Microsoft Teams has long been the backbone of digital collaboration in many companies. But with Teams Premium, Microsoft is going one step further: More security. More control. More efficiency, supported by artificial intelligence.
But is the upgrade really worth it? Or is it just another add-on without any real added value?
In this article, we show where Teams Premium comes into its own, for whom it is really worthwhile and where there are clear limits.
Teams Premium is a paid extension of Microsoft Teams. It is aimed at companies that want to get more out of their meetings beyond the standard in the areas of
Security
individualization
Automation through AI
The focus is clearly on professional, secure and time-saving online meetings.
Whether it's a customer meeting, internal audit or HR meeting, in many situations it must be clearly regulated who is allowed to see, share or save what.
With Teams Premium, confidential meetings can be specifically protected:
Watermarks for shared content or video images
End-to-end encryption
Automated security settings via confidentiality labels
From practice:
A company from the financial sector uses Teams Premium for audits and project meetings with external partners. The security functions help to reliably protect sensitive data without additional effort for employees.
Digital meetings are often the first impression, and it should be a good one. Teams Premium offers options for adapting meetings to your own corporate design and standardizing recurring processes.
This not only brings efficiency, but also clarity and recognizability:
Individual branding elements such as logos and colors
Templates for frequently used meeting formats
Detailed control of access rights and lobbies
A practical example:
A consulting company saves several hours a week thanks to predefined meeting templates and at the same time conveys a consistently professional image to new customers and partners.
The new AI functions in Teams Premium are changing the way meetings are followed up or whether you need to attend them at all.
What is particularly impressive:
Automatic summaries with decisions, tasks and chapters
Live translations for multilingual teams
Task recognition directly from the meeting
From practice:
An international company with locations in Switzerland, Germany and France uses the translation function in real time and reduces meeting follow-up to a minimum thanks to summaries.
Additional costs:
Depending on the license model, around CHF 9.00 to 12.00 per user per month - a factor that should be carefully considered, especially for large teams.
Initial outlay:
Many premium functions only unfold their benefits when they are consciously introduced and trained. Without clear processes, potential falls by the wayside.
Overlap with standard functions:
Some features such as simple transcripts or meeting recordings are also available in the basic version. The benefits of Premium lie in its depth, not its breadth.
Our experience shows: The upgrade makes particular sense for companies that...
work with confidential information (e.g. legal, finance, health)
operate internationally and need to manage linguistic diversity
attach great importance to a professional external image
want to organize recurring meetings more efficiently
want to save time and resources in follow-up work
Not every organization needs Teams Premium. But for companies with high requirements in terms of security, efficiency and appearance, the upgrade can be a real productivity driver. The important thing is that the functions must be consciously introduced and actively used. Only then will the investment pay off.
Do you want to know whether Teams Premium is worthwhile for your company or which functions would specifically help you? Then talk to our specialists.
We'll work with you to analyze your meeting scenarios and show you how to use Teams Premium sensibly and economically.