Skype for Business Valuable Features

Chris Biemans - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior ICT Consultant at CGI Inc

It was handy for when you were working from home. 

The solution is stable and scalable. 

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Shilpa Patki - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Peristent Systems

Screen share is one of the features of the solution I like the most. The product also offers good connectivity over voice calls.

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Magdalena Teodorczuk - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior at Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartosciowych S.A.

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the tool provides simple functionalities in areas like video and voice quality, which is enough for me.

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Buyer's Guide
Skype for Business
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Skype for Business. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
CM
System Administrator at Finlays

The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is that it has many other tools that you can be integrated with it. It makes the meetings more interactive.

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Saeid Hajtalebi - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure Systems, Services and Virtualization Specialist at IRISA

The most valuable features of Skype for Business include its persistent chat, Edge Server, Reverse Proxy, front-end server, back-end server, and business calling capabilities, among others.

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AC
Director Of Information Technology at Multitech Soporte Profesional IT

The simplicity of use is the most valuable feature of the solution. For a long time, with Skype for Business, what you see is what you get. So, the solution is just what we expect.

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RJ
Database Manager at Wartsila India Ltd

I really like the meeting feature. It is the feature that is used the most in our case. It is really helpful because it reduces our company's travel expenses.

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Ali Jafari - PeerSpot reviewer
Voip Engineer at APK

The GUI is very user-friendly.

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RR
IT architect at a university with 10,001+ employees

It's a good and stable product that suits my needs because I've been working from home for the past couple of years.  

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GM
Systems Engineer at Advance business consulting

Desktop sharing is a valuable feature. It is easy to demonstrate workflows and procedures while problem-solving and administration of products. I use what's available, and the product does the job I need it to do. Desktop sharing is the most beneficial feature for enhancing team collaboration.

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Ato Abonalla - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I like the seamless integration to local telecommunications. We can call local numbers in different countries, and pretty much call anyone who is within the same system using Skype. If I'm not mistaken, it can also add people to my list (from my personal contacts) that are using Skype. 

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SR
Technology Manager at City of Markham

In terms of what I have found most valuable - with COVID people are now able to virtually collaborate with their staff and have a conference call. We don't need a phone line to make that conference call and we are saving on that. People are able to share their presentations. Also, they can chat using the Skype. It's not a great tool, but it meets our need right now.

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WH
Owner at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

The solution is stable.

There are free versions of the solution available.

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Husam ALBAROUDI - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Adesso Turkey

I'm using Microsoft Teams, and it's very similar to it. However, I don't actually have more advantages from Teams versus Skype for Business. 

Screen sharing, control in the session, and file sharing are easy. 

I like the chat application and the features it offers.

The security seems good. it may even be more secure than Teams. 

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Wafaa Salah - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate professor in accounting at The British University in Egypt

I find Skype for Business a good solution. It works well. The tool can be nice if I'm talking to one of my colleagues, or doing a small session where I don't have to share content, or where I don't have to divide students to groups, or make a group work together.

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MS
Director Of Technology at UNCF

I use the chat feature to communicate with my staff, which is very helpful. I'm in a different area of the building than my support team, so a lot of my communications, rather than me running down to their offices or calling them, can be done with Skype.

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RC
Works at TechnipFMC

The most valuable features include video meetings with clients, scheduling multi-party meetings, and keeping track of meetings with each client.

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FO
IT engineer at JCCM

The solution’s video quality is fine.

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TC
Office Ohrid at AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

Skype for Business has good performance.

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VC
Principal Engineer at Dell EMC

We had a very good experience with Skype for Business. It was a helpful tool, and one of the best tools I've ever worked with. It's just that our organization is now starting to use Microsoft Teams, so people are diverted into that tool slowly and steadily. We can organize meetings and send across files on it, e.g. there are a lot of options you can use on Microsoft Teams. Both Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams have multiple advantages.

One of the best features of Skype for Business is that you can set it up on mobile phones, and you can set it up on laptops. You can connect to the tool from anywhere.

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LC
Procurement Manager at EXCEED IT Services

The product helps me make international calls. 

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SP
Data analyst at bigcat

I think it's a good solution and provides us with a good option for virtual meetings. I've never had any problems.

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MR
CEO at Norahand

The solution is easy to use and includes the ability to text message, video and voice chat, and transfer files. 

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Ankita Mandowara - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Ace Infoway Pvt. Ltd

The most valuable features of the solution are that it is quick and easy to use. It is a good tool for group calls.

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AM
Manager Global Business Development at Trigent Software Ltd

The calling features are the most valuable, especially now as we are working remotely  because of this pandemic. The screen sharing aspect is also a valuable feature. For example, if we need to explain something internally or deliver a presentation internally, being able to share the screen is a huge benefit. We also use Google Meet for that, so it's dual usage for us.

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JO
Principle consultant at Active Data Consulting Services Pty Ltd

The audio and the screenshot sharing is quite strong.

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JP
Production Manager for Nearshore SWaT at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable features are the history tracking which allows us to see who participated and who didn't in the meetings as well as the integration with Outlook.

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AB
Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable feature is how useful it has been for virtual meetings during the pandemic. 

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SW
Product Line Manager at Edgecore

The most valuable feature of Skype for Business is overall it is an okay solution.

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MF
Owner and Senior Technical Architect at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it. If you actually see in Skype For Business that they're online and free, and you just put your question into there, it's a lot faster. The increase in productivity for messaging people is the number one reason for using it.

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Aliyar Balikci - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Senior Administrator at Genpa

It's a good product, we like using it.

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VK
AVP - Cyber Secuirty at Cloud4C Services

There are many valuable aspects of the solution. For collaboration purposes, there are many integration capabilities. 

Making calls and having meetings is easy. 

There are a lot of very fundamental functions on offer.

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RS
Manager, Quality and Process Excellence at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature is stability.

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Balbino - PeerSpot reviewer
Analyst at Leripe Construtora

The use of video conferencing is an excellent tool to avoid the expenses associated with displacements of professionals who need to be in a meeting with other members. With this function, all guests can be in their own offices, homes, or elsewhere. At the time of the call, everyone will be in a virtual room.

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RB
Computer Maintenance Technician at GTP Sistemas S.L at GTP Sistemas S.L

One of the most useful functions has been its use for calls. Although seeming obvious, it should be noted that the quality I would say is excellent, and the plans offered by the product are superb, also, the image represents the product strength of my organization and without a doubt, it is something innovative.

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VK
AVP - Cyber Secuirty at Cloud4C Services

There are many valuable features. For collaboration purposes, there are many motivation integrations.

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SS
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Skype for Business is good for meetings and instant messaging.

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it_user378093 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist Unified Communications at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

RDS, Conferencing, VoIP and IM are the most valuable features.

The Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS): It allows the users to share the desktop during a collaboration session. This feature gained popularity with our users whilst assisting others or working on a document together.

Conferencing: The ability to host conference calls with multiple users and bring in mobile users or other participants on the click of a button proved superior. All the users, now, have conferencing space which is readily available on a moments notice. Scheduled meetings which are tightly integrated with Microsoft Outlook means the users spend less time organizing meetings; where the users needed to call the support team to book boardrooms or book conferencing resources, this is all now integrated with Outlook. Anyone can now do this easily without engaging with support desks or engaging conferencing of the support teams.

VoIP: The ability to call any user without incurring any charges. Since introducing Microsoft Lync, our users can now call other Lync users in other organizations. Our system is equipped with PSTN calling, which has allowed the users to make calls to PSTN from anywhere in the world. It has introduced flexibility in the way we work. We, now, have our users working on the road all the time and they can call/be called on their Skype number anytime-anywhere.

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SD
Automation Systems Developer at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees

The solution connects to meetings pretty well. 

I like the fact that it opens up your video conferencing, and, in many cases, the audio at the same time. 

It's very useful that the solution can save conversations.

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LK
Senior Channel Sales Executive at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

What is most valuable about Skype for Business is that almost everyone knows about it and almost everyone has it. You will be able to reach a large number of people.

It fulfills all requirements.

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PT
CEO at Shivaami Cloud Services Pvt. Ltd.

I find the international dialing is the best feature.

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it_user846273 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Voice and Network Manager

We like the easy provisioning of Skype for Business Conferencing. Also, we like the tools our administrator can use to identify which calls had quality issues and why. This makes troubleshooting our user experience somewhat easier.

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DJ
Global Service Leader - Unified Communications and Collaboration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

IM, Presence, P2P audio video calls, Conferencing.

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AS
Regional Sales Director - India & Middle East at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is pretty straightforward.

The deployment is very fast.

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reviewer1065756 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works

You can do meetings of up to two hundred people in a single conversation. You can share your desktop with all meeting attendees at the same instant.

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NE
Sr. IT Project Manager at a university with self employed

The most valuable feature is the ease of organizing and setting up a meeting.

It is integrated with my Outlook, which is helpful.

The quality of the meetings is very good.

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it_user353589 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Strategic Portfolio Management team at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

File sharing and email invitations for a conference. I can have a meeting with  people at the opposite end of the Earth, sharing documentation; it is quite easy.

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it_user4386 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integration with other MS products such as outlook, OWA, SharePoint Support for various client devices, gateways etc. Support for federation with third party.Lync Client allows users access to presence, instant messaging, voice, audio, video, and Web conferencing View full review »
it_user776832 - PeerSpot reviewer
Unified Messaging Consultant at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
  • IM
  • Audio/video
  • Federation
  • Public telephony
  • RGS 

The public telephony feature reduces hard phone costs and RGS is like a call centre feature.

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Buyer's Guide
Skype for Business
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Skype for Business. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.