Microsoft Teams Rooms: Copilot is Transforming Meeting Room Experiences

With over 320 million users around the world, Microsoft Teams has quickly become an essential business communication tool, keeping businesses operational in an ever-evolving workplace. 

With new Teams Certified Devices, Teams platform updates and now the addition of Microsoft Copilot into the Microsoft Teams Rooms ecosystem, there’s never been a better time to dive into Microsoft Teams Rooms solutions.

Dicker Data Business Development Manager Les Boros explains:

“In today's fast-paced and dynamic work environment, effective collaboration and streamlined communication are paramount to fostering better productivity, connectivity and success. We are proud to provide Microsoft Teams Rooms solutions to our partner and reseller community, and to meet the ever-changing needs of businesses across Australia. It’s testament to Microsoft's commitment to empowering businesses globally.” 

What’s New in Teams Rooms

From new features and capabilities to brand new devices, let’s have a look at the latest Teams Rooms changes and updates.

• Major updates to Teams Rooms on Windows: Teams Rooms on Windows devices have received a major update, with 4.19.82.0 adding Windows Autopilot and Auto-login preview for Teams Rooms Pro licence users. This feature provides a seamless end-to-end setup experience.
• Updates to Teams Rooms on Android: Teams Rooms for Android devices has received an update, with the 2024 Update 1 Release adding design enhancements, more meeting layout control options, and stronger meeting security.
• One-time passcode (OTP) based setup: One-time passcode (OTP) provides a new and simplified way to set up Teams Room on Windows.
• Front Row Enhancement - active video speaker promotion: Front Row now promotes pinned or spotlighted participants to the centre stage when there's no shared content.
• New Certified for Teams Devices from Dicker Data Vendors: 

• • From Logitech: the Logitech Sight intelligent tabletop companion camera and Logi Dock Flex managed docking station 
  • From Neat: Neat Board 50 all-in-one 50-inch touchscreen ideation board display 
  • From Lenovo: ThinkSmart View Plus Monitor all-in-one display and ThinkSmart 180 wide angle view intelligent video bar 
  • From Poly: The Poly Studio X52 all-in-one Android video bar for medium meeting rooms

• • From Yealink: The Yealink BH70 Bluetooth headset, designed to work flawlessly with Microsoft Teams
    
  • From AudioCodes: The RXV81-B10 bundle, powered by the RXV81 video bar MTR on Android and RX-PAD room controller
  • From Microsoft: The Surface Hub 3, the only windows based all-in-one ideation board display with Teams Rooms application

You can get hands on with Certified Teams Rooms Devices and experience the latest Teams Rooms features for yourself at our Kurnell facility, or virtually with our expert team. Get in touch to book a demo today.

Microsoft Copilot - Your AI Productivity Tool 

Microsoft’s AI tool Copilot is rolling out to Microsoft 365 users. Touted as "the most powerful productivity tool on the planet", Copilot leverages the power of large language models to work with your existing Microsoft 365 data.

Copilot in Teams lets users ask questions, summarise meeting notes, and quickly organise meeting actions – all powered by responses sourced from meeting transcripts. In fact, recent research from Microsoft shows that, to date, the heaviest usage of Copilot has been with Teams.

70% of Copilot users said they were more productive, and 68% said it improved the quality of their work. 77% of users said once they had used Copilot, they didn’t want to give it up. 

Smart Software Meets Smart Hardware 

While certainly impressive enough on its own, where Copilot really begins to shine is as part of a complete Teams Rooms solution in the modern hybrid meeting space.

Many of Copilot’s most powerful and impactful features rely on maintaining speaker identities in meetings, and on leveraging clear meeting transcripts with attribution for every speaker. That’s where Certified Teams Rooms devices come into the picture.

The latest intelligent cameras, microphones and speakerphones offer features to help produce accurate transcripts and enable user profiles and speaker tracking, to ensure that Copilot can provide the same improvements to efficiency and productivity whether participants are remote or in-room.

A Solution For Any Space

The flexibility of the Microsoft Teams Rooms platform, including Copilot, means there is a Teams Rooms solution for any space. From small huddle spaces to training spaces to corporate boardrooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms is transforming meeting experiences.

However, to access the benefits of Copilot in these spaces, you need to install the right certified hardware - and there are now a myriad of devices, brands and options available for any Teams Rooms need. Android or Windows? What works with Copilot? Which licence? What about BYOD situations? 

Dicker Data’s expert team offers training, demonstrations, licensing assistance and access to a wide range of Certified Teams Rooms hardware vendors to help you and your customers create powerful and efficient Teams Rooms solutions which take full advantage of Microsoft Copilot and the Teams platform.

Read more at our Microsoft Teams Rooms resource site, where you can access training materials and videos, the latest Teams Rooms news, and book hands-on demonstrations.