Microsoft Teams Premium or Copilot?

Microsoft Teams Premium is an enhanced version of Microsoft Teams, introduced as an add-on license that leverages AI to provide additional features for more advanced business needs. It is an ideal upgrade for any organization that is not ready to use Copilot, Microsoft’s AI Assistant that is integrated into all M365 apps. Comparing Copilot and Microsoft Teams Premium involves understanding the distinct features and purposes of each. In this blog, we will provide a breakdown of each of their functionalities. 

Microsoft Teams Premium 

Microsoft Teams Premium is an upgraded version of Microsoft Teams with features designed to enhance collaboration, security, and meeting experiences for businesses. Key features include: 

Advanced Meeting Options  

Intelligent Recap: Automatically generates meeting summaries, action items, and highlights using AI.  

Live Translations: Provides real-time translations of live captions in various languages.  

Customizable Meeting Templates: Allows for the creation of custom meeting templates to standardize settings and configurations for different types of meetings.  

Enhanced Security & Compliance  

Advanced Meeting Protection: Includes features like watermarking, end-to-end encryption, and sensitivity labels to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of meetings.  

Compliance Recording: Supports policies for recording and storing meeting data to meet regulatory requirements.  

Personalized and Branded Experiences  

Custom Branding: Enables organizations to add their logos and colours to the Teams interface and meetings.  Use AI to decorate your room for virtual meeting backgrounds, while making meetings more engaging and personal.

Custom Together Mode Scenes: Allows for the creation of unique virtual backgrounds for Together Mode, enhancing engagement.  

Advanced Webinar Capabilities  

Interactive Webinars: Provides tools for hosting large-scale webinars with interactive features like attendee reporting, registration, and custom questions.  

Integrated CRM: Offers integration with customer relationship management (CRM) systems for managing attendee information and engagement.  

Analytics & Insights  

Advanced Analytics: Delivers deeper insights into meeting and collaboration patterns, helping organizations optimize productivity and engagement.  

Copilot 

Copilot is a feature integrated into Microsoft 365 apps, including Teams, which uses AI to assist users with tasks and improve productivity. Key functionalities of Copilot in Microsoft Teams include: 

AI Assistance 

• Generating meeting summaries and action items. 
• Drafting responses and content within Teams chats and channels. 
• Providing context and insights from previous interactions and documents. 

Content Creation 

• Helping create presentations, documents, and emails based on user prompts. 
• Offering suggestions and automating repetitive tasks. 

Data Insights 

• Analyzing data and generating insights or reports. 
• Automating data entry and management tasks. 

Teams Premium focuses on enhancing the overall Teams experience with advanced meeting features, security, and compliance tools tailored for businesses whereas Copilot acts as an AI assistant within Teams and other Microsoft 365 apps, helping boost productivity through content creation, summarization, and data insights. Not sure how to start leveraging AI at your business? Reach out to us for help!