{"id":4151,"date":"2023-03-28T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sebae.net\/blog\/introducing-the-new-microsoft-teams-now-in-preview\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:00:22","slug":"introducing-the-new-microsoft-teams-now-in-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sebae.net\/blog\/introducing-the-new-microsoft-teams-now-in-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the new Microsoft Teams, now in preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As we announced in this blog post<\/a>, today we\u2019re starting to roll out the preview version of the new Teams desktop app for Windows.<\/p>\n

We have been listening to your feedback which has culminated in a reimagining of Teams from the ground up<\/a> to provide a faster, simpler, and more flexible experience. New Teams is built on a foundation of speed, performance, and flexibility, to help you save time, and work together more efficiently.<\/p>\n

With the new Teams app that launches up to 2X faster and enables you to join meetings up to 2X faster, you can focus on what matters most to you. The new Teams has been optimized for more efficient use of system resources, using up to 50% less memory. It adds support for users that collaborate across organizations and manage multiple work or school accounts. You can be signed into multiple organizations and accounts simultaneously and receive notifications for all your accounts, no matter which one is currently in use. The new Teams also ensures simplified IT management and enhanced data security.<\/p>\n

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We made a significant investment to overhaul the Teams platform to meet our goal for new Teams to be twice as fast while using half the system resources.<\/p>\n

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To optimize navigation, we prioritized the user interactions that occur most frequently, including switching between different chats, channels, and activities. On average, a typical user switches ten thousand times per month, emphasizing the importance of a faster and more responsive experience. With new Teams, switching between chats, channels, and activities will be instant, without having to wait for content to load. A fast-scrolling experience is crucial for you to access relevant information quickly and efficiently. With the new Teams, we have lowered shimmering and reduced wait times. The change enables faster app responses to your actions. The new Teams app has been optimized for resource utilization to free up memory and disk space for other applications and provide compatibility with a broader range of computers.<\/p>\n

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We partnered with an independent benchmarking firm, GigaOm<\/a>, that tested the performance of new and classic Teams across three different laptops (low-end, general purpose, and high-performance). GigaOm conducted tests comparing new Teams to classic Teams on areas such as installation behavior, application responsiveness, and impact on system resources such as memory and disk space.<\/p>\n

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These are some of their findings on new Teams’ speed and performance improvements.<\/p>\n