check before: 2025-04-01
Product:
Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage
Platform:
Online, World tenant
Status:
Change type:
User impact, Admin impact, Retirement
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Viva Engage will modernize External Networks starting June 1, 2025. Admins must migrate to the new platform or face deprecation and data loss. Key steps include identifying network usage, exporting data, informing users, and checking for updates. Documentation will be provided before March 31, 2025.
Details:
The modern Viva Engage user experience is coming to External Networks starting June 1, 2025, and you will soon be asked to initiate migration. In this communication, you will find high-level details about this change. Subsequent Message center posts will include additional details to plan your migration.
In addition to the user experience changes, we are building modern external networks on top of native Microsoft 365 services just like your Engage home network experience. This increases the level of compliance and enhances the admin experience by enabling Microsoft 365 admin features that are available on tenants.
IMPORTANT: When requested in future communications, admins must choose to migrate external networks to the modern platform. Failure to respond will result in the legacy external networks being deprecated and deleted.
[When this will happen:]
This retirement will occur on June 1, 2025.
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Created:
2025-03-20
updated:
2025-03-20
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Direct effects for Operations**
Data Loss
Failure to migrate external networks will result in permanent data loss for users relying on legacy networks.
- roles: Engage Admins, End Users
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
User Experience Disruption
Users may face disruptions in access and functionality if migration is not communicated effectively, especially for personal guest accounts.
- roles: Engage Admins, End Users
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
Compliance Issues
Not migrating to the modern platform may lead to compliance risks as the legacy system will no longer be supported.
- roles: Engage Admins, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
Increased Administrative Burden
Admins may face increased workload due to the need for data export and user communication if migration is not planned ahead.
- roles: Engage Admins, IT Support Staff
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
Sign-in Changes
Changes to sign-in processes may confuse users, particularly those with personal guest accounts, if not properly communicated.
- roles: Engage Admins, End Users
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
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