Microsoft Teams

Extracted Attributes

• Part of

  Microsoft 365 suite

• Developer

  Microsoft

• Key Features

  Workspace chat, video conferencing, file storage, application integration

• Platform Type

  Business communication and collaboration platform

• Security Compliance Standards

  ISO 27001, HIPPA, SOC 2

• Teams Essentials Cloud Storage

  10 GB per user

• Microsoft 365 Family Cloud Storage

  6 TB (1 TB per person)

• Monthly Active Users (January 2023)

  280 million

• Teams Essentials Max Meeting Duration

  30 hours

• Teams Essentials Max Meeting Participants

  300

Timeline

• Inception/Launch of Microsoft Teams. (Source: Wikidata)

  2016-11-01

• Experienced significant growth due to organizations shifting to remote work and virtual meetings. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  During COVID-19 pandemic

• Reported approximately 270 million monthly users. (Source: DBPedia)

  2022

• Reported approximately 280 million monthly active users. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-01

• EU charged Microsoft with antitrust violations over bundling Microsoft Teams for free within the Microsoft Office suite, following a complaint from Salesforce. (Source: Summary, Related Documents)

  Ongoing

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a team collaboration platform developed by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft 365 suite. It offers features such as workspace chat, video conferencing, file storage, and integration with both Microsoft and third-party applications and services. Teams gradually replaced earlier Microsoft messaging and collaboration platforms, including Skype for Business, Skype, and Microsoft Classroom. The platform saw significant growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside competitors such as Zoom, Slack, and Google Meet, as organizations shifted to remote work and virtual meetings. As of January 2023, Microsoft reported approximately 280 million monthly active users.

Web Search Results

• Best Microsoft Teams Features: 55 We Use in 2024

  Since Microsoft Teams emerged in 2017, it has been gaining unprecedented popularity. Built to replace Skype for Business, Teams offers everything teams need. Employees get one-on-one conversations, group messaging, video meetings, and audio calls. Teams is a valuable part of the Microsoft 365 environment. The service integrates with Outlook, Word, SharePoint, and other Microsoft apps. If you’re already using Microsoft productivity tools, Teams is a natural fit. [...] Whether you’re trying to keep your remote workers involved with what’s happening in your office, or you need to sync different departments, Teams can help. The most obvious features for collaboration offered by Microsoft Teams include things like real-time messaging, video conferencing, and audio calls. We’ve highlighted some Microsoft Teams features that are less obvious. ## 39 – Inline message translation Not everyone feels comfortable working in English. [...] ## Microsoft Teams features for team productivity Teams is designed to boost productivity by improving the flow of information in your business. Making sure different groups throughout your business can communicate can improve productivity. In a Salesforce blog, Nick Stein wrote that 86% of employees cite a lack of collaboration for workplace failures. Let’s start with the Microsoft Teams features that drive results for your entire team. ## 26 – Teams Connect

• 15 Advanced Microsoft Teams Features You May Not Know

  Teams allows you to invite external users like customers, vendors, or suppliers to join channels and chats, giving them the ability to securely collaborate with you in real time instead of over email. Anyone with an email account (business or personal) can be invited to your organization and admins can control what features these guests have access to. All Office 365 programs, including Teams, meet a variety of security compliance standards, like ISO 27001, HIPPA, and SOC 2, so you can rest [...] As you can see, Microsoft Teams is a powerful platform that is built for more than just the basics. By leveraging these advanced features, you can transform the way your team operates, making your meetings more engaging, your processes more efficient, and your communication more effective. Let our team of experts help you and your team unlock the potential this tool has to transform your work. Contact us today to get started! ## Advanced Microsoft Teams Features FAQ [...] Teams support global collaboration through features like Multi-Language Meeting Support, which provides real-time translations and transcripts, allowing participants to follow along in their preferred language. Additionally, Teams Shared Channels facilitate seamless collaboration with external partners, making cross-organizational communication more integrated.

• Compare Microsoft Teams for Business Pricing

  Teams Essentials is designed for a small business in need of an affordable, professional, easy-to-use meeting solution with video and audio calling. Meet all day up to 30 hours, host up to 300 participants, and get 10 GB of cloud storage with Teams Essentials.To get the full Microsoft 365 experience, with access to apps like Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as an email domain and Exchange calendar integration, try Microsoft 365 Business Standard.Learn more about choosing the right [...] Microsoft Teams: Bring everyone together in one place to meet, chat, call, and collaborate. Learn more ### Microsoft 365 Business Basic Lightweight web and mobile apps to kickstart your business $7.20 user/month (Monthly subscription—auto renews)1 Price does not include tax. Buy now Try for free See trial terms2 Lightweight web and mobile apps to kickstart your business (Monthly subscription—auto renews)1 Price does not include tax. Buy now Try for free See trial terms2 [...] This is the Trace Id: 74a4937fef027a2e9b27fd3f4ce88f01 Microsoft Teams # Find the right Microsoft Teams for your business # Find the right Microsoft Teams for your business Business Home Enterprise Yearly Save up to 16% Most popular ### Microsoft Teams Essentials Affordable, professional meeting solution for business user/month, paid yearly (Annual subscription—auto renews)1 Price does not include tax. Buy now Affordable, professional meeting solution for business

• All Microsoft Teams Product Plans

  Enterprise Small business Home Education Frontline ### Teams for enterprise A professional meeting solution designed to help enterprises communicate: Unlimited group meetings for up to 30 hours 10 GB of OneDrive cloud storage per user Anytime phone and web support Unlimited chat with coworkers and customers File sharing, tasks, and polling Data encryption for meetings, chat, calls, and files Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an add-on1. Learn more [...] Teams accounts for up to six people, Microsoft 365 apps, and advanced security Schedule group audio or video calls for up to 30 hours. Get the full desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Enjoy 6 TB of cloud storage (1 TB per person). Learn more ### Teams for education Stay organized and connected to all your students. Easily create lessons using templates and personalize learning for each student with insights for educators. Learn more [...] This is the Trace Id: 39ce0af4eb7084947ba86e1b211c1873 Skip to main content) Microsoft Teams # Get ready for the future of work with Microsoft Teams Transform the way you work with next-generation AI capabilities and bring together your physical and digital worlds. Get started ## Make collaboration easier and smarter Stay focused, work together, and achieve more with one platform for all your communication needs. ### Start with Teams basics

• Microsoft Teams service description

  - Microsoft Tech Community.

• Instance Of

  Q474157

• Inception Date

  11/1/2016

Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams primarily competes with the similar service Slack, offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration. Teams is replacing other Microsoft-operated business messaging and collaboration platforms, including Skype for Business and Microsoft Classroom. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Teams, and other software such as Zoom and Google Meet, gained much interest as many meetings moved to a virtual environment. As of 2022, it has about 270 million monthly users.