SKYPE FOR BUSINESS END OF LIFE SOFTWARE
If you have hardware devices which are Skype for Business certified devices such as desk phones, conferencing systems or meeting rooms, how will these work in a post-Skype world? Are you going to need to replace any of your hardware devices or can they be upgraded to a version of the software that supports Microsoft Teams? Testing a move to Microsoft Teamsįortunately, it’s really easy for you to test what may be impacted or to try out the Microsoft Teams experience before it hits all your users.
The other way you could be affected is through PSTN telephony. You can either go to Skype for Business Online as an interim hop before moving all the way to Microsoft Teams or you can skip the Skype for Business Online step and go direct to Microsoft Teams.Īfter the end of life date for Skype for Business Online you will no longer be able to move users to Skype for Business Online in the interim and users will automatically be moved direct to Microsoft Teams. Where you will be impacted is if you decide to move to the cloud in the future.Īt present, the migration process from Skype for Business Server to online has two paths. Your on-premsies servers will continue to work as they are. We’re using Skype for Business Server on-premises If you’ve started the migration process from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams such as setting up your co-existence mode to start using some of the Teams functionality such as moving your Meetings and Collaboration to Teams, great, you’re partway there but there’s still going to be a cutover which will affect you. We’re partway through moving to Microsoft Teams If you don’t move to Teams Only mode prior to the deadline date, you’re going to be forced across which isn’t going to give you the control or ability to pick and choose how and when it happens. Moving from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams doesn’t need to be a painful ordeal if it’s planned, coordinated, and communicated correctly. If you are using Skype for Business Online today then you either need to transition to Teams Only at your own pace before the deadline date. We’re exclusively using Skype for Business Online today
If you are using Skype for Business Server on-premises and are planning to migrate to the online services, you could be affected. If you’re using Microsoft 365 services for your cloud productivity and you haven’t yet fully transitioned to Microsoft Teams, then you likely will be impacted. What is affected by the Skype for Business Online End of Life announcement? Skype for Business server 2019 mainstream support runs until January 2024 and extended support until October 2025. Skype for Business Server 2015 mainstream support ended in October 2020 and extended support is available until October 2025. Skype for Business Server on-premises deployments are still supported and will be for some time to come if you aren’t using cloud products like Skype for Business Online or Microsoft Teams. Clarifying the Skype for Business Server support policy In this article, we’ll cover in summary what’s changing, the broad impact, and what you need to consider along the way.
If you are using Skype for Business Online then you will be impacted by the changes unless you move to Microsoft Teams before the end of life date. Let’s set one thing straight from the offset and that is that Skype for Business Server on-premises is not affected by this milestone and we’ll go on to clarify that point here. Skype for Business Online has been with us for many years but it’s time for the Skype for Business Online End of Life.
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