Microsoft Teams has just celebrated its 4th anniversary and now has more than 115 million daily users! The particular context of recent months is, of course, not unrelated to this good of more than 50% of users in 1 year with Microsoft Development Service.
TEAMS, the collaboration / conversational platform for Microsoft 365 subscriptions is currently a real response to the expectations and constraints of companies. Indeed, the features of conversation, chat, videoconferencing or co-editing of files, etc. allow companies to provide their users with a secure, ergonomic and adaptable work platform for new working configurations, often remotely.
You will find below a more detailed presentation of the main features of this Microsoft 365 application which will simplify the exchanges and the work of your teams.
What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft 365 Teams is a messaging app for businesses . But not only ! It's a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing… All in one place, open and accessible to everyone. It's sort of the "hub" of all Microsoft applications.
Already envisaged in many structures, the last few months have boosted companies to introduce remote work . To ensure that teams remain connected despite everything and can work as efficiently as possible , Microsoft 365 Teams offers a full range of features: chat, organization of online meetings, calls, video conferencing... It is a complete tool allowing you to learn and collaborate within the same workspace. Everything is done online , in complete security , which is one of the most important points for telework to work.
What are the benefits of Microsoft 365 Teams?
Microsoft 365 Teams has the following key benefits:
- A chat including text, audio, video and the ability to share files ;
- A private conversation , ideal for the development of an idea, then the possibility of sharing with the whole organization;
- Storage of all files , documents… in the same place! ;
- Integration of your favorite applications: Trello, GitHub, Planners,
- A possibility to connect to SharePoint and OneDrive, with importing files from one tool to another;
- A 100% free version ;
- Compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android with SharePoint Development Chicago.
What are the main features of Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft 365 Teams provides access to all essential business features within a single platform: instant messaging, discussion threads, storage and sharing of resources, audio and video calls, meetings, planning organization, groups of work , etc.
Telephony and Meetings Features
Audio and video conferencing on Microsoft Teams 365
2018 marked a major turning point for Microsoft 365 Teams with the gradual integration of communication features initially reserved for Skype for Business . Thus, Teams now offers the direct integration of video conferencing allowing to launch a video call with several collaborators with a simple click on the camera icon.
Microsoft 365 Teams also has screen or document sharing features as well as the ability to take over the remote desktop . It is also possible to broadcast the screen of a Smartphone directly in a video conference, thus making it easier to make presentations on the move.
Thanks to its integration in Microsoft 365, it is possible to create Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents, then share them with team members and make changes quickly.
Thus, there is no need to send different versions by email, which is often the source of confusion . With Microsoft 365 Teams , a single interface lets you add comments, mark to-do items, and discuss the same document with colleagues.
In addition, the recording of the conference is possible to allow absent collaborators to be able to watch a replay. To do this, simply activate the recording of the meeting in the options of the latter. Little more, the transcription in text format is also available.
Business telephony functionality
Regularly, communication and telephony functionalities are added to Microsoft Teams 365. Thus, the platform will eventually make it possible to manage all professional IP telephony simply in the interface .
In addition, the 365 interface, Teams already allows access to telephony. So users can call any number in the world . The only requirement is to authorize Microsoft Teams as a telephony platform in the Office 365 admin center.