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From Viva Goals to Defender for small businesses—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
One of the challenges of hybrid work is enabling teams to remain connected, engaged, and in sync. Ensuring everyone is on the same page may have felt easier when we were all in the office together, but we're continuing to deliver updates to Microsoft 365 that bridge the digital and physical divide to bring employees closer to each other and to their organization’s mission and goals.![Group of coworkers collaborating in modern hybrid work space.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/156826_MS_BUILD_THEME_5_BlogHeader_2_1200x800-1-300x200.png)
Build collaborative apps with Microsoft Teams
This year at Microsoft Build 2022, we are sharing several enhancements and new capabilities for developers building collaborative apps for Teams and Microsoft 365. Read on to get a full recap of our Build announcements.![Three professionals collaborate in a modern, open workspace.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/154808_Viva_MayMoment_Blog_4800x2000-EJ-300x125.png)
Microsoft Viva Goals brings purpose and alignment to the employee experience
Today, we are excited to announce Microsoft Viva Goals, a new module for business goal setting and management, is now available in private preview. Viva Goals brings purpose and alignment to Viva customers—alongside culture and communications, wellbeing and engagement, growth and development, as well as knowledge and expertise.![Surface Hub remote participant standing at a desk showing the Hub 2 Smart Camera perspective.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SUR22_COMMR_Hub85_Remote_Particpant_Contextual_0319_AV_v1-300x200.jpg)
Using research to unlock the potential of hybrid work
Just last month, we released our 2022 Annual Work Trend Index to better understand how work has changed over the past two years. The biggest takeaway is clear: we’re not the same people that went home to work in early 2020.![A woman interacting with Microsoft Teams collaborating with a loop component.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/CLO22_HotDesking_016-300x200.jpg)
From intelligent tools built on inclusivity to the latest in Windows—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
This month, we’re adding new capabilities to make everyone more comfortable in meetings, feel empowered in the diverse hybrid workplace, and be able to switch devices more easily.![IT employees working on multiple screens.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/M365CO19_ENT_061_1200X800-300x200.jpg)
The business case for endpoint management modernization according to Microsoft
With rising staff shortages and increasing costs from security breaches, it is time to review the business case for modernizing your endpoint management.![I T admin at workstation in corporate office.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/MSC19_renaultRacingFactory_013-300x169.png)
Ease the burden of managing and protecting endpoints with Microsoft advanced solutions
The changes from the past two years in working patterns and, consequently, enterprise IT architecture have created new customer needs, as well as more third-party solutions, for all “purse and purposes.” Today, we are announcing our plans to deliver new management functionality in Microsoft Endpoint Manager that will further simplify how organizations manage and protect their user computing landscape.![Business person working in hybrid office, displaying Windows 11 start screen.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/WIN22_HybridWork_007-62475dd539fa5-300x225.jpg)
New experiences in Windows 11 and Windows 365 empower new ways of working
Today, we are sharing details with our customers about the future of Windows and how we are developing new experiences to enhance the way we work today, and in the future.![Man in a collared shirt working on a server station inside a secure room.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/SEC20_Security_042-300x200.jpg)
Announcing Office 365 Government Secret cloud to help secure classified data
Today, we’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new US Government cloud environment: Office 365 Government Secret which is currently in government review pending accreditation and targeting availability starting mid-2022.![A woman participating in a Microsoft Teams meeting on a Surface device while hotdesking in an open work space.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/CLO22_HotDesking_014-300x200.jpg)
Help your employees thrive with Microsoft Viva in the hybrid world
As the shift to hybrid work becomes a reality, it is clear that the workplace today is different than it was two years ago. Employees' expectations continue to evolve as they reconsider their "worth it" equation.![A woman reacting to a Teams meeting from her mobile phone while participating in a Microsoft Teams meeting.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/CLO22_InTransit_011-300x200.jpg)