opportunity. Operating as a control plane for AI agents, Agent 365 extends the existing infrastructure used to manage people to also manage agents, equipping them with the same apps, protections, and context. For IT leaders, Agent 365 gives organizations a single platform to deploy, govern, and organize agents, transforming them from isolated actors into an integrated part of business operations. Agent 365 helps protect and manage agents across the organization by unifying Defender, Entra, and Purview, and provides a single view of their entire agent fleet with the Microsoft 365 admin center. To ensure agents have the context they need to provide the most accurate results, Agent 365 connects Microsoft 365 apps and Semantic Index through WorkIQ. For organizations ready to take advantage of this unified foundation, Agent 365 will offer a robust ecosystem. For example, Microsoft agents like the new, fully autonomous Sales Development Agent; partner agents from Adobe, Cognition, Databricks, Genspark, Glean, Kasisto, Manus, NVIDIA, n8n, SAP, ServiceNow, Workday, and more; and open-source agents from Anthropic, Cursor, LangChain, OpenAI, Perplexity, and Vercel. For developers looking to build their own Agent 365-compatible agents, they can start with Copilot Studio or Microsoft Foundry. For deeper integrations, Microsoft Agent Framework or Agent 365 SDK enable unified discovery, governance, and collaboration across Microsoft 365. Simplify HR and IT support with the Employee Self-Service agent Another impactful way businesses are integrating agents into operational workflows is by replacing fragmented employee-support systems for HR or IT tasks. At Ignite, we announced the general availability of the Employee Self Service (ESS) agent, which brings AI-powered service delivery directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot to improve HR and IT employee support scenarios. Within Copilot, employees can ask questions, submit requests, and complete routine tasks in one trusted place without disrupting workflow. Natively built into Copilot Studio, the ESS agent provides a customizable foundation for intelligent employee service. It works with HR and IT systems such as Workday, ServiceNow, and SAP SuccessFactors and can easily be expanded through low-code extensions, connectors, and integrations with enterprise systems. Employees can tailor workflows, embed organizational knowledge, and adapt the experience to match their organization’s systems, resulting in a faster and more connected support experience. Frontier Firms in action: Turning AI innovation into business outcomes On Thursday, I hosted a panel session with leaders from several enterprise customers who are well on the path to becoming Frontier Firms: Sean Alexander, SVP, Connected Ecosystem, Lumen Tim Holt, VP, Health Answers Tech Lead & Architect, Pfizer Mona Riemenschneider, Head of Global Communications, GenAI, BASF John Whittaker, Director, AI Platform & Products, Ernst & Young Two themes emerged from our panel discussion. First, the most successful organizations are moving from experimentation to operationalization, developing agent-specific KPIs, governance structures, and more. These are not science experiments, but production tools already embedded directly into some of the world’s most complex enterprises. For example, Pfizer is leveraging Copilot Studio at scale with over 300 agents deployed across their organization, including a specialized agent that provides continuous manufacturing improvement with prioritized opportunities across the supply chain. Second, leaders on the panel emphasized that the future of work is human-led and agent powered. At Lumen, they’ve developed a declarative agent that synthesizes internal data, external filings, and real-time insights to generate tailored executive briefings, reducing cognitive load and surfacing the context needed to prepare for partner and customer meetings. At BASF Agricultural Solutions, they’re using a Copilot agent to transform global corporate communication efficiency. The Copilot agent streamlines the compilation of internal and external communication messages, efficiently and securely, resulting in significant time savings. "If 2025 was the year of the agent, then 2026 will be the year of the agents," said EY’s John Whittaker. “That’s where I think we’re going to see the consolidation of processes into far faster, more real-time, improved outcomes.” Learn how partners and customers are already unlocking new value with AI agents It’s exciting to see how our rich ecosystem of customers and partners are using Microsoft technology to create their own agents to solve real-world challenges, accelerate transformation, and scale human-agent collaboration. Ignite 2025 featured several Microsoft partners and customers who are building innovative agents, designed to work with Microsoft 365 Copilot to help save time, boost productivity, and accelerate business transformation. ADP - The ADP Assist agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot is purpose-built to support HR and will simplify payroll tasks by bringing key workflows into Copilot Chat and Microsoft Teams. Employees will be able to check time-off balances, review pay statements, and confirm direct deposit settings, all without leaving their flow of work. Blue Yonder - Blue Yonder Inventory Ops for Microsoft 365 Copilot automates demand forecasting using advanced machine learning and generates optimized, constraint-based supply plans covering production, distribution, and procurement to meet business objectives and enhance planner productivity. Freshservice - Freddy AI Agent now integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Copilot, bringing instant IT and support assistance into Word, Outlook, Teams, and more. This deep integration boosts adoption, eliminates context switching, and empowers employees to resolve issues effortlessly inside their everyday Microsoft 365 tools. monday.com - monday.com has integrated its MCP server with Microsoft Copilot both as a ready-to-use agent in the Agent Store and as a "Tool" for users to build custom agents on Copilot Studio. Users can now directly access their monday.com data, surface boards and items, or even update statuses directly within their Teams app or Microsoft 365. Sophos - Sophos Intelix will integrate real-time threat intelligence into Microsoft 365 Copilot, empowering IT teams and business users to check links and files, and make faster, more informed security decisions while democratizing enterprise-grade cybersecurity insights within everyday Microsoft 365 workflows. Wipro – Wipro has implemented Copilot-powered agents across sales, procurement, finance, and talent functions, enhancing knowledge access and decision-making to drive faster, more accurate, and consistent business operations. These aren’t the only incredible agents helping businesses. Thousands more are available in Microsoft Marketplace, where partners like the ones below are already reaching customers at scale. Shape the future of work with AI agents What inspires me most coming out of Ignite 2025 is seeing how customers and partners are already building the foundation of their Frontier Firms—people and agents working together to transform productivity and decision-making. This shift is no longer theoretical, it’s happening now across industries, powered by Copilot. To learn more about agents in Copilot and gain access to Microsoft resources, follow the links below. Check out recorded sessions from Ignite and watch demonstrations of agentic solutions from leading software companies Read about the exciting AI innovations for software developers who are building agents Start building agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Visual Studio Get resources for building and customizing agents from the Microsoft 365 Dev Center and the AI Agents Hub *IDC Info Snapshot, sponsored by Microsoft, 1.3 Billion AI Agents by 2028, #US53361825 and May 2025
Benchmarks to compare Copilot adoption coming to Copilot Dashboard
We’re excited to announce the initial rollout of Benchmarks in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Viva Insights. This new feature lets organizations compare Copilot usage internally across different company groups, as well as externally against similar companies. These insights help identify adoption trends and provide broader context and new opportunities to improve Copilot engagement. With these changes, the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard will include: Internal benchmarks to compare cohorts within your company based on manager types, regions, and job functions: Percentage of active Copilot users Adoption by app Returning user percentage External benchmarks to compare your percentage of active Copilot users with: Top 10% and Top 25% of companies like yours Top 10% and Top 25% overall benchmarks FAQs What are cohort benchmarks? The cohort benchmark is based on a comparison cohort of employees within your company who share similar job functions, regions, or manager roles. The calculation uses Job function, Region, and Manager attributes to determine expected values by role. The cohort result looks at the role composition of the selected group, and constructs a weighted average expected result based on matching roles across the tenant. What are external benchmarks? External benchmarks represent results for other companies that use Copilot or a group of companies like yours. Benchmarks based on “companies like yours” can include companies that share the same industry, size tier, and/or headquarters region as your own company. Industry and headquarters region are descriptive values that your company provides to Microsoft when using Microsoft services and can be updated through your sales representative. Any external benchmark represents at least 20 companies. How does Microsoft ensure privacy when calculating external benchmarks? External benchmarks are calculated using randomized mathematical models to ensure privacy. Each benchmark group includes at least 20 companies and is derived from approximations to prevent the use of any single company’s actual data. Are you planning to add more benchmarked metrics? We’re carefully assessing the quality of external benchmarks and plan to incorporate user feedback as we evaluate adding additional benchmarks. Benchmarks in the Copilot Dashboard are currently only available to private preview customers. Learn more about how to use the Copilot Dashboard.
What’s New in Microsoft Sentinel: November 2025
Welcome to our new Microsoft Sentinel blog series! We’re excited to launch a new blog series focused on Microsoft Sentinel. From the latest product innovations and feature updates to industry recognition, success stories, and major events, you’ll find it all here. This first post kicks off the series by celebrating Microsoft’s recognition as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM 1 . It also introduces the latest innovations designed to deliver measurable impact and empower defenders with adaptable, collaborative tools in an evolving threat landscape. Microsoft is recognized as a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Microsoft Sentinel continues to drive security innovation—and the industry is taking notice. Microsoft was named a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 1 , published on October 8, 2025. We believe this acknowledgment reinforces our commitment to helping organizations stay secure in a rapidly changing threat landscape. Read blog for more information. Take advantage of M365 E5 benefit and Microsoft Sentinel promotional pricing Microsoft 365 E5 benefit Customers with Microsoft 365 E5, A5, F5, or G5 licenses automatically receive up to 5 MB of free data ingestion per user per day, covering key security data sources like Azure AD sign-in logs and Microsoft Cloud App Security discovery logs—no enrollment required. Read more about M365 benefits for Microsoft Sentinel. New 50GB promotional pricing To make Microsoft Sentinel more accessible to small and mid-sized organizations, we introduced a new 50 GB commitment tier in public preview, with promotional pricing starting October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. Customers who choose the 50 GB commitment tier during this period will maintain their promotional rate until March 31, 2027. Available globally with regional variations in regional pricing it is accessible through EA, CSP, and Direct channels. For more information see Microsoft Sentinel pricing page. Partner Integrations: Strengthening TI collaboration and workflow automation Microsoft Sentinel continues to expand its ecosystem with powerful partner integrations that enhance security operations. With Cyware, customers can now share threat intelligence bi-directionally across trusted destinations, ISACs, and multi-tenant environments—enabling real-time intelligence exchange that strengthens defenses and accelerates coordinated response. Learn more about the Cyware integration. Learn more about the Cyware integration here. Meanwhile, BlinkOps integration combined with Sentinel’s SOAR capabilities empowers SOC teams to automate repetitive tasks, orchestrate complex playbooks, and streamline workflows end-to-end. This automation reduces operational overhead, cuts Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) and frees analysts for strategic threat hunting. Learn more about the BlinkOps integration. Learn more about the BlinkOps integration. Harnessing Microsoft Sentinel Innovations Security is being reengineered for the AI era, moving beyond static, rule-based controls and reactive post-breach response toward platform-led, machine-speed defense. To overcome fragmented tools, sprawling signals, and legacy architectures that cannot keep pace with modern attacks, Microsoft Sentinel has evolved into both a SIEM and a unified security platform for agentic defense. These updates introduce architectural enhancements and advanced capabilities that enable AI-driven security operations at scale, helping organizations detect, investigate, and respond with unprecedented speed and precision. Microsoft Sentinel graph – Public Preview Unified graph analytics for deeper context and threat reasoning. Microsoft Sentinel graph delivers an interactive, visual map of entity relationships, helping analysts uncover hidden attack paths, lateral movement, and root causes for pre- and post-breach investigations. Read tech community blog for more details. Microsoft Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) server – Public Preview Context is key to effective security automation. Microsoft Sentinel MCP server introduces a standardized protocol for building context-aware solutions, enabling developers to create smarter integrations and workflows within Sentinel. This opens the door to richer automation scenarios and more adaptive security operations. Read tech community blog for more details. Enhanced UEBA with New Data Sources – Public Preview We are excited to announce support for six new sources in our user entity and behavior analytics algorithm, including AWS, GCP, Okta, and Azure. Now, customers can gain deeper, cross-platform visibility into anomalous behavior for earlier and more confident detection. Read our blog and check out our Ninja Training to learn more. Developer Solutions for Microsoft Sentinel platform – Public Preview Expanded APIs, solution templates, and integration capabilities empower developers to build and distribute custom workflows and apps via Microsoft Security Store. This unlocks faster innovation, streamlined operations, and new revenue opportunities, extending Sentinel beyond out-of-the-box functionality for greater agility and resilience. Read tech community blog for more details. Growing ecosystem of Microsoft Sentinel data connectors We are excited to announce the general availability of four new data connectors: AWS Server Access Logs, Google Kubernetes Engine, Palo Alto CSPM, and Palo Alto Cortex Xpanse. Visit find your Microsoft Sentinel data connector page for the list of data connectors currently supported. We are also inviting Private Previews for four additional connectors: AWS EKS, Qualys VM KB, Alibaba Cloud Network, and Holm Security towards our commitment to expand the breadth and depth to support new data sources. Our customer support team can help you sign up for previews. New agentless data connector for Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP applications We’re excited to announce the general availability of a new agentless connector for Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications, designed to simplify integration and enhance security visibility. This connector enables seamless ingestion of SAP logs and telemetry directly into Microsoft Sentinel, helping SOC teams monitor critical business processes, detect anomalies, and respond to threats faster—all while reducing operational overhead. Events, Webinars and Training Stay connected with the latest security innovation and best practices. From global conferences to expert-led sessions, these events offer opportunities to learn, network, and explore how Microsoft is shaping AI-driven, end-to-end security for the modern enterprise. Microsoft Ignite 2025 Security takes center stage at Microsoft Ignite, with dedicated sessions and hands-on experiences for security professionals and leaders. Join us in San Francisco, November 17–21, 2025, or online, to explore our AI-first, end-to-end security platform designed to protect identities, devices, data, applications, clouds, infrastructure—and critically—AI systems and agents. Register today! Microsoft Security Webinars Stay ahead of emerging threats and best practices with expert-led webinars from the Microsoft Security Community. Discover upcoming sessions on Microsoft Sentinel SIEM & platform, Defender, Intune, and more. Sign up today and be part of the conversation that shapes security for everyone. Learn more about upcoming webinars. Onboard Microsoft Sentinel in Defender – Video Series Microsoft leads the industry in both SIEM and XDR, delivering a unified experience that brings these capabilities together seamlessly in the Microsoft Defender portal. This integration empowers security teams to correlate insights, streamline workflows, and strengthen defenses across the entire threat landscape. Ready to get started? Explore our video series to learn how to onboard your Microsoft Sentinel experience and unlock the full potential of integrated security. Watch Microsoft Sentinel is now in Defender video series. MDTI Convergence into Microsoft Sentinel & Defender XDR overview Discover how Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence Premium is transforming cybersecurity by integrating into Defender XDR, Sentinel, and the Defender portal. Watch this session to learn about new features, expanded access to threat intelligence, and how these updates strengthen your security posture. Partner Sentinel Bootcamp Transform your security team from Sentinel beginners to advanced practitioners. This comprehensive 2-day bootcamp helps participants master architecture design, data ingestion strategies, multi-tenant management, and advanced analytics while learning to leverage Microsoft's AI-first security platform for real-world threat detection and response. Register here for the bootcamp. Looking to dive deeper into Microsoft Sentinel development? Check out the official https://aka.ms/AppAssure_SentinelDeveloper. It’s the central reference for developers and security teams who want to build custom integrations, automate workflows, and extend Sentinel’s capabilities. Bookmark this link as your starting point for hands-on guidance and tools. Stay Connected Check back each month for the latest innovations, updates, and events to ensure you’re getting the most out of Microsoft Sentinel. 1 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management, Andrew Davies, Eric Ahlm, Angel Berrios, Darren Livingstone, 8 October 2025Ignite 2025: New Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement
Microsoft Sentinel continues to set the pace for innovation in cloud-native SIEMs, empowering security teams to meet today’s challenges with scalable analytics, built-in AI, and a cost-effective data lake. Recognized as a leader by Gartner and Forrester, Microsoft Sentinel is a platform for all of security, evolving to unify signals, cut costs, and power agentic AI for the modern SOC. As Microsoft Sentinel’s capabilities expand, so does its connector ecosystem. With over 350+ integrations available, organizations can seamlessly bring data from a wide range of sources into Microsoft Sentinel’s analytics and data lake tiers. This momentum is driven by our partners, who continue to deliver new and enhanced connectors that address real customer needs. The past year has seen rapid growth in both the number and diversity of connectors, ensuring that Microsoft Sentinel remains robust, flexible, and ready to meet the demands of any security environment. Today we showcase some of the most recent additions to our growing Microsoft Sentinel ecosystem spanning categories such as cloud security, endpoint protection, identity, IT operations, threat intelligence, compliance, and more: New and notable integrations BlinkOps and Microsoft Sentinel BlinkOps is an enterprise-ready agentic security automation platform that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Sentinel to accelerate incident response and streamline operations. With Blink, analysts can rapidly build sophisticated workflows and custom security agents—without writing a single line of code—enabling agile, scalable automation with both Microsoft Sentinel and any other security platform. This integration helps eliminate alert fatigue, reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR), and free teams to focus on what matters most: driving faster operations, staying ahead of cyber threats, and unlocking new levels of efficiency through reliable, trusted orchestration. Check Point for Microsoft Sentinel solutions Check Point’s External Risk Management (ERM) IOC and Alerts integration with Microsoft Sentinel streamlines how organizations detect and respond to external threats by automatically sending both alerts and indicators of compromise (IOCs) into Microsoft Sentinel. Through this integration, customers can configure SOAR playbooks to trigger automated actions such as updating security policies, blocking malicious traffic, and executing other security operations tasks. This orchestration reduces manual effort, accelerates response times, and allows IT teams, network administrators, and security personnel to focus on strategic threat analysis—strengthening the organization’s overall security posture. Cloudflare for Microsoft Sentinel Cloudflare’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel, powered by Logpush, brings detailed security telemetry from its Zero Trust and network services into your SIEM environment. By forwarding logs such as DNS queries, HTTP requests, and access events through Logpush, the connector enables SOC teams to correlate Cloudflare data with other sources for comprehensive threat detection. This integration supports automated workflows for alerting and investigation, helping organizations strengthen visibility across web traffic and identity-based access while reducing manual overhead. Contrast ADR for Microsoft Sentinel Contrast Security gives Microsoft Sentinel users their first-ever integration with Application Detection and Response (ADR), delivering real-time visibility into application and API attacks, eliminating the application-layer blind spot. By embedding security directly into applications, Contrast enables continuous monitoring and precise blocking of attacks, and with AI assistance, the ability to fix underlying software vulnerabilities in minutes. This integration helps security teams prioritize actionable insights, reduce noise, and better understand the severity of threats targeting APIs and web apps. GreyNoise Enterprise Solution for Microsoft Sentinel GreyNoise helps Microsoft Sentinel users cut through the noise by identifying and filtering out internet background traffic that clutters security alerts. Drawing from a global sensor network, GreyNoise classifies IP addresses that are scanning the internet, allowing SOC teams to deprioritize benign activity and focus on real threats. The integration supports automated triage, threat hunting, and enrichment workflows, giving analysts the context they need to investigate faster and more effectively. iboss Connector for Microsoft Sentinel The iboss Connector for Microsoft Sentinel delivers real-time ingestion of URL event logs, enriching your SIEM with high-fidelity web traffic insights. Logs are forwarded in Common Event Format (CEF) over Syslog, enabling streamlined integration without the need for a proxy. With built-in parser functions and custom workbooks, the solution supports rapid threat detection and investigation. This integration is especially valuable for organizations adopting Zero Trust principles, offering granular visibility into user access patterns and helping analysts accelerate response workflows. Mimecast Mimecast’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel consolidates email security telemetry into a unified threat detection environment. By streaming data from Mimecast into Microsoft Sentinel’s Log Analytics workspace, security teams can craft custom queries, automate response workflows, and prioritize high-risk events. This connector supports a wide range of use cases, from phishing detection to compliance monitoring, while helping reduce mean time to respond (MTTR). MongoDB Atlas Solution for Microsoft Sentinel MongoDB Atlas integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to provide visibility into database activity and security events across cloud environments. By forwarding database logs into Sentinel, this connector enables SOC teams to monitor access patterns, detect anomalies, and correlate database alerts with broader security signals. The integration allows for custom queries and dashboards to be built on real-time log data, helping organizations strengthen data security, streamline investigations, and maintain compliance for critical workloads. Onapsis Defend Onapsis Defend integrates with Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP to deliver real-time security monitoring and threat detection from both cloud and on-premises SAP systems. By forwarding Onapsis's unique SAP exploit detection, proprietary SAP zero-day rules, and expert SAP-focused insights into Microsoft Sentinel, this integration enables SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific risks with enterprise-wide telemetry and accelerate incident response. The integration supports prebuilt analytics rules and dashboards, helping organizations detect suspicious behavior and malicious activity, prioritize remediation, and strengthen compliance across complex SAP application landscapes. Proofpoint on Demand (POD) Email Security for Microsoft Sentinel Proofpoint’s Core Email Protection integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to deliver granular email security telemetry for advanced threat analysis. By forwarding events such as phishing attempts, malware detections, and policy violations into Microsoft Sentinel, SOC teams can correlate Proofpoint data with other sources for a unified view of risk. The connector supports custom queries, dashboards, and automated playbooks, enabling faster investigations and streamlined remediation workflows. This integration helps organizations strengthen email defenses and improve response efficiency across complex attack surfaces. Proofpoint TAP Solution Proofpoint’s Targeted Attack Protection (TAP), part of its Core Email Protection, integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to centralize email security telemetry for advanced threat detection and response. By streaming logs and events from Proofpoint into Microsoft Sentinel, SOC teams gain visibility into phishing attempts, malicious attachments, and compromised accounts. The connector supports custom queries, dashboards, and automated playbooks, enabling faster investigations and streamlined remediation workflows. This integration helps organizations strengthen email defenses while reducing manual effort across incident response processes. RSA ID Plus Admin Log Connector The RSA ID Plus Admin Log Connector integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to provide centralized visibility into administrative activity within RSA ID Plus Connector. By streaming admin-level logs into Sentinel, SOC teams can monitor changes, track authentication-related operations, and correlate identity events with broader security signals. The connector supports custom queries and dashboards, enabling organizations to strengthen oversight and streamline investigations across their hybrid environments. Rubrik Integrations with Microsoft Sentinel for Ransomware Protection Rubrik’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel strengthens ransomware resilience by combining data security with real-time threat detection. The connector streams anomaly alerts, such as suspicious deletions, modifications, encryptions, or downloads, directly into Microsoft Sentinel, enabling fast investigations and more informed responses. With built-in automation, security teams can trigger recovery workflows from within Microsoft Sentinel, restoring clean backups or isolating affected systems. The integration bridges IT and SecOps, helping organizations minimize downtime and maintain business continuity when facing data-centric threats. Samsung Knox Asset Intelligence for Microsoft Sentinel Samsung’s Knox Asset Intelligence integration with Microsoft Sentinel equips security teams with near real-time visibility into mobile device threats across Samsung Galaxy enterprise fleets. By streaming security events and logs from managed Samsung devices into Microsoft Sentinel via the Azure Monitor Log Ingestion API, organizations can monitor risk posture, detect anomalies, and investigate incidents from a centralized dashboard. This solution is especially valuable for SOC teams monitoring endpoints for large mobile workforces, offering data-driven insights to reduce blind spots and strengthen endpoint security without disrupting device performance. SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud – Microsoft Sentinel SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition integrates with Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP to deliver unified, real-time security monitoring for cloud ERP environments. This connector leverages Microsoft’s native SAP integration capabilities to stream SAP logs into Microsoft Sentinel, enabling SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific events with enterprise-wide telemetry for faster, more accurate threat detection and response. SAP Enterprise Threat Detection – Microsoft Sentinel SAP Enterprise Threat Detection integrates with Microsoft Sentinel Solution for SAP to deliver unified, real-time security monitoring across SAP landscapes and the broader enterprise. Normalized SAP logs, alerts, and investigation reports flow into Microsoft Sentinel, enabling SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific alerts with enterprise telemetry for faster, more accurate threat detection and response. SecurityBridge: SAP Data to Microsoft Sentinel SecurityBridge extends Microsoft Sentinel for SAP’s reach into SAP environments, offering real-time monitoring and threat detection across both cloud and on-premises SAP systems. By funneling normalized SAP security events into Microsoft Sentinel, this integration enables SOC teams to correlate SAP-specific risks with broader enterprise telemetry. With support for S/4HANA, SAP BTP, and NetWeaver-based applications, SecurityBridge simplifies SAP security auditing and provides prebuilt dashboards and templates to accelerate investigations. Tanium Microsoft Sentinel Connector Tanium’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel bridges real-time endpoint intelligence and SIEM analytics, offering a unified approach to threat detection and response. By streaming real-time telemetry and alerts into Microsoft Sentinel,Tanium enables security teams to monitor endpoint health, investigate incidents, and trigger automated remediation, all from a single console. The connector supports prebuilt workbooks and playbooks, helping organizations reduce dwell time and align IT and security operations around a shared source of truth. Team Cymru Pure Signal Scout for Microsoft Sentinel Team Cymru’s Pure Signal™ Scout integration with Microsoft Sentinel delivers high-fidelity threat intelligence drawn from global internet telemetry. By enriching Microsoft Sentinel alerts with real-time context on IPs, domains, and adversary infrastructure, Scout enables security teams to proactively monitor third-party compromise, track threat actor infrastructure, and reduce false positives. The integration supports external threat hunting and attribution, enabling analysts to discover command-and-control activity, signals of data exfiltration and compromise with greater precision. For organizations seeking to build preemptive defenses by elevating threat visibility beyond their borders, Scout offers a lens into the broader threat landscape at internet scale. Veeam App for Microsoft Sentinel The Veeam App for Microsoft Sentinel enhances data protection by streaming backup and recovery telemetry into your SIEM environment. The solution provides visibility into backup job status, anomalies, and potential ransomware indicators, enabling SOC teams to correlate these events with broader security signals. With support for custom queries and automated playbooks, this integration helps organizations accelerate investigations, trigger recovery workflows, and maintain resilience against data-centric threats. WithSecure Elements via Function for Microsoft Sentinel WithSecure’s Elements platform integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to provide centralized visibility into endpoint protection and detection events. By streaming incident and malware telemetry into Microsoft Sentinel, organizations can correlate endpoint data with broader security signals for faster, more informed responses. The solution supports a proactive approach to cybersecurity, combining predictive, preventive, and responsive capabilities, making it well-suited for teams seeking speed and flexibility without sacrificing depth. This integration helps reduce complexity while enhancing situational awareness across hybrid environments, and for companies to prevent or minimize any disruption. App Assure: The Microsoft Sentinel promise Every connector in the Microsoft Sentinel ecosystem is built to work out of the box, backed by the App Assure team and the Microsoft Sentinel promise. In the unlikely event that customers encounter any issues, App Assure stands ready to assist to ensure rapid resolution. With the new Microsoft Sentinel data lake features, we extend our promise for customers looking to bring their data to the lake. To request a new connector or features for an existing one, contact us via our intake form. Learn More Microsoft Sentinel data lake Microsoft Sentinel data lake: Unify signals, cut costs, and power agentic AI Introducing Microsoft Sentinel data lake What is Microsoft Sentinel data lake Unlocking Developer Innovation with Microsoft Sentinel data lake Microsoft Sentinel Codeless Connector Framework (CCF) Create a codeless connector for Microsoft Sentinel What’s New in Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft App Assure App Assure home page App Assure services App Assure blog App Assure’s promise: Migrate to Sentinel with confidence App Assure’s Sentinel promise now extends to Microsoft Sentinel data lake RSAC 2025 new Microsoft Sentinel connectors announcement Microsoft Security Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative Microsoft Unified SecOpsWhat’s New in Microsoft Teams | October 2025
Before we get to this month’s new Teams features, I’m thrilled to share that Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service for the 7th year in a row. We are honored to again be positioned highest for ability to execute and furthest for completeness of vision in the evaluation’s axes. We believe this recognition underscores the product innovations we delivered over this past year, such as the launch of agents in meetings and a redesigned chat and channels experience, to make Microsoft Teams the AI-powered platform for work—one that is simple, smart, and secure. In our opinion, the support and trust of our customers and partners helped make this recognition possible. We’re deeply grateful to the hundreds of millions of users who turn to Teams to get their work done and our partners whose expertise and commitment amplify the impact of Teams worldwide. If you’ve been a member of the Microsoft tech community for a while, you might be aware that next month, we’ll highlight many exciting new Teams features at Microsoft Ignite and in our special What’s new in Teams Ignite edition blog. That’s going to be something to look forward to, but this month, we’ve got plenty of new productivity-boosting updates to celebrate too. The power of Copilot continues to grow. We first introduced meeting recaps to help you quickly catch up on what you missed, now we’re taking them further. With audio recap, your written recaps are transformed into dynamic audio experiences you can listen to anytime, anywhere. Teams Rooms just leveled up too, with smarter voice and face recognition and real-time caption translations. And if you’re a Teams Rooms on Android user, Facilitator is now available to help keep your meetings productive and on track. 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Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. New features released this month: Chat and collaboration Meetings, webinars, and town halls Teams Phone Workplace: Places and Teams Rooms Certified for Teams Devices Chat and collaboration Summarize files shared in Teams chat with Copilot When a file is shared in a chat, you don’t always have the time to open it, read through, and grasp the key ideas. With file summaries in 1:1 and group chats in Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot can quickly summarize content from Microsoft Word documents so you can understand the main points without opening the file. This feature is also available on mobile, making it easier to grasp key ideas without reading an entire document on a small screen while on the move. It respects the file's security policies, ensuring that only users with access to the file receive a summary, which will carry the same sensitivity label as the original file. Add emoji updated keyboard shortcut Use colons to quickly insert the emoji you want without slowing down to use the mouse. Type : followed by the name of the emoji you want, then type : again. Once done, the emoji is selected and added to your text. The new shortcut aligns with industry standards and helps make emoji insertion intuitive and consistent. You can now type keywords to find both standard and custom emojis using the improved search. Meetings, webinars, and town halls Audio recap now generally available Staying informed shouldn’t mean being glued to your screen. That’s why we’re introducing audio recap, a new way to catch up on your meetings. With audio recap, your meeting recap is transformed into an audio experience you can listen to on the go. Whether you’re commuting, walking between meetings, or simply prefer listening, it’s a hands-free way to stay connected and informed. You can generate an audio recap for up to eight meetings at a time, and choose the delivery style that best fits how you want to listen: Newscast—one AI speaker delivering a fast, concise summary Executive—two AI speakers offering an efficient summary with minimal commentary. Casual—two AI speakers providing a summary with extra color and commentary. All your audio recaps are easily accessible from the meeting recap page, ready to replay anytime. And with availability on both desktop and mobile, you can catch up wherever work takes you. Support for multiple camera views and IntelliFrame from Teams Rooms on Windows in Teams webinar and structured meetings Multiple camera views and IntelliFrame (Multi-stream and cloud) from Teams Rooms on Windows are now available in Teams webinar and structured meetings with "Manage what attendees see" enabled. Organizers and presenters of these meetings can access intelligent camera views and bring them on the live stage for attendees. Available with Teams Rooms Pro. Event Chat now available in Town halls for GCC, GCCH and DoD [Premium] Teams is bringing richer engagement to your Town halls on more cloud environments. With Event Chat, organizers and attendees in GCC, GCCH, and DoD environments can now interact in real time during Town hall sessions. This feature enables secure, threaded conversations, allowing participants to share insights, ask questions, and stay connected throughout the event. After the session ends, the chat remains accessible for follow-up discussions, ensuring continuity and collaboration beyond the live broadcast. Teams Phone Intelligent recap popout window in Calls app Users can now access Intelligent recap pop-out pages through the Calls app. Intelligent recap uses AI to automatically provide a comprehensive overview of your recorded or transcribed calls, helping users save time catching up and coordinating next steps. Go to the Calls app, look up the transcribed or recorded call in the call history, and select "View recap". This will launch the call’s Intelligent recap as a new pop-out page containing AI-generated discussion summary notes and recommended tasks to help users quickly find the most important information from the call. Teams Phone Mobile is now generally available with AT&T Teams Phone Mobile enables end-users to make and receive calls using a single number across their mobile phone and all their Teams endpoints. AT&T customers can now enjoy seamless mobile and Teams integration with this unified calling experience. Learn more about how IT admins can configure Teams Phone Mobile in Teams admin center and view the expanding set of mobile operators providing Teams Phone Mobile. Phone Devices: Improved Feedback Sharing for Teams Certified Phone Devices Giving feedback on Teams-certified Phone devices just got easier. Previously, users rated their experience with a 1–5 star score, and then had the option to type additional comments—a process that could feel cumbersome on a phone’s touch screen keyboard. Now, after you select your rating, Teams will suggest text prompts tailored to your score, making it simple to share what’s working well or what could be improved. You can still add your own notes for extra detail, but the new prompts help streamline feedback and save time. Phone devices: Enhanced Call Transfer experiences Teams Phone certified devices now have an improved interface that simplifies transfer actions. Users can select “Consult first” to place the original caller on hold and privately speak with the recipient before completing the transfer. The “Transfer” option is only enabled after the consult recipient answers the call to reduce the risk of adding the original caller back into the call prematurely. Direct transfers without a consultation step provide real-time status updates such as “Transferring [User A] to [User B]” while the transfer is in progress and “Successfully completed” at the conclusion. This visibility into the call transfer progress helps the transferrer know when it is safe to disconnect. Workplace: Places and Teams Rooms Facilitator agent for scheduled meetings in Teams Rooms on Android You can now take advantage of the Facilitator agent in Teams Rooms on Android for real-time AI-generated notes, follow up items, and keeping everyone updated on time during scheduled meetings. Facilitator appears in the meeting chat, and participants can toggle between notes, chat, and the agent. Available in rooms licensed for Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more here. Cloud IntelliFrame support on Teams Rooms on Android Now Cloud IntelliFrame, the AI-based cloud technology that optimizes views of in-room participants for hybrid meetings, is available for Teams Rooms on Android using group framing. Group framing delivers a more natural hybrid meeting experience by focusing on individuals, allowing remote attendees to see visual expressions and gestures better. It is set as the default in Teams Rooms on Android rooms, while remaining disabled by default in others. Admins can enable or disable IntelliFrame through console settings. Learn more here. Dynamic video tile resizing based on occupancy count from Teams Rooms on Android The room video tile dynamically adjusts size based on the number of people in the room. When one person is in the room, the tile matches the remote participant's size. With two or more people, the room tile expands to be four times larger. Admins can manage this behavior through console settings. Live caption translation in Teams Rooms on Android You can now choose the translation language you prefer from 40 supported spoken languages without affecting what other meeting participants see in Teams Rooms on Android. Previously, live captions were displayed in the spoken language by default, but this change allows individuals to select their own experience. This feature is available on Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more here. Join Town Halls and Webinars as an attendee from Teams Rooms on Android Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android can now join Town Halls and webinars in Teams as attendees. You can attend directly from the invited Teams Room, with the same features that attendees have on the Teams desktop app. Available in Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more. Front-of-room view control for Town Hall and Webinar in Teams Rooms on Windows or Android When a Teams Rooms on Windows (available now) or Android (available in November) is invited as a meeting presenter, the front-of-room display defaults to the attendee view. Presenters always have full control from the console, including green room and off-stage management, and can switch the front-of-room display to presenter view without impacting attendees. Available in Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more here. Enhanced production experience for Town hall in Teams Rooms on Windows The enhanced ‘Manage what attendees see’ feature gives Town hall hosts greater control over what attendees experience. Organizers, co-organizers, and presenters joining from a Teams Room on Windows with a Pro license can manage which presenters can be seen and heard at any time during a large-scale event, creating an organized, polished experience for viewers. Organizers licensed for Teams Premium can adjust layout, background, and name tag changes through the Teams Desktop. Learn more here. Simplified device settings for voice and face recognition on Teams Rooms on Windows or Android It's now easier for admins to enable the benefits of benefits of Copilot and intelligent audio and video features for users in Teams Rooms through a new user interface and admin settings. These new settings, on the device and in the Pro Management portal, simplify configuration and remove the requirement to use PowerShell, offering improved visibility across rooms. Learn more here. People count captured by Cloud IntelliFrame in the Pro Management portal reports Admins get enhanced visibility into room usage from Pro Management portal reports with detailed occupancy data captured by Cloud IntelliFrame during meetings. This insight helps IT more effectively plan and optimize meeting spaces, and is currently available for Teams Rooms on Windows licensed with Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more here. Recommended actions page in the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal This new page in the Pro Management portal provides proactive recommendations based on your organization’s environment and upcoming events that can impact devices, such as support or certification expirations. Admins are prompted to update device and account data enabling rich insights from the portal. Additional guidance based on space and device usage data is coming soon. This feature helps admins maintain smooth operations - planning and budgeting efficiently. At least one Teams Rooms Pro or Teams Shared Devices license is required for access. Learn more here. Certified for Teams Devices MAXHUB Express Install A–F: Simplifying Teams Rooms for Every Space The MAXHUB Express Install series makes setting up Microsoft Teams Rooms easier than ever. All six versions feature the integrated MAXHUB Smart Stand, streamlined cable management, and reliable audio/video for seamless collaboration. Every bundle supports BYOD, single-cable deployment, and comes with a 3-year warranty and local support. Display size: Versions A–D include a 43" display; E and F upgrade to 55". Videobar & kit: Choose between USB or Android-based videobars, with Pro kits offering enhanced performance. Room fit: A–D are ideal for huddle and focus rooms, while E and F are designed for small rooms. No matter your space or tech preference, there’s a MAXHUB Express Install to fit your Teams Rooms needs. 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Two noise-cancellation microphones, coupled with two 5W speakers and a 5MP QHD webcam ensure your video conferences and meetings run without any hiccups. Superior connectivity with a one-cable docking solution provides up to 100W of power delivery, data and internet. Enjoy content that looks completely stutter-free and color accurate with 99% sRGB & BT.709 color space and 48-120Hz variable refresh rate. Eye Comfort 5-star and Eyesafe 2.0 certified display technology significantly reduces harmful blue light emissions to benefit eye health.
