Microsoft’s Skype for Business Online has issued a reminder for customers to start the migration over to Teams now if they haven’t already.
An alert was issued reminding business leaders that Skype for Business Online retires in six months’ time.
The official announcement of the deadline came on July 30, 2019, with the tech giant adding that they would give customers two years to make the migration.
Microsoft also acknowledged that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it understood customers would naturally be in varying stages of the migration. But Microsoft added it would not be extending the deadline beyond the end of the July.
The company said in a blog post: “Regardless of where you are on the journey from Skype for Business to Teams, this is an important checkpoint to make sure your organisation is on track to upgrade to Teams before Skype for Business Online retires and access to the service ends.
“Some organisations may not be far along in the Teams upgrade planning process. It’s understandable as the events of the past year have impacted strategies, priorities, and resources for so many. Don’t worry, you still have time,” it added.
Microsoft notes that numerous customers have upgraded from Skype for Business Online, hybrid deployments or Skype for Business Server to Teams “in a matter of months.”
The blog also provides links to resources to help customers migrate to Teams.
Usage of Teams has grown rapidly during the pandemic, with half a million registered users in 2019. This grew to 115million daily active users by October 2020.
Some Skype for Business Online customers will be eligible for automated upgrades to Microsoft Teams, the company said.
