This year has been challenging for everyone. Many companies across different industries were forced to become digital businesses overnight. Timelines for digital transformation initiatives that were originally slated to roll out over years are now being accelerated to execute in weeks and months. And for an increasing number of companies, digital services and apps are now their primary business model and source of revenue.

Many of you may be reading this blog from home, a remote office somewhere, a family member’s house, or—if Zoom backgrounds are to be trusted—the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. We’re all learning how to get better at “working where we are,” and that includes optimizing the tool stack you use each day.

The ongoing pandemic and resulting economic downturn have led to dramatically changing market conditions. As a consequence, technology teams have become increasingly concerned with the need to minimize their financial risk and reduce costs to mitigate the effects of abruptly pivoting to a fully remote working environment. For some, there has been a struggle to maintain business continuity—i.e., keeping the physical components of the business running when everyone is working from home.

With over 75 million daily active users, it’s safe to say Microsoft Teams is essential to many global businesses. On top of that, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently shared that Microsoft saw 200 million meeting participants in a single day this month. While Microsoft Teams’ explosive growth can be tied to recent spikes in remote work, many enterprises have relied on Teams to connect people across the globe for quite some time.