
The Defense Department has been supporting teleworking tools for more than 1 million users with its Commercial Virtual Remote Environment solution, which is based on the Teams platform. Many federal agencies have been using Microsoft Teams for some time now.

To make the transition easier for organizations, Microsoft has rolled out a number of resources, including upgrade planning workshops free, instructor-led training and FastTrack onboarding assistance. That means agencies need to start planning a transition to an alternative videoconferencing platform, such as Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has said it will retire Skype for Business on July 31, after which the service will no longer be accessible. If you have any questions about the transition to Teams, contact the ITS Help Desk.In addition to thinking about how videoconferencing tools can be secured and enhance productivity, IT leaders at agencies across the federal government have one more thing to keep in mind: Skype for Business is about to go away. Learn more about Teams at odu.edu/ts/software-services/teams. On a mobile device, go to your app store and search for Microsoft Teams.Ĭhat with an individual or group using text, voice or video.Ĭreate teams for collaboration and shared file storage. Log in with your ODU email address and MIDAS password, and click the download button in the bottom left corner of the page. You can start using Teams now (if you're not already), but after June 28, you will no longer be able to use Skype for Business.Īll ODU-managed computers have Microsoft Teams already installed and ready to use. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be phasing out Skype for Business and transitioning to Microsoft Teams, which can do everything Skype does and more. Microsoft is retiring Skype for Business, ODU's instant messaging and presence application.

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