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New to Microsoft 365 in July—updates to Azure AD, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and more
This month, we’re announcing updates to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to help improve your security posture, updates to Microsoft Teams and Outlook on the web to help you be more productive, and updates to Desktop Analytics and Office 365 ProPlus to streamline IT management and improve efficiency.![Image of a man walking through a datacenter.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/07/Datacenter-card-300x183.jpg)
Microsoft Office 365 now available from new South Africa cloud datacenters
As Microsoft strives to support the digital transformation of organizations and enterprises around the world, we continue to drive innovation and expand into new geographies to empower more customers with Office 365, the world’s leading cloud-based productivity solution, with more than 180 million commercial monthly active users.![Image of four coworkers collaborating around a conference table.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/07/Inspire-blog-full-size-v2-300x113.png)
Microsoft Teams reaches 13 million daily active users, introduces 4 new ways for teams to work better together
Two years ago this week, we launched Microsoft 365, an integrated set of apps and services designed to help customers transform workplace collaboration, streamline business processes, and protect critical information.![Image of an office worker examining an email on his laptop.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/07/Improving-the-Office-365-app-experience-in-virtual-environments-card-300x183.jpg)
Improving the Office app experience in virtual environments
Microsoft 365 is designed to help organizations digitally transform workplace collaboration. Many customers that I work with use virtualization, and they’re always looking for ways to cut costs and improve the user experience.![Image of a woman running a meeting from her desk.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/06/New-to-Microsoft-365-in-June-BANNER-300x113.png)
New to Microsoft 365 in June—updates to Microsoft Cloud App Security, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more
This month, we’re announcing updates to Microsoft Cloud App Security and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Conditional Access policies that help you improve your organization’s security posture, updates to Microsoft Teams and Yammer that help you meet compliance obligations, updates to PowerPoint Designer that help you build visually impactful presentations, and updates to Outlook that![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/06/OneDrive-Personal-Vault-CARD-1-300x158.png)
OneDrive Personal Vault brings added security to your most important files and OneDrive gets additional storage options
With the growing presence and sophistication of online threats, it’s increasingly important to have the right protection and tools to help safeguard your devices, personal information, and files from being compromised.![Image of a presenter giving a presentation in PowerPoint.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/12/Introducing-live-subtitles-in-PowerPoint-card-300x183.jpg)
PowerPoint AI gets an upgrade and Designer surpasses a major milestone of 1 billion slides
Let’s face it—presentations can be stressful. You have a goal and you want to be successful, and that’s when the fear, stress, and discomfort becomes real. Are you ready? Will your presentation help you land your message? Can you deliver the presentation effectively and in a way that maximizes your success?![Image of a hotel worker checking supplies in a supply room.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/06/Why-Hospitality-Industry-Leaders-Are-Focusing-on-Employee-Engagement-card-300x183.jpg)
Why hospitality industry leaders are focusing on employee engagement to enhance the guest experience
This week, hospitality industry leaders are gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the world’s largest hospitality technology show, HITEC. It’s an exciting time for the tourism industry as technology transforms the way companies compete, operate, empower their employees, and serve their guests.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/06/Stocks-for-Excel-card-v2-300x183.jpg)
Microsoft, Nasdaq, and Refinitiv empower everyday investors with real-time data and insights in Excel
Financial investments are among the more important things we need to track in everyday life, and millions of people choose Excel to manage their budgets and track their assets.New to Microsoft 365 in May—new tools to streamline compliance and make collaboration inclusive and engaging
This month, we’re introducing new tools to help simplify compliance, app updates to boost productivity, and features to foster secure, collaborative user experiences. Here’s a look at what’s new in May.![Image of a worker at home using a tablet.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/05/Excel-analog-to-digital-card-300x183.jpg)