To migrate early, select the “Try it” button. Users will receive a banner notification in the Skype for Business client when the upgrade is available.

Starting May 8, Skype for Business users may transition to Microsoft Teams ahead of the university-wide migration. For more information, please visit the Teams migration help article. Microsoft will host several free introductory Teams training sessions in May. Note: UIT will work directly with departments that depend on Skype for Business for voice services and conference rooms to migrate those systems to Microsoft Teams. Please refer to the migration timeline below for more information. Users are encouraged to migrate to Teams as soon as possible. The migration will take place in two phases: an opt-in phase and a mandatory migration. For more information about Microsoft Teams and the migration, please refer to this IT Knowledge Base article.

Microsoft Teams features a number of collaboration tools, including instant messaging, video conferencing, file sharing, and voice calling. The upgrade is part of the effort to modernize the U’s communication technology and better meet the needs of those working, learning, and teaching remotely.Īdditionally, UIT intends to retire Skype for Business, a step necessitated by Microsoft’s plans to end support for the application. Starting, University Information Technology (UIT) will begin to gradually migrate University of Utah student, faculty, staff, and affiliate and University of Utah Health employee accounts from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams.

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