July 9th, 2024

Users rage Microsoft announces retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams

Microsoft is retiring Office 365 connectors in Teams by October 1, 2024, prompting user frustration. Transition to Power Automate is advised, but users criticize the short notice and disruption, questioning the benefits and timeline.

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Users rage Microsoft announces retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams

Microsoft has announced the retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams, causing frustration among users who rely on them to integrate workflows. The connectors and webhooks, used to link different systems and post updates in Teams channels, will be phased out by October 1, 2024. Microsoft suggests transitioning to Power Automate workflows for continued smooth operation. Users have criticized the short notice period and the impact on their operations, with some describing the change as disruptive and lacking benefits. Microsoft's decision has sparked negative reactions, with users expressing concerns about the transition timeline and the effectiveness of Power Automate workflows. The company has not provided detailed reasons for this move, leaving users scrambling to adapt to the upcoming changes. The abrupt retirement of Office 365 connectors has left many users feeling frustrated and uncertain about the future of their workflow integrations within Teams.

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By @nerdjon - 6 months
So glad that I am not actively looking at connecting Teams to Jenkins using this connector…

Guess I need to wait for Microsoft to update that plugin.

By @zelon88 - 6 months
I mean, the on-prem, Cloud adverse crowd was totally out voted when Microsoft was pushing enterprise to cloud. The whole point was scalability, flexibility, knowledge requirements, ect ect. The server administrators and network engineers balked, but eventually got fired and rehired somewhere else as "cloud architects" working with technology that nobody really likes, nobody really understands, and is kind of a moving target of security and business implications.

But what do we know, right? I mean who would have guessed that the vendor would screw you in the exact fashion that you were told the vendor would try to screw you in.

/sarcasm

You asked for this kind of treatment, and then threw away your last bargaining chip against it. You own nothing, so you have no say left in anything. Congratulations. Don't forget your renewal date.