You see, Microsoft Teams is not just a unified communication product it’s a collaboration tool, a window into other apps and services, (or, as it is being positioned by Microsoft, an “app hub”). However, this also presents a different challenge when it comes to Microsoft Teams. Ultimately cutting down the number of tools that do similar/the same things in Office 365 (now Microsoft 365), such as Skype and Teams, does indeed help to alleviate end user confusion. GET OUR NEWSLETTER: Subscribe here for weekly content from AvePoint

In 2018, Microsoft boasted about the fact that Microsoft Teams is now at feature parity with Skype for Business Online–a very important milestone, as it means that organisations can comfortably switch from Skype to Teams without sacrificing features. Skype for Business Online will no longer be available and integration with third-party audio providers will cease. In July 2019, Microsoft officially announced the end-of-life for Skype for Business would be July 31, 2021.

When is Skype for Business Being Replaced by Microsoft Teams?