However, you will be confronted with the challenges that we describe below. Microsoft has also announced that the next version of Skype for Business (SfB) Server will be available in the second half of 2021 and will support an in-place upgrade from SfB Server 2019. If you are running on a hybrid environment, you’ll have to move to Microsoft Teams if you are running on Skype for Business Online (since it will be discontinued) but you can stay in a hybrid environment if you are using Skype for Business Server.
Microsoft will provide support until 2025 for both Skype for Business Server 20 (see table below). If you’re currently running on Skype for Business Server (On-Prem) or plan to upgrade to Skype for Business 2019, you are in the safe zone for now. There are two options that you may consider to go through this transition smoothly:Īt Softlanding, we strongly encourage organizations to migrate to Microsoft Teams and we will explain why. If your organization operates on Skype for Business Online, you need to start planning an upgrade or transition sooner rather than later. Additionally, Microsoft no longer accepts new customers for the platform. So what does it mean exactly? Well, after July 31, 2021, Skype for Business Online will no longer be available, and integration with third-party audio providers will stop. It is no secret anymore, the end of life of Skype for Business Online is scheduled for July 2021.
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