How Microsoft Teams Rooms Transforms the Digital Workplace
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By now we all know that the new normal is here to stay. 78% of UK workers have stated that working from home gives them an improved work life balance, and more than a third go so far as to say they would quit their jobs should they be asked to return to the office full time.
Hybrid work is no longer a compromise in unprecedented circumstances; it's the norm. Yet it doesn’t come without certain challenges. We’ve all been in messy meetings, "You’re on mute” has entered our daily vocabulary, and frozen screens and technical issues have slowed us down.
In order to thrive in a hybrid world, businesses need the right technology to facilitate undisrupted and seamless meetings, even in the era of the digital workplace. This is where Microsoft Teams Rooms comes in! Teams Rooms offers superior conferencing capabilities by bringing HD video, audio and inclusive content sharing to meetings of all sizes.
Today, we cover the 5 business benefits of Microsoft Teams Rooms:
- Inclusivity
- Superior collaboration
- Ease of use
- Flexibility
- High security
Benefit 1: Inclusivity
We’ve all been to hybrid meetings that were unproductive when multiple people were at home and others were in the office. In-person conversations were hard to follow for those at home due to inadequate technology and it could be hard to get a word in. Microsoft Teams Rooms eliminates this issue by providing a full meeting room experience for the digital workplace. A Teams Rooms kit comes with hardware that’s installed meeting rooms or hybrid workspaces that enables businesses to provide superior video conferencing capabilities. High quality video and audio as well as inclusive video layouts and intelligent speakers allow participants to join from anywhere, on a number of different devices, and still be fully seen and heard.
Benefit 2: Superior Collaboration
Collaboration is the key to a productive and thriving business, and Teams Rooms gives hybrid teams superior collaboration opportunities. Its many added features are designed to enable productive meetings. This is facilitated by:
- Wireless content sharing: During meetings, participants can easily share content from a personal device - no cables or wires required.
- Companion devices: Participants in the physical meeting room can use their personal device to engage in the meeting (I.e., chat or live reactions).
- Collaborative white-boarding: Need to brainstorm? No problem with Teams Rooms. Every participant can join a shared digital canvas (accessible from any device) in order to foster real-time collaboration.
- Intelligent content capture: Teams Rooms offers the ability to share physical content as well. Participants can take advantage of content cameras and AI processing in order to enhance and digitally share whiteboards, books, and other on-site content.
Benefit 3: Ease of Use
One of the biggest advantages of Teams Rooms is its ease of use. As part of the larger Microsoft environment, it is easily integrated into existing Teams accounts. If you’re already a Teams user, the layout for Teams Rooms will be familiar and intuitive, and Rooms also seamlessly integrates with other features such as the Microsoft Calendar. Additional features such as room remotes, proximity-join or one-click-join are all designed to facilitate a seamless hybrid meeting experience.
Benefit 4: Flexibility
Teams Rooms is a great solution for businesses (and meetings) of any size. Whether you’re in a small room with two people or a large boardroom with multiple screens, Teams Rooms meets the needs of various configurations. Participants can also join through various devices and connect through companion devices. And best of all: Thanks to its Interoperability features, you can even join meetings from other providers from within a Teams Room.
Benefit 5: High Security
Security is key for Microsoft. They invest $1 billion USD annually into cyber security so that their technology and solutions are equipped with the highest security standards. Teams Rooms is no exception: you’ll enjoy out-of-the-box security and automatic updates to ensure you’re protected by default. Your Teams admin centre allows you to configure additional security layers, such as provisioning and signing-in new Teams Rooms devices. Additionally, AI-driven managed services allow you to enhance your proactive device security configuration and updates even further.
Start Your Teams Rooms Journey with Ladybird Communications
Microsoft Teams Rooms is the ultimate enabler of hybrid meetings of all sizes. Say goodbye to unclear audio and unproductive sessions; Teams Rooms allows you to streamline your meetings and increase your teams’ collaboration and productivity.
At Ladybird Communications, we have been providing telecoms services to businesses of all sizes for over 20 years. It is our goal to keep you online, in touch and on top. If you’re curious to learn more about how Teams Rooms can catapult your meetings to new heights, get in touch with our experts or learn more about our Teams Rooms services by following the link below.