MC1490906 - Microsoft Teams: Analytics for desk utilization in Teams Pro Management portal
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1490906.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft is introducing desk utilization analytics to the Teams Pro Management portal between November and December 2026. This feature provides insights into reservations and peak occupancy patterns for space planning. Administrators should ensure that target desks have associated peripheral devices and appropriate Shared Space licences to enable data collection.
- Administrator impact
- Verify that your bookable desks meet the peripheral and licensing prerequisites before rollout.
- End user impact
- No direct end user impact is expected.
- Importance
- 3/10: This is a new administrative reporting feature requiring specific licencing and hardware prerequisites.
Microsoft Summary
Microsoft Teams Pro Management portal will add desk utilization analytics, showing usage, reservations, occupancy, and peak patterns. Requires desks with peripheral devices and appropriate Shared Space licenses. Rolling out worldwide from November to mid-December 2026 to aid space planning without compliance concerns.
- Message Center ID
- MC1490906
- Category
- stay Informed
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Microsoft Teams
- Tags
- New feature, Admin impact
- Roadmap ID
- 570648
- Platforms
- Web
- Published
- 2026-10-07
- Last updated
- 2026-10-07
- Expires
- 2027-01-15
[What and Why:] We’re expanding analytics in the Microsoft Teams Pro Management portal to include utilization insights for bookable desks. IT admins will be able to better understand how desk spaces are being used across their organization, with insights into desk utilization, reservations, occupancy, and peak usage patterns. Desk-specific filters, including location and desk mode, will help admins analyze usage across their workplace and make more informed space planning decisions. For utilization analytics to be enabled, a desk needs to have one or more peripheral device associated, and the desk needs to be licensed with Microsoft Teams Shared Space license or Microsoft Teams Shared Space - Single Space license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 570648 [Rollout Schedule:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on early November 2026 and expect to complete by mid December 2026. [Impact on Your Organization:] These insights can help organizations better understand how bookable desks are being used and inform workplace and space planning decisions. [Action Required/Recommendations:] To enable utilization analytics, a desk must have one or more associated peripheral devices and be licensed with a Microsoft Teams Shared Space or Microsoft Teams Shared Space - Single Space license. [Compliance considerations:] No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.