Microsoft 365 Announcements

VBScripts Deprecation – Timelines and Next Steps

July 25, 2024

Microsoft has announced the deprecation of VBScript, transitioning to more modern scripting languages like JavaScript and PowerShell. This change aims to provide more efficient and secure options for web development …

Microsoft 365 cloud apps transitioning to the cloud.microsoft domain

Microsoft announced that their cloud applications are transitioning to the cloud.microsoft domain. This change aims to unify various Microsoft 365 apps and services under a single, cohesive domain, enhancing security, …

Office 365 Connectors (Teams) and M365 Group Connectors (Outlook) Retire

July 18, 2024

Date: July 18, 2024 To: ACE-IT From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re:  Office 365 Connectors (Teams) and M365 Group Connectors (Outlook) Retire Dear ACE-IT,  Microsoft is retiring the Microsoft …

New L4 SharePoint site template launching soon

June 5, 2024

Date: June 5, 2024 To: InfoTech listserv From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re:  New L4 SharePoint site template launching soon Dear colleagues,  On Friday, June 7, 2024, the L4 …

U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Policy coming September 16

May 29, 2024

Date: May 29, 2024 To: InfoTech listserv, AMS listserv, EITU, MTAC From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re:  U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Policy coming September 16  …

Channel owners and administrators can now archive channels

May 20, 2024

As per Microsoft latest update, Microsoft Teams channel owners and administrators can now archive channels to avoid any activity on them and can restore if needed. Channel members will not …

Important Notice: Stream Classic Retiring

March 13, 2024

Date: March 13, 2024 To: InfoTech Listserv From: EASI Digital Workplace; Academic, Research & Collaborative Technologies Re: Important Notice: Stream Classic Retiring on May 6 Dear colleagues, As per our …

The New Teams client updated rollout schedule

March 11, 2024

Date:  March 11, 2024 From:  Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration To: U of T Community Re:  New Teams client updated rollout schedule Dear colleagues, We are writing to remind you …

New Outlook Windows App Opt-in Option Unsupported Features

March 5, 2024

While New Outlook for Windows is available to the end users as an opt-in option, we strongly recommend using Outlook Classic as a main client because of existing limitations. To …

M365 Connect+Learn Series – Spring into Productivity

February 26, 2024

Date: February 26, 2024 To: AMS Users From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re: M365 Connect+Learn Series – Spring into Productivity Dear colleagues, We are excited to introduce our Microsoft …