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Microsoft Stream

Score7.3 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is Microsoft Stream?

Microsoft Stream is an enterprise video option available to users of Microsoft 365 as part of the Office 365 E1 edition tier. Users can create explainer videos and send videos to Teams channels, SharePoint sites, Microsoft Viva Engage posts, Microsoft Viva Connections, and Microsoft365.com to inform and align with colleagues in the flow of work.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Internal video

    Supports an internal use case, e.g. hosting and distributing videos to employees for training purposes or corporate communications.

    Category average: 8.7

  • External video

    Supports using video for external use cases, e.g. broadcasting to a general audience, customer communications, advertising to prospective customers, etc.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Video access controls

    Admins can set permissions and restrictions to control who has access to video content, from where videos can be accessed, etc.

    Category average: 8.8

Areas for Improvement

  • User management

    Recognizes different types of users, such as internal viewers (employees), external viewers (customers or prospects), administrators, content creators/editors, etc. and allows for variable access based on the type of user.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Video link sharing

    Allows users to generate hyperlinks for sharing individual videos or players.

    Category average: 9.6

  • Player customization

    The video player can be customized according to the organization's desired look & feel.

    Category average: 6.9

Microsoft Stream - Summarised Notes from Teams Meetings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Steam is used to playback meetings with clients. Microsoft Stream helps our business to capture key items that have been discussed during sales meetings. the software summarise and records notes from the meeting transcript. this invaluable in helping to ensure key items are not missed when assessing the value that our products can bring to our clients

Pros

  • Records Meetings
  • Transcribes voice to text
  • Summarise discussed audio into concise notes

Cons

  • Notes summarised could be more accurate
  • Transcript could be more accurate with regional accents
  • Sharing recordings could be slicker from Stream

Return on Investment

  • Helps to solve disputes with clients on what was said in meetings
  • Allows quick review of meetings without spending 2hrs re watching
  • Sharing of notes helps collaboration internally

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Consensus

Other Software Used

1Password