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Important changes to Microsoft Teams ownership at Emory
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Effective Wednesday, June 11, Emory’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) will implement a change designed to reduce the number of Microsoft (MS) Teams groups without an assigned owner. Learn more about these changes and how they might impact your work. 


What is changing?

If the OIT change results in your MS Team becoming ownerless, Office 365 will automatically send an email offering ownership to the MS Team’s most active employee member.


Why does this matter?

To maintain a secure and organized environment, every MS Team should have at least one owner. These owners are responsible for managing MS Team membership and overseeing the data shared within the team. Ideally, a team should have more than one owner to ensure continuity if the primary owner leaves Emory. 


What should employees do?​

Please ensure your MS Team has a clear succession plan, including a designated secondary owner. This could be a teammate, manager or local IT support technician. Assigning owners is especially important if your MS Team contains data that isn’t accessible to all members. Without a plan, someone could be promoted to owner and gain access to information they wouldn’t normally see.


No longer using a Team?

If your MS Team is no longer needed, please delete it proactively or contact the Enterprise Messaging and Directory Services team for assistance. Additional support resources are available on SharePoint


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