Now that Skype for Business Online retired on July 31, 2021, what will the next impactful dates be? While, the Skype consumer service and Skype for Business Server were both unaffected by this announcement, the next known lifecyle deadline is in 10/2025. The support life-cycle for all active Skype for Business products is shown below:
|
Products Released |
Lifecycle Start Date |
Mainstream Support End Date |
Extended Support End Date |
Notes |
|
Skype for Business 2015 client |
1/9/2013 |
4/10/2018 |
4/11/2023 |
Client: The Skype for Business 2015 Client release is an update to the Lync 2013 Client and will follow the same product lifecycle. |
|
Skype for Business 2016 client |
9/22/2015 |
10/13/2020 |
10/14/2025 |
|
|
Skype for Business 2019 client |
9/24/2018 |
1/9/2024 |
10/14/2025 |
|
|
Skype for Business Online |
5/1/2015 |
7/31/2021 |
7/31/2021 |
This service is being retired. Go here to learn more. |
|
Skype for Business Server 2015 |
7/30/2015 |
10/13/2020 |
10/14/2025 |
|
|
Skype for Business Server 2019 |
10/22/2018 |
1/9/2024 |
10/14/2025 |
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Skype%20for%20Business
You can also find resources specific to moving from Skype to Teams at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/upgrade-skype-teams
If you are currently on Skype for Business on-premises, Enabling can partner together to design your roadmap on how to transition to Teams in Microsoft 365. Enabling’s process to do so is outlined at https://www.enablingtechcorp.com/microsoft-teams
