Your employees want to be able to communicate and collaborate at work in a way that is simple, flexible and effective. Microsoft Teams provides employees with the right tools to collaborate extensively from remote locations, from multiple devices, and without the risk of information silos or missed communications.

Microsoft Teams is especially useful for remote collaboration because it keeps dispersed teams of workers connected and communicating. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled organizations worldwide to use Microsoft Teams extensively -- as well as other collaboration software -- as a communications platform for remote work.

Microsoft Teams is a collaborative workspace within Microsoft 365/Office 365 that acts as a central hub for workplace conversations, collaborative teamwork, video chats and document sharing, all designed to aid worker productivity in a unified suite of tools.

Meetings in Teams make that experience so much easier. As soon as you create the meeting, you can start chatting with the participants about the agenda, share the files that you need them to review and keep track of the meeting notes and to-dos.

You can download a mobile app and have meetings, chat as well as make posts on the channel through your phone. Your team will no longer need to use third-party messaging apps since having conversations in Teams is as easy as sending a message in WhatsApp.

With Teams, every file you send is securely stored in its original Chat, Team or Channel via SharePoint or OneNote's smooth integrations. You can even "pin" important files for quick access (hint: HUGE time-saver).

Amidst a great upheaval, Microsoft Teams has earned its reputation as the gold standard of collaboration tools an indispensable part of every modern workplace’s arsenal. A big challenge for many organizations is keeping everyone in the loop and making everyone feel that they know what is going on. With Teams, this becomes so much easier. No longer do you have to worry about who to put on cc in an email or who to invite to a meeting.

Microsoft Teams Features

• A chat-based workspace that’s customisable to your team.
• Built-in access to SharePoint, OneNote, OneDrive for business and other office 365 apps.
• An Ongoing stream of a team, small group, and one on one conversations.
• Create, edit, and share files directly in the app.
• Schedule and join meetings and video conferencing.
• Accessible via a desktop, web browser or mobile device.

Well-established features of Microsoft Teams now include recordings of meetings being uploaded to the Azure cloud, alongside timestamped transcriptions, with automatic translation of chat messages and of automated captions.

Since its new rollout in March of 2017, the adoption of Microsoft Teams has grown from 50,000 organizations to 200,000 organizations. businesses should use Microsoft Teams because it is extremely user-friendly and can facilitate a work environment between remote users or within a large business. Projects, productions, and other business elements can benefit from Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams operates on Android, iOS, macOS and Windows systems and devices. It also works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge web browsers. Firefox and Safari, however, don't fully support some of the Teams calling and meeting features.

IT&T is proud to say that we can provide Microsoft Teams to your business. If you’re looking for a way to collaborate with your team, IT&T has the ability to help you.