Meetings First coexistence mode.
Meetings First or Skype for Business with Teams collaboration and meetings as it is otherwise called is one of the five coexistence modes suggested by Microsoft to ease Teams migration. In this mode, organizations use specific capabilities in both the applications. Teams is used for it's channels, teams, file sharing and scheduling meetings while Skype for Business is used for instant messaging and audio or video calling functions.Meetings First is targeted at and optimized for Skype for Business Server organizations with Enterprise Voice on-premises who want to accelerate their move to Teams meetings. It is recommended that organizations who have no Enterprise Voice users upgrade to Teams Only mode to adopt Teams. To know more about meetings first mode capabilities and prerequisites, click here.
Manage Microsoft Teams with M365 Manager Plus.
Once the upgrade to Teams is complete, M365 Manager Plus can help you effectively manage your Teams environment. M365 Manager Plus is a complete Microsoft 365 administrative solution that offers an extensive set of features to effortlessly manage Microsoft Teams from a single, user-friendly console.
Bulk management: Create, update and delete teams, channels, team members, team policies, and more, in bulk by importing a simple CSV file.
Detailed reporting: Gain deep insights into team sizes, user activity, device usage, and more, with pre-configured, comprehensive reports.
Granular auditing: Detect unusual activities or events by auditing team creation, user sign-ins, channel creation, and more.
24x7 monitoring: Ensure around-the-clock monitoring of Microsoft Teams' features and endpoints.
Instant alerting: Get instant alerts for critical events via email. Configure custom alert profiles for Microsoft Teams activities.
Task automation: Automate repetitive management tasks with customized automation policies to save time and enhance productivity.
Help desk delegation: Create custom help desk roles and delegate Teams management, auditing, and more, to non-admin users to reduce admin workload.
To know more about managing your Microsoft 365 environment using M365 Manager Plus, click here.
