[Plantsci] FW: Skype for business Discontinuation Reminder

Tue Jan 19 11:49:19 MST 2021

Please Transition Off Skype by January 31, 2021

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Dear Campus Skype Users,

This is a reminder that Microsoft is planning to discontinue Skype for Business in 2021. As a follow-up to the email distributed on December 17, 2020, we are requesting all members of the campus community who currently use Skype transition off by January 31, 2021.

Microsoft Teams, an Office 365 application that includes chat (IM) and many additional features, is replacing Skype for Business.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

You should begin using Microsoft Teams; you do not need to be a member of a Team to use the chat feature, calendar, or audio/video meetings.

  *   To use it on the web, click on the Teams tile in Office 365 (https://www.office.com<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=baf316119214706223050e261ce87343a89eb52a4d85602e5983bf7fdb8a8e897c18e72d069fa00a91fc3dcc642246452f9dca6ae8bf234c>) or go directly to https://teams.office.com<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=baf3161192147062558589d583d30e3151fdff6a0bcd5dfa2a2aeaafee26e6806bb48004a101adfdbac7c8560b061564e4830382dfb8b20c>
  *   If you downloaded the Microsoft suite recently, Teams is already installed on your computer.
  *   If Teams is not in your applications, you can download it directly from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=baf316119214706253e27fa74743281ee19d023b74599cf44310ade19636fcea501544cbe772b2000232e458adcb9aa8d25db41ac44c822f>

WHAT CAN TEAMS BE USED FOR?

  *   Start individual text chats or group conversations, similar to Skype for Business
  *   Launch audio and/or video meetings, similar to Zoom
  *   Store Team-based shared files, similar to Box and Google Drive
  *   Link other resources to your conversations such as Word documents, Excel sheets or Powerpoints, all in one Teams application

MORE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

Please begin transitioning your work from Skype to Teams. Your departmental IT staff can assist you with your questions.

Frequently Asked Questions and a summary of how to use Skype functions in Teams can be found at https://it.arizona.edu/skype-teams<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=baf31611921470625030239a19f21db2945fbe8eecf4445fdd5906db5df222c0aac05301a14ca5d30e5513f56c7154072475f91164818684>.

Sincerely,

Lanita Collette

Chief Information Security Officer/
Deputy Chief Information Officer
The University of Arizona

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