Our primary use case of Teams is for meetings, but we also use it for document management and chatting, things like that.
Chief Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Excellent integration features, particularly document sharing
Pros and Cons
- "The integration, ability to share documents is very good."
- "Inability to call into meetings."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I would consider document management a valuable feature. It's really the integration, being able to create groups to share documents that I think is the best. In other words, I can set up a meeting and associate documents to that meeting and everybody can see it.
What needs improvement?
I think the solution would be improved by giving people the ability to call into meetings. I don't think we have that ability yet.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for nine months. We're partners with Microsoft and I'm the chief architect in our company.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a solid and stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of this solution is good. We have almost 140,000 users in this company and Teams is used extensively.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend spending the time to learn the product, there is a learning curve.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
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CEO at Zington
Good integration of all features; video conferencing could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "Integration with document management capabilities and video conferencing."
- "Lacking in more complex hierarchies for files and teams."
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use Microsoft Teams for our project teams, and of course also for remote virtual meetings. We mainly use it internally but also for external communication when we have remote meetings. We're customers and I'm the CEO of our company.
What is most valuable?
The feature I find to be the most valuable is the integration with document management capabilities and video conferencing, screen sharing, etc. It's a powerful tool for when you need to work in teams and to communicate with storing files and meetings. I like Teams very much.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see some improvement in the file hierarchy and team hierarchy. Right now it's not as powerful as when using SharePoint for files. They could develop more complex hierarchies for files and teams. I think there could also be improvement at the authorization level, who can see what and things like that. It's not that easy to work with.
I think the idea of authorization could be included as an additional feature. In addition the video conferencing is not as good as Zoom, which is a more powerful solution. Zoom provides the ability to see many people on the same screen and to break out into different virtual rooms. Those are a couple of features that Teams could implement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for two and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is an extremely stable solution. I think I restarted only a couple of times over the past two and a half years. And in the last couple of months, of course, we've been using it all day and it's very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution scales automatically for our needs. We add users and it scales accordingly.
How are customer service and technical support?
We've never had to contact technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is extremely straightforward. It's all Office 365 right so it's quite simple. We have two people in our company of 400 that can assist if we need anything. They deal with anything Microsoft related but they do other things as well, it's not a full-time job.
What other advice do I have?
Potential users of the solution should be aware that it's very good at what it does as long as you don't try to stretch the usage to something that it isn't meant to do. It's mainly for internal communication and internal projects. It's not Slack and it's not Microsoft Yammer which is for larger organizations. This is really for small teams of up to 30 people. After that, it becomes clumsy and a bit rigid.
I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Helped us work from home by providing collaboration, meetings, and video calls
Pros and Cons
- "It has allowed for collaboration during the COVID-19 situation (work from home)."
- "Whiteboard should be standard rather than an app."
What is our primary use case?
- Collaboration
- Meetings
- Voice, video calls, and chats
How has it helped my organization?
It has allowed for collaboration during the COVID-19 situation (work from home).
What is most valuable?
- Calling
- Setting up teams
- Meetings
- File transfer
What needs improvement?
Whiteboard should be standard rather than an app.
For how long have I used the solution?
Six months.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Sharepoint Application Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good document management, easily scalable and very stable
Pros and Cons
- "The conversation capabilities and document management are the solution's most valuable features."
- "The solution should offer a way for people to virtually raise their hands in a meeting so that everyone can speak. There's a user voice for this already, but it would help if there was some sort of visual cue as well."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for projects in our company.
What is most valuable?
The conversation capabilities and document management are the solution's most valuable features.
What needs improvement?
The solution could use better calling functionality.
The solution should offer a way for people to virtually raise their hands in a meeting so that everyone can speak. There's a user voice for this already, but it would help if there was some sort of visual cue as well.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. We haven't had any serious technical problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is quite scalable; you can easily add other programs to it.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've never contacted technical support; I'm not even sure if it exists.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have some experience on SharePoint, and all the products of the Office 365 lineup. Microsoft Teams combines most of the Office 365 products in one very convenient product. And you can combine every Office 365 app in Teams.
How was the initial setup?
At the time, the initial setup was not really easy, but now it's pretty good. Deployment takes a while. For us, it's ongoing. It's a HI project that's continuous. You don't need anyone for maintenance because it's a cloud product. In terms of the adoption, all of the users assisted with deployment, and we have about 10 users.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the implementation by ourselves with the team user adoption.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is only available as a cloud deployment model; there's no on-premises version.
I use Teams every day for my daily workflow. My company is also rolling out some training on Teams. It's heavily used in our organization.
I'd advise others considering implementation to contact experts. They'll be able to show what you can do with Teams and you'll be able to develop new workflows. It offers a great way to collaborate together.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Business Analyst at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
Helpful instant messaging capability, but the interface needs to be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature for us was instant messaging."
- "I didn't know that Teams is part of Office 365, so I think that it should be better advertised with its features and capabilities."
What is our primary use case?
Our company is small, with only six people. I work out of my home, and one of my colleagues does as well. The two of us used this solution for instant messaging and bits and pieces like that. We didn't actually use the full service because we're not a big company. We don't have an instant messaging infrastructure, so we use Teams instead. My other colleagues did not use it because they are mobile and do not sit at a desk during the day.
We stopped using it because my coworker is on maternity leave and will be off for another year. However, when she returns, we will probably go back to using Teams.
How has it helped my organization?
Microsoft Teams gave our small group the ability to chat via instant messenger.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature for us was instant messaging. I did like the fact that you could start various teams so that if you wanted to instant message certain individuals, you could have the group chats going on in the background. But again, we were such a small company, we didn't actually use it. I think if it was a large company, fantastic because you've got large multiple groups feeding in. For a small company, no.
I liked the idea of being able to share, but we used Dropbox, so we found that we didn't need to share documents. It would have provided another layer, but our team is not large enough to warrant a group of individuals, multiple locations, all feeding into one document at different times. We didn't actually have a need for that.
What needs improvement?
I didn't know that Teams is part of Office 365, so I think that it should be better advertised with its features and capabilities. It would be helpful for it to be more visible and what the benefits of it are. Documentation on its capabilities and guidelines on its use would also be helpful.
This solution would be improved with more functionality built into the interface. If you compare Teams to Lync, Lync is just a little box in the corner and it pops up and alerts you if someone is trying to contact you. With teams, you have to physically go in and look to see what is going on. The interface could be improved so that we don't have to manually check for things such as who is online.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used Microsoft Teams for about four months, but I no longer use it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There were only two of us in the company who were using this solution. As such, we never need to scale it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
In this company, we did not use another solution prior to Teams. This was a quick and easy solution for instant messaging that was part of Office 365.
In my previous company, which was larger, there was an instant messenger called Lync that we used constantly.
How was the initial setup?
Once I knew to look for it, I searched for it and started it. The deployment took a couple of seconds.
What about the implementation team?
I set it up on my own.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
As an instant messenger, Teams is not as good as Lync. However, it was built into Office 365 so we used it. We were only using it as an instant messenger, essentially trying to fill a hole rather than use it to its full capacity,
What other advice do I have?
My advice for anybody researching this solution is to look on YouTube to get an idea of what it can do, and use it to its fullest capacity. That is what I did because it wasn't really clear what we could do with the product or how I could use it.
I would rate this solution a five out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
It is easy to install and the support is very good
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
- "I would like to see Outlook options added to this solution."
What is most valuable?
What I like most about Microsoft Teams, is that we can pin applications on the top of the group. So I don't need to go to the browser to search for something or I don't need to go to an application on my desktop if I use cloud applications.
What needs improvement?
We have had some problems uploading documents because of the GDPR status. So we must disable it to upload documents in Teams easily from users. If Microsoft Teams could do that, it would be great. There's a third part solution for this, but it can be too expensive for customers. So I would like to see an admin center added to this solution, so that I can block to upload the document for some users or for some groups.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Teams for two years now.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable - we have more than 500 users at this stage.
How are customer service and technical support?
I don't use support from Microsoft Teams, but I bought Microsoft Solution from my other Microsoft Support Team and I like the support Microsoft gives. It is very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was really straightforward and easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would like to see Outlook options added to this solution. But I recently saw some of the updates, and it seems that there is a way to get Outlook emails on Microsoft Teams. But I haven't experienced it yet. But more Outlook options would be nice. On a scale from one to ten, I will rate this solution an eight.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner.
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Easily scalable, good Skype features and excellent stability
Pros and Cons
- "There is a new Skype feature in Teams that is excellent."
- "The mobile application needs improvement. There are a lot of features on the web and desktop versions that aren't implemented yet on mobile."
What is our primary use case?
We are training an education company, so we primarily use the solution for this. We use it as a business communication tool among team members.
What is most valuable?
In terms of administrating through Office 365, I like the administration panel. The configuration is easy and powerful. Its integration within Microsoft is very good.
There is a new Skype feature in Teams that is excellent.
What needs improvement?
The mobile application needs improvement. There are a lot of features on the web and desktop versions that aren't implemented yet on mobile.
It would be nice if more education features were added in future releases.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for about a year or so.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable; we haven't had any issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very easy to scale.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have never contacted technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Microsoft's Yammer, but we've since switched to Teams.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. We simply enabled it and downloaded the software, then sent the link to everyone, so deployment was very quick. Since we have 6,000 people in the company, we deploy it in batches to teams. The deployment isn't finished quite yet.
What about the implementation team?
We are handling the implementation ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We use the solution for free since we are an education company. If we need to deploy the solution to our conference rooms we would need to pay, but we don't need to do that right now.
What other advice do I have?
We use the mobile, desktop and web versions of the solution and we use the cloud deployment model. We're partners with Microsoft.
In terms of advice, I'd recommend others carefully plan the project before implementing the solution. Figure out how you can test it and make other people comfortable with using the product before they receive it. Microsoft actually provides very good guides that can help.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner.
AVP at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good group chat capabilities, and no problems with stability
Pros and Cons
- "The group chat is very good."
- "In the next release, I would like to have the interface modernized and brought more up to date."
What is most valuable?
The features in this solution are better than Skype for Business.
The group chat is very good.
What needs improvement?
In the next release, I would like to have the interface modernized and brought more up to date.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for a few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability and adding licenses is a straightforward process. We have had no issues at all.
We have a hundred or more people using this solution. They are all end-users.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have an enterprise agreement with premium support for this solution. We haven't had an issue but we're covered in case we do. I would not be able to judge the quality of support for a normal user.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using Skype for Business, but Microsoft has stopped supporting it. In 2020, they will only provide new features for Teams, and not Skype for Business, which is why we switched.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
The helpdesk configured this solution for the users.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are satisfied with the price of this solution. We have an enterprise agreement.
What other advice do I have?
This is a solution that I recommend. Neither myself nor the end-users have had issues since we began using this solution.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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