The Record - Issue 18: Autumn 2020

95 with broader industry preferences and IT lead- ership changes. BlueJeans Gateway for Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams is one cloud service whose popu- larity and usage during the Covid crisis is skyrock- eting. Last July Microsoft announced that Teams overtook Slack, reporting 13 million daily users compared to Slack’s 10 million. Not even one year later, Teams reportedly has 75 million daily users. To provide maximum flexibility, we developed the BlueJeans Gateway for Microsoft Teams to enable Teams users to connect to their existing legacy conferencing systems. This Microsoft- certified solution makes it easy and secure to bring Teams video meetings into conference rooms and huddle spaces. It works seamlessly with thousands of room system configurations, like Cisco, Poly and Lifesize, making the most of existing hardware investments. The future of work is hybrid Solutions like BlueJeans Gateway are born out of our pragmatic and customer-driven culture. As we slowly recover from the pandemic, we don’t expect any two organisations to emerge looking the same. Most will devise their own unique hybrid infrastructures that allow teams to work in the office, at home and on the go. Cloud will con- tinue to flourish and grow, though some organi- sations will maintain on-premises infrastructure. Employees will continue to want to use their own devices and apps alongside company-issued hardware and software. Organisations need to be prepared for this hybrid world by providing secure, cloud-based tools which keep teams productive no matter where they are, and that can plug-and-play with a wide range of devices. Paul Scholey is international senior vice president at BlueJeans by Verizon BlueJeans is supporting customers through this change by making it easy to get up and running with BlueJeans Gateway in four simple steps. For further reading, download the e-book 5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing a Cloud Video Interop Solution for Teams by visiting https://pages.bluejeans.com/therecord.html