#Microsoft lync vs skype for business software#

Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to, VA Handbooks 61 VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). You may switch to Microsoft Teams instead. Microsoft Lync is no longer under development. For more information on the use of cloud services and cloud-based products within VA, including VA private clouds, please see the Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office (ECSO) Portal at: Cloud services provided by the VAEC, which are listed in the VAEC Service Catalog, and those controlled and managed by an external Cloud Service Provider (i.e., SaaS) are not in the purview of the TRM.

#Microsoft lync vs skype for business software#

This includes technologies deployed as software installations on VMs within VA-controlled cloud environments (e.g., VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC)).

The TRM decisions in this entry only apply to technologies and versions owned, operated, managed, patched, and version-controlled by VA. Please note that the implementation of mobile technology applications that operate on Mobile Operating Systems must be reviewed and approved by the Mobile Technology and Endpoint Security Engineering Team: This entry covers the Desktop Edition of this technology and not any mobile versions. Support for this technology ended July 2021. The vendor announced on July 2019 to give customers two years advance notice to plan their upgrades to Microsoft Teams. This entry includes Skype for Business software that is deployed as part of Office 365 (O365). Organizations are able to switch their users between two user interfaces - the default Skype for Business interface to the Skype for Business (Lync) interface. The latest version of the communication software combines features of Lync and the consumer Skype software. Microsoft Skype for Business is an instant messaging client used with Microsoft Lync that also provides Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video conferencing and application sharing capabilities.

More information on the proper use of the TRM can be found on the Technologies must be operated and maintained in accordance with Federal and Department security and