Microsoft Teams Transcription and Compliance Controls

It's the start of Microsoft's new fiscal year — and there's plenty to unpack. Inside: the new $2.5B Microsoft Frontier company, Copilot Cowork going GA (and what it really costs), new Copilot models and experiences.

Introduced by Microsoft in 2025, Express Install is a standardised deployment option for Microsoft Teams Rooms that removes the need for custom modifications or specialist AV installation. Install rooms in ~1 hour and achieve 30–45% cost savings.

Brennan McReynolds, Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places, at Microsoft, shares what changed during Places’ first full year in general availability and what is coming next as hybrid work patterns continue to shift.