Jason and I met up again this week in-person for a socially-distanced recording outside Lichfield Cathedral in quite beautiful surroundings, but on quite a brisk day, as autumn/fall draws in. In this show we talked about upcoming changes you need to be aware of if you are running a Skype for Business Hybrid environment today, or if you run Cloud Connector Edition. I ask Jason to explain a little more about what these technologies are, why they are generally used, and to walk me through the process to migrate – putting Jason on the spot with a few different scenarios that organisations might find themselves in.
Take a listen to the show below – and as always, find out show notes below.
KEY TALKING POINTS
- Microsoft have announced that Skype for Business online will be retired on the 31st of July 2021
- Why did organisations go hybrid in the first place?
- What’s happening with Skype for Business Hybrid?
- Organizations with hybrid Skype for Business configurations for on-premises Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connectivity and online Phone System capabilities
- Some organisations require split connectivity between On-Prem and Online
- Organizations will need to transition online users to Microsoft Teams and connect their on-premises telephony network to Teams through Direct Routing
- What’s happening with CCE?
- Skype for Business Online customers using Cloud Connector Edition to integrate Phone System services from the Microsoft cloud with their existing on-premises configuration (PBX, call centers, devices, etc.) and PSTN connectivity
- Cloud connector edition is end of life on the 31st of July 2021 too.
- CCE will need to be migrated to direct route as well
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