Microsoft Teams

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

A lot of people already have Office 365 which includes Teams. If you are paying for another web conference solution, that does not make sense. Teams chat is fantastic for keeping in contact with your staff and or teams. Create Channels of different content, easily share files, great video conferencing, ease of use for the end-user. Microsoft is constantly adding new features and making the product even more useful. Teams has been very dependable as well with maybe only a handful of "Microsoft issues" over the last 14 months.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The video conference portion. It has been easy to stay in touch with others during this whole WFH during the pandemic. We have completely changed our WFH policy because of Teams and how well it has worked for us. Being able to just quickly video conference someone is almost easier than when in the office. We have actually seen more people over video than we have when we were in the office.

What do you dislike most about this product?

All though the product is pretty easy to roll out and use "out of the box" there are a ton of security controls and configurations you can set up on the back end. If you are in an industry with compliance such as HIPAA or PCI you need to have a consultant or someone who knows the office 365 security set up really well so you don't accidentally have controls enabled that could hurt your company.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a no-brainer if you are using Office 365 already. There is absolutely no reason to pay for another conference solution or chat if you have Teams. It is fairly easy to roll out and just use out of the box. There is plenty of free training on the Microsoft site with videos to get started as well.

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

-Provides additional privacy and security measures -Screen sharing execution is above the performance of other software, no lags or freezes -Better sound quality -Integrated with Microsoft suite

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

-Keyboard shortcuts -View each other's calendars, so you can schedule meetings and find a space within everyone's schedule so they can attend and collaborate. -Chats and group calls are easy to create and make. -Ideal for internal and external communication -Project tracking -Access to other programs -Functional and convenient integrations -Editing and creation of documents and files -Virtual backgrounds for meetings -Stable and clear audio

What do you dislike most about this product?

Synchronizing my teams shared folder with my local folder presents inconveniences, however it's not something I can't fix, but it should be smoother.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Microsoft Teams is a platform with everything you need to work virtually in an efficient way, if you are looking for unification through a more interactive and cooperative communication between colleagues, this software meets the characteristics.

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

It is stable and most reliable product available in the market. It is cross supported and has third party integrations. It works perfectly fine with outlook apps.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is cross device supported. It is reliable and stable in terms of audio quality. It has stickers, GIFS and animated emojis which chatting more lively and interactive. It runs smoothly even on web version.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is no HD video support for calling. Mobile application is not well optimised for ios devices. Cant share large files.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is the best tool for internal communication with plethora of features. Go for it without any second doubt.