Microsoft Teams is getting an under-the-hood upgrade to boost performance

Microsoft Teams plumbing set for an upgrade

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Microsoftis preparing a behind-the-scenes upgrade forcollaboration platformTeams that it says will offer users a heightened level of performance.

As explained in anew entryin theMicrosoft 365product roadmap,Teamswill soon be supported by the company’s own enterprisecontent delivery network, Microsoft eCDN.

The roadmap is tied up in the technical nitty-gritty, but the main takeaway is this: the change is expected to reduce bandwidth consumption and optimize the video streaming experience forMicrosoft Teamsusers, without the need for any alterations at a device level.

Microsoft Teams performance

With little to separate the topvideo conferencingand collaboration software from a features perspective, application performance has become one arena in which vendors can seek to set themselves apart.

The upcoming Microsoft Teams update, which is expected to be made available to all users before the end of the month, can be seen as one part of this broader objective. The company has offered no indication as to theextentof performance improvements the upgrade might deliver, but every little helps.

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In recent months, Microsoft has rolled out a range of additional updates for Teams, with the same goal in mind. For example, the company recently took steps tooptimize its collaboration servicefor devices running onApple’s in-house silicon, address frustratingPDF-handling issues, andimprove supportacross alternativeweb browsers.

This is a trend that’s playing out elsewhere, too.Googlerecentlyreleased an upgradeforMeetthat allowed the service to better distinguish between background and foreground, making for a cleaner effect when using features like light adjustment and background blur, andZoomis bringingadvanced security featuresto a wider range of its services.

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Althoughdatareviewed byTechRadar Prosuggests Zoom remains the dominant market force, Microsoft will be hoping under-the-hood upgrades, combined with a consistent stream of new features, will help secure a larger portion of the pie.

Joel Khalili is the News and Features Editor at TechRadar Pro, covering cybersecurity, data privacy, cloud, AI, blockchain, internet infrastructure, 5G, data storage and computing. He’s responsible for curating our news content, as well as commissioning and producing features on the technologies that are transforming the way the world does business.

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