Microsoft Skype for Business
July 02, 2018

Microsoft Skype for Business

Juan Vlieg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Skype for Business

Skype for Business by Microsoft was previously known as Microsoft Lync and Microsoft Office Communicator. Today, it’s a popular instant-messaging client that can be used alongside Skype for Business Online or Skype for Business Server – solutions available with Microsoft Office The Skype for Business system was effectively designed to replace the old Windows Messenger solution that ran alongside the Microsoft Exchange Server. Skype for business is allowing us to have online conference calls with colleagues in other locations around the world.
  • Video conferencing
  • Integration with other Microsoft Software, such as a contact list stored on the Microsoft Exchange server,
  • Desktop sharing
  • Whiteboard document collaboration
  • PowerPoint document collaboration
  • Not a full-fledged VoIP platform
  • No integrated dial-in audio conference features
  • Online plans don't work with hardware phones.
  • Achieves unified global communication solution
  • Teams can participate and effectively collaborate
The product is a pretty much a tailored offering for the corporates. The deployment is extremely hassle-free. And it's amazing how they have combined - voice, chat, and video on one platform. The UI/UX is pretty intuitive and easy to get hands on. The quality of voice and video is again top notch. It's good to see how they have included the face recognition and cropping capabilities in the video.
The collaboration capabilities are outstanding. Being able to drag people into meetings and share screen content all with full telephony capabilities have been a game changer for our organization. Presence and location setting have given our workers full transparency when working remotely.

Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams Feature Ratings

High quality audio
8
High quality video
7
Low bandwidth requirements
6
Mobile support
6
Desktop sharing
8
Whiteboards
8
Calendar integration
8
Meeting initiation
8
Integrates with social media
6
Record meetings / events
6
Slideshows
8
Live chat
8
Audience polling
6
User authentication
8
Participant roles & permissions
8