What is the difference between Groups and Microsoft Teams?

Task 
Groups 
Teams 
Communication 
Group email address 

Internal and external communication (guest access) 

Create channels (sub-groups) 
 

Start a chat with individuals or groups 
 

Turn a chat into a call 
 

Share a file with people in a chat 
 

Share a file with offline participants 
 

Add emoji 
 

And GIFs and memes 
 

Threaded and persistent conversations 
 

@mention, #tag, and like conversations 
 

Search for files, content, and people 
 

File Sharing 
Group file storage 

Restricted access to files (files are public by default) 

Document collaboration (real-time in Edge only) 

Meetings 
Shared calendar 

Schedule a meeting from Outlook 

Record meetings 
 

Automatically share meeting recordings with group 
 

Share desktop or app 
 

In-meeting access to chat and files 
 

Persistent chat before, during, and after the meeting 
 

Calls 
Make, forward, and transfer calls 
 

Make calls outside the university 
 

Mobile 
Chat, call, and meet from your device 
 

 

Created: Mar 06, 2020 - 8:58am Updated: May 28, 2020 - 4:48am Author: UIT Support Center Article: 2931
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