July 31, 2018

Skype for Business to

Microsoft Teams
Capabilities Roadmap
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This document reflects Microsoft’s current expectations about Skype for

Business capabilities coming to Teams.
However, dates and individual features may change and should not be
relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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teamwork in needs.
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Messaging roadmap
features may change and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
1 Currently available to all customers except Government & Go Local (UK & India) tenants

Available today

✓ Persistent 1:1 and Group Conversations

Enterprise
✓ Team + Channels for Teams Productivity
grade
✓ Hide/Share/Mute Chat

✓ Teams-SfB 1:1 Chat Interop

✓ Guest Access for External Users
✓ Contact Groups1
Skype for Business
✓ Unified Presence1
interop and federation
✓ Federated Chat between Teams and Skype for Business1
✓ Import Contacts from Skype for Business1
✓ Skype for Business Interop with Persistent Chat1

Platform
✓ Windows, Mac, Edge, Chrome, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
and devices

✓ Tenant-Level Messaging Policies

✓ eDiscovery/Hold/Archiving of Messages
IT Pro ✓ Messaging Interop IT Policies
✓ Message Retention Policies
✓ Messaging User-Level Policies

Office 365 Roadmap ✓ Delivered

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Meetings roadmap
may change and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
2 Scheduling capabilities to arrive over the coming months via the respective product updates
3 Whiteboard feature delivered via third-party solution
4 Available via Windows Insider Program; Generally Available in Fall
5 Features rolling out via our third-party partners through Fall 2018

Available today Delivered Q2 CY2018

✓ Live Events (Broadcast Meetings) [public preview]
✓ Schedule in Outlook & Teams
✓ Audio Conferencing in ✓ Cloud Recording [public preview]
✓ Private and Channel Meetings
over 90 countries ✓ Federated Meetings
✓ User Facing Diagnostics
Enterprise ✓ Anonymous Join ✓ Large Meeting Support (~250 users)
✓ 80 users in a meeting
grade ✓ Interactive Troubleshooting ✓ Lobby for PSTN callers
✓ Audio Conferencing (preview)
✓ Lobby Support ✓ PSTN Fallback
✓ Participant Management
✓ Mute Other Participants  Outlook meeting scheduler for Mac
✓ Improved Device Selection
 Outlook meeting scheduler for OWA and mobile2
✓ Enable Meeting Lifecycle with
Pre/During/Post ✓ Application Sharing
Collaborative ✓ PowerPoint Load and Share
✓ Desktop sharing ✓ Give and Take Control in
meetings ✓ Whiteboard3 and Meeting Notes
✓ Conversations sharing
✓ Immersive Meeting Experiences
✓ Skype Room Systems Support
✓ Windows, Mac
Platform ✓ Edge, Chrome Browser ✓ Surface Hub Support [preview] 4
✓ Mobile: iOS and Android Support for meetings
and devices ✓ Trio 1 Touch Teams Meeting Join
Meetings
 Enable VTC Interop Services5

✓ Call Quality Diagnostic Portal ✓ Enable Call Quality ✓ User-Level Meeting Policy
IT Pro
✓ Tenant Policies Analytics (Preview) ✓ eDiscovery enhancements

Office 365 Roadmap  Coming soon  Rolling Out ✓ Delivered

 This document reflects Microsoft’s current expectations; however, dates and individual

Calling roadmap
features may change and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
6 Capability requires devices that implement standard USB-HID control support; additional
info can be found here

Available today Delivered Q2 CY2018 Coming in Q4 CY2018

(end of qtr)

✓ 1:1 to Group Call Escalation with The following Enterprise Voice

✓ Blind Transfer features were previously found only
✓ Safe Transfer Teams, Skype for Business, and
✓ Call Blocking PSTN participants in Skype for Business Server, and
✓ Simultaneous Ringing will make their online debut in
✓ Call Forwarding ✓ Boss and Delegate Support
Enterprise ✓ Speed Dial Microsoft Teams by the end of the
✓ Caller ID Masking ✓ Call Queues (preview) calendar year:
grade ✓ Suggested Contacts
✓ e911 Support ✓ Consultative Transfer
✓ Transfer to PSTN Call
✓ Enable Existing ✓ Distinctive Ring • Call Park
Calling Plan Support ✓ Translate user input to
standard phone format ✓ Do not Disturb breakthrough • Group Call Pickup
✓ Extension Dialing
✓ Voicemail ✓ Forward to Group • Location-Based Routing
✓ Hold [preview]
✓ Out of Office Support ✓ Direct Routing (Hybrid
✓ Multi-call Handling connection to Teams) • Shared Line Appearance
✓ Organizational Auto-Attendant

Skype for Business

✓ Skype for Business-Teams Calling
Interop

✓ Support for existing certified SIP

Platform ✓ TTY Support
Phones
and devices ✓ Windows, Mac, Edge, iOS, Android
✓ USB HID control6

✓ Call Quality Diagnostic Portal

IT Pro ✓ eDiscovery Enhancements
✓ SfB-Teams Interop Policies

Office 365 Roadmap ✓ Delivered

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