Microsoft Teams

The business world is always buzzing about which new collaboration platform is the best. With so many options to choose from, one particularly useful solution stands out: Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams is a persistent chat-based collaboration platform complete with document sharing, online meetings, and many more extremely useful features for business communications, and it’s included in your Microsoft365 license.

Features that make it stand out from other collaboration software include:

  • Teams and channels: Teams are made up of channels, which are conversation boards between teammates.
  • Conversations within channels and teams: All team members can view and add to different conversations in the general channel and can use a @ function to invite other members to different conversations, unlike Slack.
  • Chat function: The basic chat function is commonly found within most collaboration apps and can take place between teams, groups, and individuals.
  • Document storage in SharePoint: Every team member that uses Microsoft Teams will have a site in SharePoint Online. All files shared across all conversations will automatically be saved to this folder. Permissions and security options can also be customized for sensitive information.
  • Online video calling and screen sharing: Enjoy seamless and fast video calls to employees and clients within your business. A good video call feature is great to have on a collaboration platform. Enjoy simple and fast desktop sharing for technical assistance and multi-user real-time collaboration.
  • Online meetings: This feature can help enhance your communications, company-wide meetings, and even training with an online meetings function that can host up to 10,000 users. Online meetings can include anyone outside or inside your organization. This feature also includes a scheduling aid, a note-taking app, file uploading, and in-meeting chat messaging.
  • Audio conferencing: This is a feature you will not find in many collaboration platforms. With audio conferencing, anyone can join an online meeting via phone. Users that are on the go can participate with no internet required. Note this feature requires additional licensing.
  • Full telephony: That is right! The days of seeking VoIP vendors and overspending on a phone system are finally over. Microsoft365 Business Voice can completely replace your existing phone system. Note this feature requires additional licensing.

 
Why use Microsoft Teams for your Business?

Microsoft Teams is incredibly straightforward, user-friendly and can facilitate large businesses and those with remote workers. In summary, it brings simplicity to teamwork by collaborating, sharing, and communicating all under one platform.

Implementation of Microsoft Teams requires careful planning, setup, and training. Contact the team at Provide Technology today to see if Microsoft Teams is a good fit for your business.