![]() Well as above, nothing is being “shut down”, and there is no plan to impact any customers who continue to run Skype for Business on-premises. This myth says that any communication between Teams and Skype for Business on-premises happens via the Skype for Business Online gateway, so when this gets “shut down” on July 31, Teams users and Skype for Business on-prem uses won’t be able to talk to each other. Myth #2: Chat between Skype for Business on-premises and Teams will stop working. ![]() The co-existence mode for any users with a Directory Sync status of “on-premises” will not be changed, and these users can continue to operate in Islands mode, or any of the other Skype for Business co-existence modes. It’s important to understand that this won’t affect users homed in Skype for Business Server 2015 / 2019 on-premises (nor any previous version of the product, such as Lync Server). It’s likely this will also impact Meeting Room Systems or Common Area Phones homed in Skype for Business Online – although any Skype for Business IP phones will continue to work via the 3PIP gateway (more about that further down). So, the net effect for end-users who are enabled for Skype for Business Online, is that they will switch from Skype for Business to Teams as part of this change. So, what then is happening on July 31? Effectively, the co-existence mode for all users homed in Skype for Business Online will be changed to Teams only mode, and you won’t be able to change it back. This is also the only mode in which your incoming PSTN phone calls will route to Teams. This of course is the endgame Microsoft are steering customers towards in the long term – in this mode the Skype for Business client is effectively disabled, and all Chat, Calling and Meetings route to Teams. Incoming PSTN phone calls however, will still route to Skype for Business only. Both Skype and Teams clients are fully enabled and allow users to access all features and workloads in either platform. ![]() This is the default co-existence mode, and therefore the most common. Chat and Calling are still disabled in Teams, and route to Skype for Business For example, the New Online Meeting button in Outlook creates a Teams meeting instead of a Skype meeting. Similar to Skype for Business with Teams Collaboration mode, but with Meetings defaulting to Teams instead of Skype for Business. Skype for Business with Teams Collaboration and Meetings mode(also known as Meetings First) Unlike Skype only mode, this unlocks the Teams client for collaboration (Teams and Channel-based chat) and co-authoring – but Chat, Calling and Meetings are still disabled in Teams, and route to Skype for Business Skype for Business with Teams Collaboration mode For those not familiar with this, it’s the per-user (and global) setting that Microsoft make available so that you can control (to an extent) how Skype for Business and Teams play together while you’re transitioning from one to the other, and there are five options:Īs the name suggests, this mode effectively disables the Teams client entirely, and all Chat, Calling and Meetings are received in Skype for Business. What is happening on July 31 has much more to do with the Teams co-existence mode than anything being “shut down”. Skype for Business Online isn’t going anywhere soon, as you will see from some of the further points below. ![]() Myth #1: Skype for Business Online is being completely shut down on July 31, 2021. Many organisations are now starting a hurried migration to Microsoft Teams, which Microsoft has previously stated (as early as 2018) will become the hub for teamwork and collaboration within the Microsoft 365 productivity stackīut is there any actual urgency? Will your organisation be in a pickle if you don’t finish rolling out Teams before July 31? Let’s find out by examining the top questions and some of the myths that many organisations are asking: With only four months to go until the planned retirement of Skype for Business Online on July 31, 2021, we predictably enter the season of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt with misinformation flying in all directions about what exactly is going to change, and what impact this will have for customers using Skype for Business today. ![]()
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