Today, we released Microsoft Teams, an amazing new solution for Office 365 subscribers that makes collaboration easy.
Introducing Microsoft Teams
WHAT IS MICROSOFT TEAMS?
Microsoft Teams is a “digital workspace”. It addresses 4 key areas of need:
- Chat for today’s teams
- Hub for teamwork
- Customization options
- Security teams trust
WHO IS LICENSED FOR MICROSOFT TEAMS?
For Businesses & Enterprises, Microsoft Teams is available for customers with subscriptions for:
- Microsoft Office 365 Business Premium
- Microsoft Office 365 Business Essentials
- Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise E1
- Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise E3
- Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise E5
WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PREVIEW?
Changes since the March 1st release of the Preview are documented in this Microsoft Support article here:
- Release notes for Microsoft Teams
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Release-notes-for-Microsoft-Teams-d7092a6d-c896-424c-b362-a472d5f105de?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1
WHERE DO I FIND OUT MORE?
There’s a number of places to go:
- Microsoft Teams Global Announcement
(Featuring Microsoft CVP Office, Kirk Koenigsbauer – 3/14/17 Live Recording)
https://resources.office.com/ww-landing-lets-talk-the-art-of-teams-online-event.html?LCID=EN-US - Microsoft IT: Getting your team started with Microsoft Teams
(How Microsoft provisions & uses Teams internally) - Microsoft Teams TechCommunity Forums
(See Teams announcements & join the Teams using community discussions)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams/ct-p/MicrosoftTeams - Microsoft Teams Product Page
The product page for Teams is located off of Office.com.
https://products.office.com/en-US/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software - Microsoft Teams UserVoice Feedback
The product group maintains a UserVoice page to take feedback from users of Microsoft Teams.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public - Microsoft Teams on Twitter
Suphatra Rufo, Community Program Manager for Microsoft Teams, runs the UserVoice site and has a Twitter feed that she responds to.
http://www.twitter.com/skprufo - Microsoft Teams Developer Platform
Interested in developing for Teams or building a connector?
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=841838 - Help for Microsoft Teams
Need help for Microsoft Teams for end users? For Administrators?
https://support.office.com/en-us/teams
TRAINING & REFERENCES FOR TEAMS?
Here’s a few references & trainings for Microsoft Teams, that we’ve produced:
- Microsoft Teams Online Training (Customer Immersion Experience)
https://kurtsh.com/2017/01/19/training-microsoft-teams-online-training-jan-25-feb-1-feb-8/ - Admin Guides for your new Microsoft Teams (& other Resources)
https://kurtsh.com/2016/11/04/info-admin-guide-for-your-new-microsoft-teams-other-resources/ - When to use Microsoft Teams (versus other Office 365 collaboration tools)
https://kurtsh.com/2016/11/04/info-when-to-use-microsoft-teams-versus-other-office-365-collaboration-tools/ - Integrating Visual Studio Team Services with Microsoft Teams
https://kurtsh.com/2017/01/27/info-integrating-visual-studio-team-services-with-microsoft-teams/
Read the announcement here:
- ANNOUNCEMENT: Microsoft Teams rolls out to Office 365 customers worldwide
https://blogs.office.com/2017/03/14/microsoft-teams-rolls-out-to-office-365-customers-worldwide/
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