
The benefits of Teams are clear: faster, more efficient working and collaboration.Īlthough Teams takes much of its DNA from Skype for Business, the two are very different solutions. In response, Microsoft released new and improved features, cementing Teams status as being central to distributed work.Īccording to a Forrester study, shared workspaces like Teams can save users time-from one to eight hours per user per week, depending on their role. And in the wake of COVID-19, many organizations switched to Teams to facilitate new ways of virtual collaboration and video meetings. When Teams first rolled out in 2017, Microsoft started to invest in Teams as the centerpiece of the Microsoft 365 suite.

Here’s what Microsoft had to say about it: Still, change can be difficult for anyone involved. With Skype for Business Online officially retired, most users have already migrated to Teams, either manually or by Microsoft’s assisted upgrades.

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Microsoft Teams recently replaced Skype for Business Online as the go-to for communication and collaboration in Microsoft 365.
