009 – How Microsoft 365 updates reach your tenant, and how much control you've got
How does Microsoft actually roll out updates across M365 — and how much control do you really have? Ben and Zach break down the update lifecycle across the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem in episode seven of 365 Explained.
In this episode, we explore:
The "rings" model — from dev teams to dogfooding to your tenant
Targeted release vs standard release — and where to find the settings
Office app update channels — current, monthly enterprise, and semi-annual (spoiler: Microsoft no longer recommends semi-annual for most users)
How Teams updates differently to the rest of Office
The…
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