Microsoft Teams has forever changed how organizations collaborate. The platform allows organizations to share and store documents, chat, conference, and much more. Many organizations are using this tool for the basis of communications. There are a few important things to consider before a full Teams implementation.
Features MS Teams Voice Lacks
Why is this complicated? Well, the odds are very good that you use your phone system for a variety of needs beyond simple phone calls. Features such as paging, intercom systems, faxing, contact center, and texting are just examples of features that have been added to the phone system over the past 20 years.
Microsoft has made the strategic decision to eschew advanced functionality and provide basic phone system functionality in its Teams platform and do so with a premium price and a sub-standard SLA. In making this decision, they have chosen to allow 3rd party UC/phone/contact center providers to create solutions that bridge the gap between what Teams can provide and what most companies need.
Almost overnight, Microsoft created a competition among dozens of traditional UC and phone powerhouses. Spurring this competition along rapidly is the skyrocketing adoption of Teams due to the work from home explosion caused by covid 19.
So where does this leave you? If your organization is using Microsoft Teams for communication, how do you pick a voice, conferencing, and contact center solution that perfectly integrates with Teams? Prepare yourself for unending number of technology solutions from phone/UC vendors whose platforms, architecture, pricing models, maturity, and feature set vary greatly. This is why you need C3 Technology Advisors.
