Starting in 2017 (three years already) Microsoft Teams allows members of the same company or organization to communicate through chats, make video calls, share texts or, alternatively, take advantage of the interaction between employees.
In a way, Teams is a very valid tool that allows you to mimic the nature of office work no matter where you are. These days, and as similar solutions, they are a great way to keep in touch with those using phones.
However, it follows the Department of Health's recommendation to establish telecommunications systems to stop the spread of COVID-19, Microsoft. decided to donate Free Microsoft Groups for the next six months.
In this way, organizations in need, regardless of the management of the Spanish public or private companies, will have their own communication tools intended for teleworking to minimize the impact on their work processes.
Provided by Microsoft Teams
In the days we live in, the instrument reaches unprecedented level of use, and it should be noted that, in general, its performance is stable, with the exception of the initial shutdown that reported occasional failures during the rest of the morning. .
One of the most recent uses made by Microsoft Teams is to blur the backgrounds when making a video call to focus on the interactive image and leave the rest of the components behind.
Earlier and throughout 2019, the tool introduced improvements to your mobile experience, making it customizable with features like location sharing.
And the Graph API has made transition planning possible through integration between Teams and those in charge of program management; and a new feature called Psalms, which makes it easy to track employees through consultants.
How to gain access to Microsoft Teams
You should know that something has been changed Freemium groups, a version with unlimited chat, built-in group, audio or video calls, 10 GB of file storage and 2 GB of individual file storage.
It also includes real-time interactions with Web applications, including standard Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote applications. It is a great start for small and medium enterprises starting with telework.
If you as a user or company have a work email address or an educational institution with Office 365, you can login with this
In the case of those users who have a specific email address, such as a Gmail or Outlook account, you can start using Microsoft Teams for free from this link.
Zoom, Slack and other ways
There are other unique, though incomplete, tools like Microsoft Teams, which allow similar services to be created, some that offer their services for free. It is a form of Hello space, Cord y Winners.
Some do The work They saw a great opportunity in this market for their organization and a real-time collaboration tool designed for remote working groups.
According to Microsoft itself, this shutdown resulted in, in just one week, the number of users of the Teams tool went from 32 million daily users to 44 million.
Among them are large companies with more than 100,000 employees, who will be using them software actively communicate and share information daily.
As an alternative form of payment by your competitor Slack, another great tool built from to start It has become well-known in recent years for its excellent performance even when using the free mode.
Finally, Zoom in. It is also an invaluable alternative to the opportunities offered by Teams, and also offers a free limited edition, allowing for up to 100 participants' meetings with a 40-minute time limit per session.