Matt’s MSIgnite 2017 Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams Notes

Here is where I’ll be keeping my notes about important announcements around Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams. You can always browse to http://bit.ly/mattignite17 for this article.

Will try to answer your burning questions about Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams

• What New with Teams and Skype for Business?
• What’s Microsoft’s story about Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams?
• What Do I say about Skype for Business & Microsoft Teams?
• What’s up with “Microsoft Phone System”?
• etc.

Some Skype4B/Teams Resources:

• Satya Vision Keynote Monday, Sept 25 9M EST LiveStream https://ignite.microsoft.com
  #GS10 - Microsoft 365: Transform your communications with Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Sept 25, 2017 at 2:15pm EST LiveStream: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Ignite-Content-2017/Microsoft-365-Transform-your-communications-with-Microsoft-Teams/m-p/106055
• SfB Broadcast: Skype for Business & the Vision for Unified Communications https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2pTWYmhtE 
  
• Praveen Maloo’s What’s Happening Around Teams & SfB at Ignite

Notable Microsoft Announcements/News

• Monday – 25th
• Microsoft Teams Will Evolve as the primary client … in Office 365 and replace Skype for Business Over Time” Click Here
• Microsoft Teams Gets PSTN Calling Click Here
• “Microsoft Teams Meeting Recording & Transcription in Preview for release soon…” – Session GS10 Click Here
• UC Vision Keynote GS10 Indicates vNext Features (Join me in session BRK2035 Tues for more)
• Refreshed Mainstream Support
• Quality, Security & Performance Fixes
• Refreshed Skype for Business Client
• IT Pro & Voice centric release
• Cloud Connected Analytics & Voice Apps
• Improved Teams Interop
• Tuesday – 26th
• Microsoft will Deliver Skype for Business Server 2019. Here are the Features click here
• Graph API Will Do Call Control & Media Eventually BRK2197 click here
• Same Platform Used to Build CQ & AA Coming to Microsoft Teams Eventually. BRK2197 click here
• Wednesday – 27th
• Call Queues & Auto Attendants New Features Summary click here
• Renaming Cloud PBX to Phone System & Other name changes click here
• My Microsoft Tech Community Article on New Features in Skype for Business Server 2019 click here
• Microsoft Teams Doesn’t Use SIP click here
• Thursday - 28th
• Friday – 29th

Interesting Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Vendor Announcements

• Embrava / Byrne Power & Data Busy Light in Outlet Click Here
• Sonus Cloudlink for Microsoft Teams Announced Click Here
• Polycom VoxBox USB/BT Speakerphone Video First Sighting Click Here
• Audiocodes 445HD IP Phone Color Screen, LCD Button Click Here
• Lenovo Introduces Skype Room System Video First Sighting Click Here
• Polycom Indicates Hardware To Work With Microsoft Teams
• Landis Technologies Introduces Attendant Console for Microsoft Teams Click Here

What I will be doing at Ignite 2017!

• Doing a Discussion in BRK3370 on: What Microsoft Teams Means for Skype for Business Partners & Customers” – Sign up here.
• Official MVP Blogger on several sessions: (see articles here)
• Skype for Business vNext,
• Call Queues & Auto Attendants
• Microsoft Teams Adoption
• Landis Technologies is Showing Attendant Pro at booth #1456
• Complete article on what we’ll be doing here.
• Meetings & Live Podcast Sessions
  
• Seeing what’s new!