
M365 Roundup, August 2023: GDAP Deadlines, Protected Actions, Python in Excel
September 25 ends DAP for new customers, Conditional Access protected actions hit GA, Python lands in Excel, and the legacy Exchange Online client ID heads for retirement.
The monthly what’s-new digest: every Microsoft 365 change that matters to MSPs, in one place, every month.

September 25 ends DAP for new customers, Conditional Access protected actions hit GA, Python lands in Excel, and the legacy Exchange Online client ID heads for retirement.

Inspire month: Microsoft 365 Copilot lands at $30 per user, Azure AD becomes Entra ID, Bing Chat Enterprise opens in preview, and M365 Backup and Archive debut.

The new Outlook will replace Windows Mail and Calendar by end of 2024, Intune picks up driver update management and MAM for Edge on Windows, and Teams ships seven quality-of-life features.

Microsoft Build 2023 unveils Fabric and Windows Copilot, Teams rebuilds the channels experience, Yammer becomes Viva Engage, and a CSP audio conferencing promo quietly expires.

Intelligent Meeting Recap reaches Teams Premium, Teams DLP becomes E5-only on May 30, Intune's Endpoint Privilege Management and Apple SSO plug-in hit GA, and Defender changes DMARC handling.

Microsoft announces Microsoft 365 Copilot, DAP-to-GDAP transitions start May 22 with eight limited roles, Authenticator Lite auto-enables May 26, and the faster Teams client enters preview.

Teams Premium launches with GPT-3.5 features at $7 intro pricing, the Microsoft Intune Suite and Plan 2 get a March 1 GA date, Exchange tightens quarantine permissions, and GDAP dates firm up.

Azure AD gains IPv6 support that can break location-based Conditional Access, GDAP milestones shift with an update promised by February 15, cross-tenant sync previews, and Teams retires the wiki.

Intune connects to Winget for store app deployment with auto-updates, legacy CSP incentives end December 31, Teams gains a free Virtual Appointment template, and Microsoft Feed arrives.

Microsoft sets a February 27, 2023 date to enable Authenticator number matching by default, Teams Premium adds Advanced Virtual Appointments, users can delete chats, and SharePoint URL rename hits GA.

October 2022 for MSPs: Teams Premium lands at $10/user/month and absorbs existing features, GDAP's DAP removal dates firm up, and Intune previews Endpoint Privilege Management and Chrome OS.

September 2022 for MSPs: Exchange Online basic auth shutoff begins October 1, the GDAP bulk migration tool runs until October 31, and Teams ships eight features from Cameo to 7x7 galleries.