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Microsoft Viva celebrates 1 year: Transforming the employee experience
The pandemic has fundamentally changed how people value where they work, how they work, and most importantly—why they work.![Retail store manager working with a customer, showing merchandise and providing customer service on-the-go using a tablet to locate inventory and place orders.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/02/CLO22_Retail_024-1200x600-1.jpg)
From empowering frontline workers to accessibility improvements—here’s what's new in Microsoft 365
Technology has the power to unlock collaboration, streamline processes, and if used the right way, improve wellbeing and growth for critical parts of the global workforce.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/03/HRC20_hybridWorkplace_080-1200x600-1.png)
3 ways technology can help rebuild your frontline workforce
The two billion frontline workers, who represent 80 percent of the world’s workforce, have weathered risk, exhaustion, and ongoing disruption throughout the pandemic. From shutdowns to new safety protocols to increased workloads and dwindling inventory, the frontline is constantly facing challenges.![Windows contextual imagery of Gen Z female inside on Subway on PC](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/11/WIN22_Contextual_GenZ_0376_RGB.jpg)
Microsoft Viva is now generally available to help transform your hybrid work experience
Earlier this year, we began the journey of building the first employee experience platform (EXP) for the hybrid era with Microsoft Viva. Our vision was to foster a culture of human connection, purpose, growth, wellbeing, and results.![Coworkers with masks setting up a Microsoft Teams meeting in a conference room with their HP Elite Folio Notebooks.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/11/WIN22_HybridWork_010.jpg)
What’s new in Microsoft 365—How we’re empowering everyone for a new world of hybrid work
If there’s one thing we know, it’s that hybrid work is here to stay. But the big question is: what will the next decade of work look like and how will you prepare?The established patterns of work we relied on for years are undergoing monumental changes. Asynchronous communication is the new norm.![Contextual photography of adult female using Surface Pro 8 docked with Surface Headphones.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/11/SUR22_Pro8_Contextual_1071_RGB.jpg)
Microsoft Office—Transforming for the hybrid world
For years, the established patterns of work were clear. Communication took place via email and content creation was mostly documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.![Adult male sitting at conference table looking at screen projected on wall.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/10/HERO_New-to-M365_October-2021_Focus-Room.jpg)
From expanded live captioning and transcripts to prepare for Windows 11—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
This month, we’re announcing enhanced captioning in Microsoft Teams meetings, co-authoring in encrypted documents, expanded Microsoft Endpoint Manager capabilities, and more.As hybrid work shifts from “new” to “the new normal,” we’re continuing to learn how to successfully navigate the transition. One thing remains clear: hybrid work is about providing flexibility. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/11/MSC21_Getty_home_707435373-960x600-1.jpg)
Microsoft acquires Clipchamp to empower creators
Video is a powerful medium. It explains things. It entertains. It memorializes. It conveys feeling and draws the viewer closer to the creator. Video is such an effective way to communicate because it mirrors how we speak, watch, and listen in real life—creating an instant connection to the message and its energy.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/09/HERO_One-On-One-On-Patio_Surface-Pro-and-Duo_Victor-and-Kyann_IMG0550.jpg)
From Windows 365 to Q&A in Microsoft Teams meetings—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
Last month at Microsoft Inspire 2021, we shared some of our latest innovations that are uniquely designed to help organizations and people across the world in their shift to hybrid work.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/09/WIN20_PRO_RemoteWorking_033.jpeg)
New pricing for Microsoft 365
Today we are announcing changes to our commercial pricing for Microsoft 365—the first substantive pricing update since we launched Office 365 a decade ago. This updated pricing reflects the increased value we have delivered to our customers over the past 10 years.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/07/On-The-Go-PM_Cafe_Surface-Laptop_Vanna-and-Princeton_IMG4582.jpg)