One question raised on Twitter was whether the removal of Skype for Business Online removed the UCaaS element to Microsoft’s offering. The timing of the Skype for Business Online retirement announcement was only a week after Gartner named Microsoft as a leader. Tom went on to suggest that the MVP community is in favor of Microsoft’s decision: “Microsoft Teams use is growing massively and Microsoft is putting all its efforts into their cloud-native UC and Collab proposition, which makes sense.” ![]() “ The MVP community is, by definition, on the pulse of what Microsoft is doing, so the end of life of Skype for Business Online in favour of Microsoft Teams was unsurprising. ![]() I asked Tom Arbuthnot for his take on the feeling in the Microsoft MVP community. He also said, “Managers should have known this was coming as Microsoft has been clear about its progression path from Skype for Business to Teams generally.” What has been the immediate reaction to Skype for Business retirement in the MVP community? “Admins should already be working on their migration strategies.” Patrick was to the point, rather than fluffy and dancing around Microsoft’s communications. “The Skype for Business retirement date doesn’t change anything at all for Skype for Business Online customers. ![]() I asked Patrick how the Skype for Business retirement announcement would change IT Manager’s day to day lives.
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