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POLY SOLUTIONS FOR

MICROSOFT TEAMS

John Famolari

Microsoft Solution Architect

Briana Mateo

Microsoft Alliance Manager

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1 2 3WHY POLY &

MICROSOFT

JOURNEY TO

TEAMS DEVICES

DIGITAL

TRANSFORMATION

JOURNEY

AGENDA

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WHO LED THE DIGITAL

TRANSFORMATION OF

YOUR COMPANY?

A. CEO

B. CTO

C. COVID-19

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“WE’VE SEEN

TWO YEARS’

WORTH OF DIGITAL

TRANSFORMATION

IN TWO MONTHS.” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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MARCH 2nd MARCH 31st

21%

43%

Video usage

doubled within

a month

Source: Microsoft

MICROSOFT TEAMS GROWTH DRIVES VIDEO ADOPTION

& NEW WORKFLOWS

75+million

Daily active users

650+Organizations have

more than 10k users

200MMeeting participants

in a single day

4.1BMeeting minutes

in one day

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ASSESS AND

DELIVER ON

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

RESPOND

50%

OF EMPLOYEES

EXPERIENCING

BURNOUT

80%

YoY GROWTH (MAR 19 / MAR 20)

INCREASE IN

OFFICE EXPENSES

BEFORE COVID-19 DURING COVID-19

CHANGE IN EMPLOYEES

WORKING FROM HOME

30MILLION

270MILLION

Source: FROST & SULLIVAN, SHRM 2020

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UNDERSTAND NEW

REQUIREMENTS AND

ADJUST WORKSPACES

REDESIGN

45%

OF ORGANIZATIONS

HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED

A RETURN TO

WORKSITE DATE

39%

OF THOSE

ORGANIZATIONS

WILL IMPLEMENT A

PHASED RETURN

75%

OF EMPLOYERS ARE

STAGGERING START,

STOP AND BREAK TIME

OF WORKERS

81%

OF EMPLOYERS ARE

LIMITING THE NUMBER

OF ON-SITE WORKERS

Source: SHRM COVID 19 RESEARCH: WHEN WILL WORKERS RETURN?

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CREATE AN

ENVIRONMENT BUILT

FOR THE FUTURE

REINVENT

25-30%

OF EMPLOYEES WORKING AT

HOME ON A MULTIPLE-DAYS-A-

WEEK BASIS BY THE END OF 2021

70%

HAPPY WITH VIDEO FOR REMOTE

& OFFICE COLLABORATION

Source: GLOBAL WORKPLACE ANALYTICS. *Wainhouse, Gauging the Effectiveness of Video as an Enterprise Communications Tool

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RESPOND REDESIGN REINVENT

SHIFT TO WORK FROM HOME

IMPACT OF NOISE &

DISTRACTIONS

OPTIMIZE FOR WORKSTYLES &

PRODUCTIVITY

PHASED RETURN TO THE

OFFICE

ASSIGNED & UNASSIGNED

SEATING REQUIREMENTS

SPACE REDESIGN FOR SAFETY

THE NEXT NORMAL

ACCOMMODATE FLEXIBLE

WORK NEEDS

CONSISTENT EXPERIENCES

ACROSS WORKSPACES

END TO END PORTFOLIO WITH MULTI-ECOYSTEM SUPPORT, INTELLIGENCE, INSIGHTS & MANAGEMENT

JOURNEY TO THE NEXT NORMAL

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15 YEARS OF POLY INNOVATION WITH MICROSOFT

2005 2007 2010 2013 2015 2019 2020

SIP

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Microsoft Teams – Two ways to connect

Microsoft developed and supported

applications for desktops, mobile

devices, phones, and meeting rooms.

Microsoft or Certified Partner developed

Gateway for Standards Based Endpoints.Skype for

Business Online

SIP Gateway

3PIP Phone

Microsoft

Teams

Microsoft Cloud

Teams Client

Session Border

Controller

Poly

RealConnect

Teams

MCUs

Polycom

MCUs

SVC

SVC

Teams Clients

SVC

SVC

SVC

SVC

AVC

AVC

Microsoft

Teams

B

C

A

Microsoft Cloud

Audio

Video

InteropNative

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ECOSYSTEM VIDEO

AUDIOPERSONAL DEVICES

TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS – CONSIDERATIONS

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

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TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS – MAP YOUR JOURNEY

ECOSYSTEM

VIDEO

AUDIO

PERSONAL

DEVICES

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

?

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TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS – AS A PLATFORM

ECOSYSTEM

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

Coexistence Modes

Islands Mode

SfB with Teams collaboration

SfB with Teams collaboration and meetings

Skype for Business Only

Teams only

?3rd Party

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TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS – VIDEO

VIDEO

RealConnect

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

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Why Is Native is Important?

• Consistent user experience to drive adoption

• Rich meeting experience across workspaces

• Enhanced media performance capabilities for the best experience

• Managed from Teams Admin Center

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android Microsoft Teams Room on Windows (GC8 Controller)

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Proximity join and

wireless sharing from

personal laptop or

mobile devices

Minimal Touch Experiences

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NATIVE EXPERIENCES

BRINGS NEW CAPABILITIES

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POLY STUDIO X, MICROSOFT TEAMS ROOM ON ANDROID

• Studio X30/X50 runs Android-based Teams App

• Designed for huddle, home office or personal spaces

• Control available through TC8, touch display or remote

• One-click Teams Join capable

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F O R M E D I U M TO L AR G E R O O M

POLY G85-T

POLYMICROSOFTTEAMS ROOM SYSTEMS

NEW IN ROOM

COLLABORATION

POLY G40-TF O R S M AL L TO M E D I U M R O O M

POLY G10-TF O R H U D D L E TO S M AL L R O O M

S H I P P I N G FAL L 2 0

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Android vs Windows MTR, What’s the Difference?

Microsoft Teams Room on Android

• Single Screen ONLY

• Android Based (All-In-One)

• Virtual Remote

• Touch Screen Join

• Personal or Small Room

• No Wired HDMI Content

• No SfB

• No 3rd Party Meeting Support

Microsoft Teams Room on Windows

• Dual Screen Support

• PC Based

• Teams Controller

• Small/Medium/Large Room

• Wired HDMI Content

• SfB AND Teams Support

• 3rd Party Meeting Support

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TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS – AUDIO

AUDIO

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

?3rd Party

PBX

3PIP Gateway

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POLY TRIO C60THE SMARTPHONE FOR THE MODERN

CONFERENCE ROOM

CCX SERIES

DELIVERING A SUPERIOR

EXPERIENCE THROUGH

NATIVE MICROSOFT TEAMS

APPLICATION

POLY AUDIO DEVICES FOR

MICROSOFT TEAMS

Poly CCX 400

Entry Level Phone

Poly CCX 500

Office, Knowledge Worker

Poly CCX 600

Manager

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TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS – PERSONAL DEVICES

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

PERSONAL

DEVICES

Recertified

Teams

Certified

Personal

Devices

SfB

Certified

Personal

Devices

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MICROSOFT TEAMS CERTIFIED

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HEADSETS

CALISTO VOYAGER OFFICE SERIES VOYAGER 4245BLACKWIRE 8225

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WHY “CERTIFIED” MATTERS

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HEADSETS• Meet Microsoft’s audio and user

experience requirements for best

experience

• Dedicated Teams button to instantly invoke

Microsoft Teams and get notifications

• Re-certified headsets support the same

experience by pressing the headset call

control button

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TRANSITIONING TO TEAMS? – WE GOTCHU!

ECOSYSTEM

VIDEO

AUDIO

USB DEVICES

RealConnect to Native Video

Teams Gateway to Native Phones

Existing SfB HS to Native Teams HS

NATIVE TEAMSTODAY

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Open office

Headsets

Huddle roomsDesk phones

Conference

phones

Large

rooms

Medium

rooms

ENTERPRISE

OFFICE OR HOME? You’re Covered!

HOME

Home

office

Personal devices Shared (Group) devices

RealConnect

Video Interop ServicesManagement

From personal to shared devices, to video interop, IT management, and services

Plantronics Manager Pro

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LOOKING TO BUY NOW?

WE HAVE OFFERS FOR YOU

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RealConnect for Microsoft Teams for Poly End Points

Poly RealConnect Service for Teams is a cloud-based video interoperability

service that provides connectivity from H.323/SIP-based video endpoints to

Microsoft Teams meetings. In this 60-day free trial, you will be able to

connect up to five videoconferencing endpoints to Teams meetings (5

concurrent connections)

https://www.poly.com/us/en/promotions/realconnect-trial

Trade Up to a Poly Native Microsoft Teams Room

With this promotion, Poly Microsoft customers can replace Trio Visual+ or

Visual Pro with Poly Studio X30, Poly Studio X50, or Poly G-Series

Room Solution for Microsoft Teams

https://www.poly.com/us/en/promotions/trio-visual-plus-trade-in

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THANK YOU!Please feel free to contact TeamMicrosoft@poly.com with any inquiries!