Why use Skype for business to drive your business

Nagendra Singh Yadav
GEEKS FOR TECH
Published in
4 min readApr 25, 2020

As humans, we always focus on moreover building new, instead of using the best which exists right there in front of us. — Nagendra Singh Yadav

Why I wrote this?

I was reading out a newspaper this morning, and I saw this post:

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Why do I think Building new is a bad idea?

Did you know that building anything in IT is easy but the tricky part is the maintenance?

Well, you can offer INR 1 crore to anyone, whoever builds it, but the question here is, did anyone is going to use it after the ongoing pandemic crises end. The answer is no, and here’s why?

Cost

When you can get something at a little price as premium forsake, let's say nothing comes for free in the case of Microsoft. Why would you bear the extra burden of money when you can invest it in something good.

Use and forget -

It happens in most of the cases, unlike pick an example. Before Google, everyone tends to use bing or yahoo, but I don’t remember using it anymore. As support for an application is something, you’re going to look for at the end of the day.

Features offered by Skype for business

The easiest part of gathering your audience for a product is:

Show them, what they never wondered for, this keeps them guessing. — Nagendra Singh Yadav

One account and access on all devices

All you got to do is, create an account, get the premium and access the account on all the devices. You can access your premium account on :

  1. Phone
  2. Desktop
  3. Tablet
  4. Web
  5. Alexa
  6. Xbox

Call or text anyone even if they are not on skype

You can call the landlines and mobiles from anywhere on the globe at some low rates by opting for skype credit. You can save more bucks if you can call specific destinations by using skype subscriptions.

Audio and HD video calling

Experience the refined clear audio and HD video calls, which can be one to one or in a group.

Messaging

Start using @ and mention anyone specific in the conversation.

Screen sharing

Stuck at work or looking for help. It allows you to share your desktop with anyone.

Call recording and Live subtitles

It allows you to record everything, plus you get to see the subtitles for whoever is speaking to you.

Private conversation

Did you know they offer End to End encryption so that your privacy is maintained?

Disclaimer -

For any suggestions, one can write back to the author, if required. This article is prepared based on the author’s full knowledge.

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Nagendra Singh Yadav
GEEKS FOR TECH

24,Global Assistant General Secretary (ICCS), Eudoxia Research Centre.Ex - infoscion, blogger. Find out more at https://sites.google.com/view/nagendrasinghyadav