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Published onSeptember 26, 2016

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Ignite 2016has provided a wealth of new information regarding Microsoft various cloud and productivity services. Whether it’s Azure, Office 365, SharePoint, or Dynamics, Microsoft is taking advantage of their annual business-oriented event to let us know about a slew of new and upcoming features and functionality.

Office 365 has received a great deal of attention in terms of business intelligence, security, and collaboration, and the Microsoft Office blog took some time to provide additional details.Here’s a breakdown of what’s been announced for Office 365 in September 2016 via Ignite.

New intelligent services

Microsoft is incorporating some new cloud-based intelligent services into Office 365, including the following. Each of the new features hooks into one or more aspect of Microsoft’s machine intelligence infrastructure to bring new capabilities to the world’s most popular office productivity suite.

Availability: Tap is available today in Word and Outlook on Windows desktops, for Office 365 Enterprise E3 and E5 subscribers in First Release for Current Channel. Learn more on this page about ensuring you have refreshed Office 2016 with the September updates.

Availability: QuickStarter is available today for all customers in Sway on the web. Education customers using Sway have a slightly modified version to meet the needs of educators. QuickStarter in PowerPoint on Windows desktops is coming by the end of 2016, for Office 365 subscribers.

Availability: Designer support for text is now available in PowerPoint on Windows desktops, for Office 365 subscribers in the Office Insider program. Learn more on this page about ensuring you have refreshed Office 2016 with the September updates. Designer support for text in PowerPoint on Mac is coming soon, for Office 365 subscribers.

Availability: Maps in Excel on Windows desktops, Windows Mobile and Android are coming by the end of 2016, for Office 365 subscribers.

Availability: Microsoft MyAnalytics is now available, included at no additional cost for Office 365 Enterprise E5 subscribers.

Enhanced security and compliance via business intelligence

Microsoft continues its focus onenhancing the security and compliance capabilities of Office 365. Today, Microsoft highlighted some ways that business intelligence is enhancing how the company keeps your productivity information safe and secure.

Office 365 Threat Intelligence portal.

Availability: Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) improvements will start to roll out by the end of 2016. Threat Intelligence and enhanced Advanced Data Governance capabilities will be available in the first quarter of 2017. All three will be included at no additional cost in the Office 365 Enterprise E5 plan and the new Secure Productive Enterprise E5 offering.

Smarter, more connected collaboration

Finally, Microsoft is enhancing Office 365’s collaborative functionality through SharePoint improvements, Yammer integration, and more.

Availability: Yammer integration with Office 365 Groups is rolling out over the next several months for Office 365 commercial customers.

Availability: Microsoft StaffHub is now available in public preview for the web, iOS and Android, for Office 365 Enterprise K1, E1, E3 and E5 customers.

Microsoft StaffHub.

There’s no doubt that Office 365 remains a key piece of the “cloud-first, mobile-first” productivity solutions transition that is marking Microsoft’s future. Stay tuned for more detailed information from Microsoft Ignite 2016.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Ignite 2016 brings a ton of new features and functionality to Office 365#

New intelligent services#

Enhanced security and compliance via business intelligence#

Smarter, more connected collaboration#