Skype for Business with Teams Collaboration and Meetings mode(also known as Meetings First) Unlike Skype only mode, this unlocks the Teams client for collaboration (Teams and Channel-based chat) and co-authoring – but Chat, Calling and Meetings are still disabled in Teams, and route to Skype for Business Skype for Business with Teams Collaboration mode For those not familiar with this, it’s the per-user (and global) setting that Microsoft make available so that you can control (to an extent) how Skype for Business and Teams play together while you’re transitioning from one to the other, and there are five options:Īs the name suggests, this mode effectively disables the Teams client entirely, and all Chat, Calling and Meetings are received in Skype for Business. What is happening on July 31 has much more to do with the Teams co-existence mode than anything being “shut down”. Skype for Business Online isn’t going anywhere soon, as you will see from some of the further points below. Myth #1: Skype for Business Online is being completely shut down on July 31, 2021.

Many organisations are now starting a hurried migration to Microsoft Teams, which Microsoft has previously stated (as early as 2018) will become the hub for teamwork and collaboration within the Microsoft 365 productivity stackīut is there any actual urgency? Will your organisation be in a pickle if you don’t finish rolling out Teams before July 31? Let’s find out by examining the top questions and some of the myths that many organisations are asking: With only four months to go until the planned retirement of Skype for Business Online on July 31, 2021, we predictably enter the season of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt with misinformation flying in all directions about what exactly is going to change, and what impact this will have for customers using Skype for Business today.

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