Skype for Business Krystyna Huszcza, IT Services, UCL IOE & Mohammed Chowdhury, ISD, UCL & Lee Jenner, ISD, UCL Lee Jenner, ISD, UCL Krys and Mohammed – demo the SfB experience Lee – best practice guidelines for UCL professional services
What is Skype for Business? Communication and Collaboration Platform Lync for Business Skype Skype for Business Comm and collab services through a single easy to use interface More efficient ways of communicating than emailing, saves on meeting arrangements Lync for Business name still used in online resources
Integrated with Outlook Main Services Instant Messaging Audio/Video calls & Conference Meetings Presence Indicators IM – instead of email or a phone call No formal record of conversation needed, or if want quick response. No email management later Audio/video call instead of booking a meeting. Gives you quick answers. Sharing and collab features make meeting face to face unnecessary Many ways integrated with Outlook Integrated with Outlook
During a Call / Meeting Share desktop/application Give control Show a PowerPoint slide show Whiteboard Polls / Q&A sessions File transfers Record call
Other Clients Skype for Business / Lync Apps Lync 2011 for Macs Mobiles, tablets Lync 2011 for Macs (update exp. With new version of Office for Mac) Lync for Business Web App – for computers without Lync installed or for those without an account
Help & Resources Help feature UCL IOE quick start guide Links to useful online resources (see quick guide) UCL web pages Lynda.com online video training (www.ucl.ac.uk/Lynda) ISD Servicedesk