Please note that Skype for Business Server (Skype for Business on Premises and ThinkTel’s Skype for Business Private Cloud solution) will be unaffected by this announcement. The company is moving users over to its wildly successful Microsoft Teams. Between now and then, current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service, and they’ll be able to continue to add new users as needed. On July 30, 2019, Microsoft officially announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired the end of July 2021. Microsoft has reminded users that it will be retiring its Skype for Business video conferencing platform on July 31 2021. Starting September 1, 2019, Microsoft will onboard all the new Microsoft 365 users directly to Teams for chat, meetings, and calls. According to Juniper Research, systems like Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom and Skype for Business have seen a significant growth in their user-base, hitting a combined 4.3 billion users in 2020. Microsoft has now announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021, and after which the service will no longer be accessible. On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021, and after that date the service will no longer be accessible. During COVID-19, unified communication apps have become increasingly popular and essential to many businesses. Skype for Business Online Retirement and Microsoft Teams Adoption Plan your move to Microsoft Teams with ThinkTel today Skype for Business Online Retirement and Microsoft Teams Adoption.

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