Numerous people around the world have been working from home as a measure against this for several weeks Corona virus. This is especially true in Data consumption noticeable. Netflix, YouTube and Co. have already throttled their range, now must too Microsoft adjust his offer.
The Office 365 app teams saw an increase of 12 million to a total of 44 million users. For this reason, the video quality for calls and the query whether a user is online had to be reduced on March 16. Further restrictions now follow, such as Microsoft in an email.
Files and videos affected
The OneNote integration in teams is now only available in read mode. Only education users can continue to use the service normally. The size and synchronization intervals of files have also been changed. To edit a file, users must now use the OneDrive cloud storage web app.
Videos are also further restricted. With the Stream service, the recording quality is limited to 720p. The timeline for newly uploaded videos is also deactivated. For the Sharepoint application used to manage projects changes Microsoft its update and maintenance times on weekends. The restrictions should help to be able to offer the services reliably even during the increased user volume.
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