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Skype for Business Server Roadmap Skype for Business Server provides a unified communications solution for voice, chat, and video communication,... more

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Skype for Business Server Timeline Skype for Business Server 2019 is the most recent release of Microsoft’s on-premises unified communications... more

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Telephony Services Telephony services available for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business Online allow organizations to receive and place external calls... more

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Skype for Business Online Skype for Business Online is a Microsoft-hosted unified communication solution that provides chat, voice, video,... more

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Skype for Business Client Summary Updates to Skype for Business clients continue to bring clients for other platforms into closer... more

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Skype for Business Server SE: Subscriptions and a Short Migration Window Updated: March 11, 2025 Microsoft announced in June 2024 that Skype for Business Server SE is planned for general...more Skype for Business Server 2019 CU8 Clears Path to SE in 2025 Updated: January 20, 2025 With delivery of the promised Cumulative Update 8, Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to...more On-by-Default Office 365 Features Could Pose Risks Updated: November 11, 2024 Office 365 provides online services in addition to the desktop Office suite. Online services are...more Buying Server Products via Microsoft Customer Agreements Updated: January 9, 2024 (Sections of this report have been superseded by “Transitioning Windows Server Under an EA to...more Teams Rooms Ending Support for Skype for Business Server Updated: September 9, 2023 Teams Rooms on Windows, which provides voice, videoconferencing, and meeting room functionality, will end support...more Skype for Business Server Adds Emergency Mitigation Service Updated: July 24, 2023 Skype for Business Server 2019 Cumulative Update 7 is now available and includes bug fixes...more Time to Walk Away from Some Microsoft Products Updated: June 2, 2023 Microsoft is dropping development, cutting support, and raising prices for many on-premises products. These dead-end...more Skype for Business Server 2019 Adds Modern Control Panel Updated: May 31, 2023 The March 2021 cumulative update for Skype for Business Server 2019 includes general availability of...more Skype for Business Online Will Retire on July 31, 2021 Updated: May 31, 2023 Skype for Business Online is on schedule to retire on July 31, 2021, with extensions...more Skype for Business Admin Center Retiring Dec. 1, 2020 Updated: December 6, 2020 The online Skype for Business admin center is retiring starting Dec. 1, 2020, with equivalent...more Phone System Provides PBX Functionality for Teams Updated: November 2, 2020 Phone System is Microsoft’s hosted equivalent to an on-premises PBX system, providing management and routing...more Next Version of Skype for Business Server Planned for 2021 Updated: October 28, 2020 The next version of Skype for Business Server is planned for 2021 and will require...more On-Premises Diagnostics for Skype for Business Server Updated: August 2, 2020 On-Premises Diagnostics for Skype for Business Server can help diagnose common issues in on-premises and...more Skype for Business Online Changes Affect Clients Updated: July 27, 2020 Changes planned for Skype for Business Online during July 2019 could require immediate customer action....more Skype for Business Online Will Retire in 2021 Updated: July 27, 2020 Skype for Business Online will shut down on July 31, 2021. The service will operate...more Understanding Teams and Skype for Business Coexistence Updated: July 27, 2020 For most organizations, migrating from Skype for Business to Teams will require some period of...more

Podcasts

The Growing Risks of Staying On-Premises

March 14, 2025

· Season - 4 · Episode - 5 · Duration - 22m

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Updated: April 8, 2025 Price Increases for Microsoft On-Premises Servers Take Effect July 1

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Mary Jo Foley

Skype and Teams logos in boxes on a pastel background

Updated: March 3, 2025 Microsoft to drop its Skype communications service in May 2025

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Mary Jo Foley

Updated: July 4, 2023 Where is Skype for Business Server vNext?

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Mary Jo Foley

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