Prior to those two tools, we used Skype for Business. Our organization wanted a tool which had better quality, or could be a better way to communicate, so we went onto Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Slowly and steadily, people went on to use Microsoft Teams, and I started using Zoom for meetings, because once the pandemic came in, everything was remote. Our IT team took care of the installation.Įveryone in our organization used Skype for Business. Everyone was using the same thing, because there was no other option that time. My work is on IT infrastructure, and Skype for Business is one of the communication tools that our local IT team provided to us. I'm unable to comment on the initial setup of Skype for Business, because the installation was done by our IT team. We have Skype for Business in our organization, and our last usage of it was six months ago. Skype for Business was previously known as Skype for Business Plan 1, Skype for Business Plan 2, Lync Server. Skype for Business is also an integral part of Microsoft Office 365, providing PSTN Conferencing, Cloud PBX, PSTN Calling, and Skype Meeting Broadcast capabilities to Office 365 users. Skype for Business also supports the Lync client experience so that you can choose a phased upgrade approach to the new client experience for users. Skype for Business provides new client experience, Skype for Business Server provides several new features to improve manageability of on-premises servers and hybrid solutions. Skype for Business Record meetings, share your screen, and annotate PowerPoint for real-time collaboration with up to 250 people and use whiteboard, polls, Q&A, and built-in IM during your business meetings to make them more productive. What is Skype for Business? Skype for Business offers features including presence, IM, voice and video calls, online meetings, conferencing, and telephony solutions that support enterprise-level collaboration requirements.

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