Wildly popular Skype for Business is set to be rebranded under the Microsoft Teams banner within the next few months.
With an official announcement made on September 7th, Microsoft informed users that it is currently in the process of rebranding Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams and urges users to get on board.
Soon the upgrade will be mandatory, but, until then, Microsoft is giving businesses an “opt-in” experience and are encouraging them to take control of their upgrade to Teams so they can familiarise themselves with the newly enhanced app and all of its benefits.
For those who feel they are not ready to make the change so suddenly, Microsoft also added:
“If you are not ready to upgrade your users, there is nothing more you need to do. We will provide the next notification at least 30 days before we start your upgrade. If there are any actions you need to take, we will let you know.”
Skype for Business, an enterprise-grade version of one of the world’s most recognisable platforms for consumer IM, VoIP and Video Calls, has been active under Microsoft after replacing Microsoft Lync in 2015.
Microsoft Teams, however, is the company’s team collaboration application that offers a complete unified communication solution for businesses by merging together IM, Voice, Video & Conferencing into one platform, launched at the start of this year.
