Skype for Business Reviews

Skype for Business and PSTN Conferencing. Our users are using this add-on license to perform internal and external web and audio conferences for between two and 200 users.

We like the easy provisioning of Skype for Business Conferencing. Also, we like the tools our administrator can use to identify which calls had quality issues and why. This makes troubleshooting our user experience somewhat easier.

• We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone. 
• We would like to better customize our instructions within the Outlook plugin/invite, but we are unable to do so. 
• Our user base has struggled for adoption, as using Skype audio is not a very consistent experience due to the diverse networks that they are on (home office, corporate office, and branch office networks).

We have been able to save money by moving our conferencing solution to Skype for Business Conferencing. 

We primarily use the solution for business purposes. We use it for virtual meetings. 

The initial setup is pretty straightforward.

The deployment is very fast.

It needs to be easier to use. The product is very heavy. It's very unmanageable. It used to take up a lot of memory of my computer system. 

There are not many options, in terms of some other third-party integration. The adoption of Zoom primarily spiked during the pandemic and is sort of better. This solution is now being used much less.

The solution isn't scalable.

I've been dealing with the solution for one and a half years so far. 

The solution is very stable and unmanageable. 

The product doesn't really scale all that well.

We have about a hundred users on the solution. 

I don't have any experience with technical support. I can't speak to how they are in terms of helpfulness or responsiveness. 

I'm also familiar with Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

The initial setup is not overly difficult. It's pretty straightforward in general. A company shouldn't have any issues with the process.

The deployment is also quick and only takes a minute or so.

I handled the implementation myself. I didn't need the help of any consultants or integrators.

While it's my understanding that users would need to pay for a license, I have no visibility on the costs involved. 

I'd rate the solution at a five out of ten.

I wouldn't really recommend the solution to other users or organizations. I'd rather suggest Zoom or Microsoft Teams, which are better options.

IM, Presence, P2P audio video calls, Conferencing.

Optimizes our network, encourages adoption, standardizes optimized headsets, strong change management, mobility.

Make the Skype applications work with unified end user computing. For example, so that Apple headsets can be used. Instead of optimizing some headsets, it would be helpful to get into OS to optimize the application.

Five years.

Yes.

Yes.

Five out of 10.

No.

Complex.

It depends on your infrastructure. There is value in using Skype only when your organization is Microsoft shop.

Cisco.

Look at your end users and computing needs and find a suitable solution for them.

Skype For Business is primarily used for meetings, video meetings, and instant chats.

I use it for one-on-one meetings, not for conference meetings where you have been personally invited.

What is most valuable about Skype for Business is that almost everyone knows about it and almost everyone has it. You will be able to reach a large number of people.

It fulfills all requirements.

I am not familiar with all of the features or whether they can hold conferences because we use Zoom for that. But, in my opinion, if they can do something similar to what Zoom is doing, it will be a complete solution.

I have been using Skype for Business for three years.

Skype for Business is a stable product.

If I include the clients for the various events, there are a few hundred users.

I have never contacted technical support.

Previously, I did not use another solution.

It was easy to install.

The installation was complete in a few minutes.

I completed the installation myself.

There are no licensing fees, but you must use a Microsoft account.

I would rate Skype for Business a nine out of ten.

I have used this software since 2014. You can do meetings with your employees, and employees outside of your company.

It has a very easy setup, it's easy to use and can be configured on any device. Everything gets recorded on an exchange server, so you don't have to worry about recording meetings and conversations.

It improves travel time for our employees and cost. It can be used on your 4G LTE connection easily. It has also improved manpower productivity.

You can do meetings of up to two hundred people in a single conversation. You can share your desktop with all meeting attendees at the same instant.

There is normal interface of software,it should be user friendly and eye catchy.Nothing esle and i cannot explain much.

We are using Skype for Business mostly for meetings.

Skype for Business could improve the interface. It could be easier to use. Additionally, it's hard to find the people or add people you want to communicate with.

I have been using Skype for Business for approximately four years.

I have found Skype for Business to be stable.

Skype for Business is a scalable solution.

We have approximately 350 people are using this solution. All departments are using it.

The support for Skype for Business is good.

The initial setup of Skype for Business was simple.

We did the deployment of Skype for Business in-house.

We are using the subscription-based version of Skype for Business. There is a free version of the solution.

We are in the process of moving to Microsoft Teams and it is integrated into Microsoft Office.

I rate Skype for Business a six out of ten.