Microsoft also makes modifications to Office 365 due to COVID-19 so as not to saturate the network

In the days in which we find ourselves, with the COVID-19 affecting a good part of the planet, there are many streaming video companies that have chosen to reduce the quality. There we have Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, companies that have joined the request of the European Union to reduce the quality of the video they broadcast on demand and thus avoid the collapse of the Internet and not hinder teleworking and other basic services

And it seems that Microsoft is also joining a trend to which the latest firm to sign up is Sony with PS Network.And in the case of those in Redmond, the limitations reach Office 365 through a notice that is reaching users of the platform. A notification informing of the changes that will apply.

COVID-19 also affects Office 365

These measures are motivated by the increase in activity and the use of Teams, a greater activity that has mainly affected applications for online work like OneNote and SharePoint. The company has reported a 500% increase in the use of meetings, calls and conferences by teams in China or a 200% increase in the use of Teams on mobile devices.

There are a series of changes aimed at reducing the load on the server and so that the application continues to work without noticing a greater influxof users. In the statement they state the following:

Microsoft OneNote

• OneNote in Teams will be read-only for commercial users, excluding education from this limitation. OneNote on the web will be available for editing documents.
• Changed the download size limit and the frequency of synchronization of attachments.
• In this link there is more information about all the limitations.

Microsoft SharePoint:

• Backup applications are being rescheduled to be performed during evenings during business hours and on weekends Capacities Affected include migration, DLP, and file handling delays after uploading a new file, video, or image.
• A downsamplingwill be applied for video playback.

Microsoft Stream

• If you disable the timeline for newly uploaded videos. Videos that are already uploaded will not be affected.
• For meeting videos, maximum resolution is set to 720p.

For now these limitations do not have specific application dates set and in fact, they affirm, that they can apply new restrictions depending on as the situation evolves to try to keep the services running.

Via | ZDNet