Choose between Microsoft Teams , and Skype for Business

With the arrival of Microsoft Teams , many companies find themselves faced with the decision of which of the two Microsoft products to choose.

Despite rumors about the future of the solution Skype for Business, it is proving more sustainable than ever with the release of its new version Skype for Business Server 2019. Even though users will also be able to access telephony (SIP) through Teams, the solution has limitations that some companies cannot afford and will prefer to stick with the Skype for Business that has already proven itself.

9 things you need to know...

Below, we highlight the main topics that will likely affect companies that already use the solution Skype for Business On-Premise with the SIP telephony feature or those planning to implement it.

Finally, the following content is primarily intended to provide you with more information to help you evaluate the Microsoft solution Teams in light of Skype for Business or rather, how they might complement each other…

Teams is not intended to replace Skype for Business On-Premise

Microsoft Teams is first and foremost a new “client” for users, designed as a collaborative space, and is based on existing collaborative services Office 365 .

Microsoft Teams can coexist with your infrastructure Skype for Business On-Premises (FrontEnd + Edge)

There are several options for getting phone service at Teams, including a SBC datacenter on-premises (physical) solution. In a cloud platform like Amazon, Azure, etc. (sbc virtual). There are also options for very small businesses Operator Connect or using a SBC multi-tenant solution from a provider.

Teams “clients” and Skype for Business can be deployed and used simultaneously on the user’s computer.

Microsoft isn't talking about migration Skype for Business On-Premise Teams , but rather a transition for users who wish to make the switch.

Skype for Business coexists with Teams , with or without functional limitations. The idea is to let the user choose which tool to use for communication, for what purpose, and when…

Configuration strategies (“Policies”) at the tenant level Office 365 enable the distribution of communication features between the two platforms.

Microsoft Teams telephony Direct Routing with a SBC on-premises physical setup is currently (as of December 2021) equivalent to that of an Skype for Business On-Premise.

to be continued...

Updated on December 7, 2021: When we published our article (April 2018), we recommended that you wait until the calling features were fully integrated into Microsoft Teams. Today, we can say that 99% of the calling features that were available on Skype for Business are now available on Teams. Additionally, more than 70% of our customers have already migrated their phone systems to Teams , and nearly all of them use at least Teams for collaboration.

Feature Comparison of Skype for Business and Teams

Please note that this table is primarily technical in nature, designed to help them better understand the limitations of Teams compared to a On-Premise or Hybrid solution from Skype for Business.

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