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Microsoft Teams combines with Poly | Now, meetings are really easy.

Updated: Jul 17, 2023

The Poly Studio Room Kits for Microsoft Teams Rooms offer a straightforward, clutter-free user interface with excellent video and audio functionality for small meeting spaces up to sizable boardrooms. All-in-one video bars free up the conference table surface, especially in smaller spaces, and link to the dedicated collaboration PC safely stored in the cabinet or mounted on the wall with a single wire using the tabletop touch controller.


Microsoft Teams

Recent data on industry trends showcase the workspace transformation. According to Frost & Sullivan, “Three-quarters of organizations expect more than one-quarter of their employees to be working remotely part-time or full-time in 2025.


This indicates just how important it will be to ensure remote workers don’t feel a difference between in-person or remote presence during important meetings, especially now in the return-to-office era. Further findings from Frost & Sullivan predict that by 2025, the conferencing devices market will grow about five times higher due to the need to better enable remote workers and the increase of small to medium-sized conference rooms.


So how do you support your organization?


DEFINING THE “JUST RIGHT” ROOM SIZE


In a recent Poly research report, findings indicated that 77 percent of organizations plan to rethink or redesign the office space for new ways of working, including options for more quiet and open-plan areas, collaboration spaces and places to socialize. Most new rooms will be small conference rooms, as team sizes may have diminished, or individuals are only onsite certain days of the week. To encourage productivity, businesses will offer employees a space complete with advanced technology that helps minimize distractions and supports effective collaboration.


FINDING THE PERFECT MIX


Start with room size; The key to finding the perfect technology fit will be heavily influenced by the size of the collaboration space and the number of people within it. Small to medium size rooms, for example, function and are used differently than large conference rooms. Focus Rooms are small spaces designed for individual work or attending virtual meetings. Small to Medium Rooms allow a group of three to five people to gather and collaborate comfortably. When designed and outfitted with the necessary solutions, both room types provide teams with a quiet place to work and leverage advanced technology that helps foster wider communication.


Microsoft Teams with Poly studio usb

THE POLY DIFFERENCE


Poly’s products and services foster meeting equality by offering a wide array of solutions for any room size, including pre-configured Studio Kits for specific areas. Poly also delivers Microsoft Teams Certified solutions for both voice and video products. Other options include:

  • Poly Director AI for cutting-edge video, including automatic camera technology that zooms in on speakers and frames them as they move about the room.

  • Microsoft’s Front Row video gallery of attendees appears at the bottom of the screen, so those joining remotely are at eye level with those in the room.

  • Poly MeetingAI incorporates advanced artificial intelligence-driven technologies into ready-made room kits for Microsoft Teams users.

  • Poly Lens is an all-in-one app that lets you monitor and troubleshoot your devices from a single reference point.

  • Poly+ offers comprehensive device support through the Ecosystem Cloud Partner Support program with 24×7 global technical customer access for urgent needs.

The new Poly Studio R30 USB video bar recently announced at ISE in Barcelona, is an example of a solution purpose-built for small meeting rooms. It shares many of the same Poly Meeting AI functionalities and features found on other Poly video bars but is optimized for small room performance at a small room price. With the introduction of the R30, comes a new room kit specialized for small rooms, the Poly Studio Small Room Kit for Microsoft Teams Rooms, expanding Poly’s line up of Teams Rooms Kits on Windows to include a kit for every room size.


CONNECTION TO MICROSOFT TEAMS SHOULD BE SIMPLIFIED


A routine process. full experience working together. alternatives for flexible deployment. Without adding complication, RealConnect makes video interoperability with Microsoft Teams possible. Collaboration becomes more successful and seems more intimate when video is added. Microsoft Teams (or Skype for Business) meetings may easily be connected to your video conferencing systems using RealConnect. Maintain your current workflow, but include visual interop so that attendees can connect using videoconferencing equipment, Microsoft Teams Rooms, and personal clients. It's easy, adaptable, and clever.


MEETING EQUALITY POLY MEETINGAI HYPERCHARGES


Poly has been collaborating with Microsoft for over 15 years and has a diverse range of devices approved for Microsoft Teams that are available globally, ranging from headsets and speakerphones to video conferencing equipment.


Poly MeetingAI, Poly's sophisticated artificial intelligence-driven technology integrated into Poly Studio Room kits for Microsoft Teams, enables workers in-office, remote, and on-the-go to participate in the most engaging and stress-free virtual meetings. Poly and Microsoft are pleased to collaborate on the development of intelligent hardware and software capabilities that will make all participants feel connected and empowered on every call.


The Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows experience is improved by Poly:

  • For small, medium, and large rooms, Poly Studio Kits for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows are available and use Poly DirectorAI technology. They are simple to obtain and use right out of the box. Customers will be able to manage, monitor, and operate Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows starting in CYQ1 2023 thanks to Poly Lens remote administration and analytics.

  • For every size of Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows, Poly is the only partner that enables people framing with cutting-edge AI capabilities (people framing is also available with Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android for large rooms featuring G7500, and Studio E70 camera).

  • Poly offers the promotional scheme "My First Room," which permits new Microsoft Teams Rooms on.

POLY+ FOR DEVICE SUPPORT THAT IS COMPREHENSIVE

  • Constant support for Microsoft Teams Rooms Poly Studio Room Kits.

  • Pre-paid next-day shipping and advance hardware replacement ensure business continuity

  • By serving as the customer's main point of contact, Ecosystem Cloud Partner Support reduces response times in ecosystem cloud solutions that support Poly.

  • Special savings on expert services might help your business save time and money.

MORE ROOM KIT OPTIONS FOR MTR


We offer MTR Room Kits for meeting rooms of all sizes, even though the new R30 is specifically designed for small meeting rooms. For medium-sized rooms, the original Poly Studio USB video bar with stereo speakers and expandable microphone support continues to be the best option. Other kit options based on the Poly Studio E70 are available for larger rooms. With the addition of our Small Room Kit, we have a full lineup that can accommodate all types of rooms and their unique requirements.


Still, there's more! Other updates that will simplify deployment and help you get the most out of Microsoft Teams Rooms are on the way.


POLY AND MICROSOFT TEAMS


Sometimes you can tell if you've made your point with a single glance. Because of the need of genuine human connection in business, video is becoming increasingly important in the workplace today. As a result, our Microsoft Teams video collaboration solutions provide unrivalled options for a wide range of requirements. Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, personal USB peripheral solutions, and video interop solutions for legacy devices are among our native Microsoft Teams solutions.


APP TO CONTROL POLY CAMERA


By using this new software, users may take use of smart Poly conferencing cameras that offer different camera framing modes and control a Poly conferencing camera conveniently from a touch controller. The auto-tracking feature can be turned on or off, and users can manually operate the camera or change the auto-framing mode (*group, speaker, and people framing) as needed. In situations like a presentation, brainstorming session, or group discussion, users can test several camera settings to find the one that works best for them at that particular time.


BENEFITS

  • Pinpoint-accurate speaker framing and professional-quality group framing from Poly DirectorAI technology.

  • Prevent distracting noises and side conversations from interrupting your meetings with Poly NoiseBlockAI and Acoustic Fence technology.

  • Choice of PCs from world-renowned manufacturers like Lenovo and Dell.

  • All Poly Studio Room Kits are clutterfree and simple to set up.

  • Arrange the conference room to fit your needs with the generous 10m (32.8 ft) USB cable (25m/50m USB cable or category 5e/6/7 USB extender available).

Over the last few years, the workplace has undergone a fundamental shift, transforming where professionals work and what they expect from workspaces. As many businesses prepare their return-to-office plan, they are redesigning collaboration spaces to better meet the needs of a post-pandemic workforce. Meeting rooms, especially, no longer follow a one-size-fits-all formula. These collaboration spaces must provide a flexible yet consistent experience for every user no matter how or where they join meetings. To meet this demand, businesses will find ways to provide equitable access to premium video and audio and integrated systems that power meaningful, collaborative experiences.


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