Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021, and after that date the service will no longer be accessible. Between now and then, current Skype for Business Online customers will experience no change in service, and they’ll be able to continue to add new users as needed.
One question we ran across in our research was “When will Skype for business online be retired?”.
Today we are announcing that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021. After that time, the service will no longer be accessible.
Another frequent query is “When is skype going away?”.
It looks like Microsoft has just pronounced a definitive sentence to the once world-favorite video conferencing app. The company has announced Skype for Business end of life and will cease supporting the product on July 31, 2021, after which it will not be available to users.
Is Skype coming to end of life?
We strongly encourage you to start planning for this and working with us now, not just because Skype is coming to end of life, but because Teams can offer your organization so much more. Start empowering your users now by providing them with world class Intelligent Communication sooner than later.
Microsoft has announced the start of the end of life program for the integration of Skype for Business with third-party audio conferencing providers (ACPs). The end of life program will conclude on April 1st, 2020.
There is absolutely no plans to end either Skype or Skype for business for the foreseeable future. Microsoft has announced the start of the end of life program for the integration of Skype for Business with third-party audio conferencing providers (ACPs). The end of life program will conclude on April 1st, 2020.
What happened to Skype for business online?
In July 2019, we announced Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021, giving our customers two years to plan their upgrades to Microsoft Teams, the core app for communication and collaboration in Microsoft 365.
Support for the integration of third-party party audio conferencing providers in Skype for Business Online will end on July 31, 2021, along with Skype for Business Online. Is Skype Meeting Broadcast going to retire at the same time as Skype for Business Online?
Is Microsoft Teams the end of Skype?
Last summer, Microsoft officially announced the end-of-life for Skype for Business Online, effective July 31, 2021. After this date, organizations using Skype will be forced to use Teams for internal and external communication, screensharing, and conference calling.