Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams = a hub for teamwork. Microsoft Teams is a communication platform that is part of the Microsoft Office 365 suite. You are able to chat, meet, call, and collaborate in one place no matter where you are. CHR can help you implement and configure Microsoft Teams to ensure you maximize all that Microsoft Teams has to offer. Whether you need help setting up a phone system, integrating apps, or learning how to schedule meetings, we can help. Contact us today to learn more about our Microsoft Teams consulting & configuration services.

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Here's what one of our clients has to say about Microsoft Teams:

SKT has fully committed to using Microsoft Teams, and it has helped us improve communication and organization within departments and across the company. The chat feature, screen sharing, and video calling have been essential – particularly while our staff are working remotely. Donna Van Allen, SKT

Stay Connected with Chat

Are you working remote but still need to be connected to those you work with? Microsoft Teams offers a platform for remote collaboration, discussion, and planning. Stay connected, even from afar with chat features that allow you to communicate quickly and easily with others.

Back in the office? Microsoft Teams is a great communication tool to allow communication whether you’re in the next office or miles away. With desktop and mobile apps, you can stay connected even on the go.

Features & Benefits

  • Private and group messaging options
  • Reduce email clutter and speed up decision making with instant messaging
  • Share your personality with GIFs, stickers, and emojis

Make and Receive Calls

Make and receive phone calls all from within the Microsoft Teams app with Direct Routing and Calling Plans. Direct Routing allows people to use existing phone numbers with Direct Routing in Teams Phone System for a full calling experience with dial tone. Microsoft Calling Plans allows more people to make and receive phone calls with different sizes available depending on your needs.

Features and Benefits

  • Enterprise cloud calling
  • Collaborative calling
  • Customer support experiences
  • Admin center and call quality dashboards to monitor your calling Microsoft 365

Host, Schedule, and Attend Meetings

Host online meetings, 1:1s, live events from anywhere with up to 10,000 people. Whether you’re hosting a conference call, hosting an online lesson, or just catching up with coworkers, Microsoft Teams offers a secure, high-quality audio, video, and screensharing platform.

Features and Benefits

  • High-quality audio, video, and screensharing
  • Secure meeting experience
  • Together Mode: a new meeting experience that uses AI segmentation technology to place all participants in a shared background, making it feel as though you’re sitting in the same room as your peers
  • Make meetings more personal with video conferencing
  • Hold live meetings – large meetings, webinars, training sessions, remote learning sessions – with up to 10,000 participants both inside and outside your organization with Teams live events
  • Create audio, video, and screensharing recordings to allow you to revisit a conversation
  • Chat with all meeting participants before, during, and after the meeting – share notes or follow up with updates

Collaborate in Real Time

Easily find, share, and edit files in real time, all in one location with people both inside and outside your organization. Use popular applications like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Zoom, and more within Teams.

Features and Benefits

  • File sharing: securely store, access, share, and collaborate on files
  • Coauthor: work together on the same file in real-time with instant, automatic sync and version history tracking
  • Translation: communicate seamlessly with inline translation in chat and messages with 35 languages supported
  • Private channels
  • Organization-wide team
  • Apps and workflow: streamline business processes and enhance collaboration with app-integrations within Teams

Microsoft Teams Security

Microsoft Teams was designed with IT in mind, providing management capabilities for collaborating, meeting, calling, and apps all in one place. Microsoft Teams offers industry-leading compliance offers to meet regulatory, legal, and organizational needs.

Features and Benefits

  • Transparency over the collection, use, and distribution of your data
  • Malware protection and encryption
  • Supports more than 90 regulations and standards
  • Recording consent
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Data loss prevention

Who Can Benefit from Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams can be used across all businesses and industry sectors. Whether you’re a small business with several employees, an international corporation with thousands of employees, or a school/university with hundreds or thousands of students and faculty, Microsoft Teams can scale to suit your needs.

CHR Managed Services offers Microsoft Teams deployment, integration, & configuration services to ensure your organization is set up to maximize all that Teams has to offer in a way that’s functional for you.  Ready to learn more?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft Teams? 

Microsoft Teams is a chat-based communication and collaboration platform created by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Microsoft Teams features chat, videoconferencing, file storage and transfer, and more. 

Why Should I Use Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams provides an efficient and secure place for coworkers to communicate and collaborate in real-time. From individual conversations to large meetings, Microsoft Teams is a robust platform that offers flexibility and scalability. MS Teams helps keep your team connected no matter where they are with mobile apps available for communication on the go. 

How Can Moving to Microsoft Teams Help Your Company?

Microsoft Teams allows for easy collaboration in real-time, leading to increased productivity. With real-time communication (chat, video, voice), your team is always connected and able to get answers quickly and efficiently. Easily schedule meetings with partners and clients right from the Teams app and securely share and co-author documents with automatic version control. Whether working remote or in the office, Microsoft Teams ensures your team is always connected and able to work productively.