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New hybrid work innovations in Microsoft Teams Rooms, Fluid, and Microsoft Viva
As workplaces open in many regions around the world, I hear from customers every day that they can’t wait to get back to in-person collaboration. I feel it myself—and look forward to seeing many of my coworkers in person one day soon.![Microsoft Build creative asset.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/05/106332-_M365_Hybrid-Workplace_Build-2021_R2_ls_1_Blog_960x600-300x188.jpg)
Build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work
The world around us has dramatically changed since the last Microsoft Build. Every customer and partner is now focused on the new realities of hybrid work—enabling people to work from anywhere, at any time, and on any device.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/05/05_21_21_Hybrid-Work-Blog_Banner-Image-3-300x220.jpg)
How Microsoft approaches hybrid work: A new guide to help our customers
Today, Satya shared Microsoft’s broad approach as we transition to hybrid work, and we’ve taken that approach as we talk with our customers in the field.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/05/HERO_New-to-M365_April-2021-300x200.png)
View live transcripts in Microsoft Teams meetings, track Excel changes, and increase hybrid work security—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365
As our customers around the world look for new ways to empower people for hybrid work, we’re committed to offering them experiences that enable everyone to connect and collaborate from home, at the office, and everywhere in between.![Female worker wearing neon vest and safety glasses using tablet. Industrial vats visible in background.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/05/CLO17_vats_002-300x200.jpg)
How Microsoft Teams is powering hybrid work and the frontline in manufacturing
We have learned over the past year that no business is impervious to everything. We also learned—or were reminded—how critical manufacturing ecosystems are to our daily lives. From essential commodities like toilet paper to life-saving personal protective equipment and ventilators, manufacturers really stepped up during the pandemic.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/03/HERO_Hybrid-Work_Microsoft_Teams_Touchless_Experience_Final_ProRes4-1-300x169.png)
Hybrid work is here. Are you ready?
At Microsoft, we believe that hybrid work is the future. Moving forward, every organization will need a new operating model for hybrid work—one that doesn’t rely on old norms, like the 8-hour, 9-to-5 workday.![Adult female meeting in a conference room while using Microsoft Teams Together Mode on a Surface Hub 2S 85” device.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/03/SUR21_Hub2S_Contextual_6167_RGB-1-300x200.jpg)
Flexible work is here to stay: Microsoft 365 solutions for the hybrid work world
For some people, 2020 felt like the year work and learning moved home. For others, work continued to happen on-site—with the added challenges of staying safe on the job and learning new ways to connect to remote colleagues. But the reality is: 2020 is the year work and learning moved to the cloud.![Manufacturing business owner wearing a mask and reviewing schedule in Shifts within Microsoft Teams.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/03/M365CO20_SMB_COVID_Response_2948-scaled-1-300x200.jpg)
Upcoming commercial preview of Microsoft Office LTSC
At Microsoft, we believe that the cloud will power the work of the future. Overwhelmingly, our customers are choosing the cloud to empower their people—from frontline workers on the shop floor, to on-the-go sales teams, to remote employees connecting from home.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/02/VisionHero_1200x730-1-300x183.jpg)
Microsoft Viva: Empowering every employee for the new digital age
Even before COVID-19 turned our lives upside down, a new generation of digital tools was opening up new possibilities for the future of work.![Picture of a man seated at a table, looking down at a computer.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/02/New-to-M365_January-2021_Hero-Image-1-300x200.png)
From breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams to AI in To Do—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365 in January
If this year has taught business leaders anything, it’s that people make all the difference. And from experiences that make it easier for everyone to engage in large meetings to partnerships that enable frontline workers, my team and I are committed to helping our customers use technology to unleash the power of their people.![Teams call with headphones at a home desk on a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/01/WIN20_PRO_RemoteWorking_033-1-scaled-1-300x225.jpeg)