The dates are subject to change but, based upon information released by Microsoft, this guide tells you when you can reasonably expect some of the more important Skype for Business features to reach Teams… Messaging featuresĪ number of messaging features are already present in Teams, including Persistent 1:1 and Group Conversations and Team + Channels for Teams Productivity.Īll messaging additions are expected to be complete by the end of Q1 next year. Some Skype for Business features are already available in Teams while others are due to be introduced over the rest of this year and 2018. For the time being both products will run in parallel but more and more capabilities will be brought into Teams until, as the Borg once said in Star Trek, assimilation is complete. At September’s Ignite event in Florida, Microsoft announced that Skype for Business and Skype were to be gradually phased out and absorbed into Microsoft Teams.
