Rethink collaboration and productivity – Microsoft Teams is the new way to work.
Often, email communication on projects are rigid and important documents are all over. With Microsoft Teams, everything the team needs is in one hub and new members get updated about the project easily. There is no extra cost to Office 365 users. Microsoft Teams comes with a broad and deep integration with Office 365 apps within a single interface, while offering advanced security and compliance capabilities.
For every team, a team site is created on SharePoint Online. Each channel in a team gets a folder within the default team site document library.
Here is a brief comparison of chat-based collaboration tools:
Setup | TeamUp | Microsoft Teams | Skype for Business |
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Available to | NUS Staff and Students | NUS Staff and Students with Office 365 (excludes NUSEXT & Alumni) | NUS Staff and Students (Search for NUS Students via SFB client) |
NUS Directory Integration | |||
External Guest Access |
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Server | On-premise | Microsoft (Azure Cloud) | Microsoft (Azure Cloud) |
Integration | Chat in LumiNUS | With Office 365 apps | - |
Team Size | Maximum 3000 | Maximum 5000 | - |
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Collaboration Features | TeamUp | Microsoft Teams | Skype for Business |
Team Conversations | Asynchronous (Persistent and threaded) | Asynchronous (Persistent and threaded) | Synchronous |
Private Chat (1:1) | |||
Private Group Chat (1:many) |
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Online Presence | |||
Rich Text and Emojis |
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Like and @mentions | |||
File Sharing |
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File and Folder Management | |||
Search and Filter |
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| No (only individual chats if history enabled) |
Call/Meeting Features | TeamUp | Microsoft Teams | Skype for Business |
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VoIP Calls (Audio/Video) |
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Schedule Online Meeting |
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Join Meeting | With meeting link via Zoom | On web, desktop or mobile (iOS/Android) app for members already in team | With meeting link |
Screen Sharing |
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Whiteboard |
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Record Meeting |
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Meeting Chat |
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Note:
Yes! Read more here about Inviting a Guest.
Currently private channels are not supported, but Microsoft is working on it. Meanwhile, you can create a new team and invite a more select audience.
No. Guests can only be invited one by one using email addresses.
Yes. Any member or guest can leave the team at any time via Teams web or desktop clients.
The best way is to @mention them. Type @ before someone's name and they will get a notification.
To get the attention of the entire team, type @team before your message and all your teammates will receive notifications.
Can we store NUS Confidential documents on Microsoft Teams?
Yes! NUS Confidential data can be stored/shared in NUS Microsoft Office 365 (including Teams and OneDrive), provided the individual files are encrypted.
Alternatively, you may add a tab for website with the URL mynbox.nus.edu.sg to access files in nBox without exiting Teams interface.
Files shared in Teams are automatically added to the document library on SharePoint in Office 365, and permissions set in SharePoint are automatically reflected within Teams.
You can access the files through the Files tab or through SharePoint directly by clicking on the “. . .” next to the channel name and selecting "Open in SharePoint".
Private chats (1:1 or 1:many) are stored in each user's OneDrive folder "Microsoft Teams Chat Files".
Microsoft Teams is built on the Office 365 hyper-scale, enterprise-grade cloud, delivering the advanced security and compliance capabilities. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Files are stored in SharePoint and are backed by SharePoint encryption. Notes are stored in OneNote and are backed by OneNote encryption.
Connectors are online apps, tools and services (e.g. Twitter, Trello, Bitbucket etc) that can be hooked up to your channel. Integrate these external services which your team needs regularly to receive relevant updates within your Teams channel.
Type a question, keyword or phrase into a chat with T-Bot and it will find the answers for you!
Please see Microsoft 365 Roadmap for Microsoft Teams.