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"The most valuable features of this solution are its flexibility, scalability and most of all the stability."

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"The most valuable feature is stability.""We really like the screen sharing tool. The user experience is smooth, and user-friendly.""Desktop sharing is a valuable feature.""The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is overall it is an okay solution.""I rate the solution's stability a nine on a scale where one is not stable and ten is very stable...I rate the solution's initial setup a nine on a scale where one is difficult, and ten is easy.""The calling features are most valuable, especially now as we are working remotely.""I use the chat feature to communicate with my staff, which is very helpful.""The product's initial setup phase is very easy."

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"This solution needs to be made more cloud-centric."

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"Make it user friendly.""The tool needs to have a dynamic file updating feature, so people you share a file with could update the file dynamically, all at once, all at the same time.""There might be some invitation issues with Skype for Business.""We have had trouble with scalability when trying to host large meetings.""Skype for Business is good for the PCs with higher bandwidth, but an improvement is required for low bandwidth usage.""I would like to see an updated user interface and layout even though no functionality is missing.""Sometimes the connection crashes, which is understandable if you are traveling. But, it would be nice if this could be stabilized somehow.""This service could be improved by adding some missing features. It lacks integration with Teams, which is a feature I would like to see in the next release."

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  • "We have been able to save money by moving our conferencing solution to Skype for Business Conferencing."
  • "We negotiated a fair price with Microsoft. It is definitely worthwhile to negotiate with them for the best price for your solution."
  • "The pricing is really good. It is quite affordable because it came with our Office 365. It is on a per-user license, which is nice. I quite like that they have made it very granular with all of their licensing."
  • "It may be considered costly for certain markets, such as in India."
  • "It may be slightly costly, but the features are awesome."
  • "To realize value from the purchase of Skype Business, you need to take advantage of all the important functions of the program."
  • "The cost of Skype for Business is incorporated into our Office 365 licenses."
  • "We purchased an open license."
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    In IVR Systems
    4th
    out of 63 in Virtual Meetings
    Views
    2,776
    Comparisons
    1,020
    Reviews
    20
    Average Words per Review
    326
    Rating
    7.8
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    Also Known As
    Skype for Business Plan 1, Skype for Business Plan 2, Lync Server
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    Overview
    Avaya Aura is our core communications platform delivering company-wide, people-centric collaboration and supporting full unified communications and contact center solutions for midsize to large enterprises.
    Skype for Business offers features including presence, IM, voice and video calls, online meetings, conferencing, and telephony solutions that support enterprise-level collaboration requirements. Skype for Business Record meetings, share your screen, and annotate PowerPoint for real-time collaboration with up to 250 people and use whiteboard, polls, Q&A, and built-in IM during your business meetings to make them more productive. Skype for Business provides new client experience, Skype for Business Server provides several new features to improve manageability of on-premises servers and hybrid solutions. Skype for Business also supports the Lync client experience so that you can choose a phased upgrade approach to the new client experience for users. Skype for Business is also an integral part of Microsoft Office 365, providing PSTN Conferencing, Cloud PBX, PSTN Calling, and Skype Meeting Broadcast capabilities to Office 365 users.
    Sample Customers
    San Jose Earthquakes, Landmark Bank, InterContinental Davos, Tata Technologies, Sun Life Financial, SR Technics, Gepin Contact, Hampshire County Council, Niagara College, BC Hydro
    EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services,LA Fitness, MedcoEnergi International, Tampa General Hospital, and HopewellHoldings Limited.
    Top Industries
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    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    University8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization87%
    Computer Software Company2%
    Government2%
    Financial Services Firm2%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business4%
    Midsize Enterprise89%
    Large Enterprise8%

    Avaya Aura [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in IVR Systems while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. Avaya Aura [EOL] is rated 10.0, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Avaya Aura [EOL] writes "Can enable any organization to become agile and dynamic in unified communications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". Avaya Aura [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Meeting Server.

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