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Skype for Business Online to be replaced by Microsoft Teams in 2021

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Microsoftannounced thatSkypeforBusinessOnline will be retired on July 31, 2021.

Microsoft retiresSkypeforBusinessOnline in two years

This comes as a natural continuation to a process that was started in 2017, namelyMicrosoftcalls it, combines chat, calling, video, and document collaboration.

The idea is that Teams combines all these features and more in a single, integrated app, the workflow and the experience being much more intuitive and complex in Teams.

If you’re a currentSkypeforBusinessOnline customer, you’ll be happy to know that for now, things will remain the same and you’ll be able to add new users and continue your work without any changes.

However, from September 1, 2019, all new Office 365 customers will be onboarded to Teams for chat, meetings, and calling. Also,SkypeConsumer service andSkypeforBusinessServer will remain the same.

Teams will include manySkypeforBusinessOnline features

To help customers migrate easily to Teams,Microsoftis working on addingmissing featuresfromSkypeforBusinessOnline as follows:

With these changes,Microsoftaims to make the transition smoother and to help customers every step of the way.

More about the topics:Microsoft Teams,Skype for Business

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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.