Supercharge Your Remote Workplace: The Essential Guide to Microsoft Teams Premium for UK Businesses

Teams Premium is a productivity powerhouse offered as an add-on subscription. For UK businesses looking to gain a competitive edge, boost efficiency, and ensure data security, this is the essential next step.

Teams Premium takes the standard Microsoft Teams features you rely on - like chat, calls, and basic meetings and infuses them with advanced capabilities centred around three key pillars: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enhanced Security, and Professionalism.

It addresses the pain points of modern meetings: information overload, security anxiety, and a lack of polish when interacting with clients and partners.

This feature uses advanced AI to automatically generate meeting notes, identify key speakers, and create topic markers. The real power lies in:

AI-Generated Tasks & Highlights: Teams Premium automatically identifies action items, assigns them, and highlights critical moments.

Personalised Timelines: See markers that show when your name was mentioned or when a screen was shared, letting you jump directly to the most relevant parts.

The UK data protection landscape requires careful handling of sensitive information. Teams Premium provides robust tools to lock down your virtual meetings: 

Watermarking: Deter data leaks by applying a visible watermark of the viewer’s name to the screen, making it traceable.

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE): For your most sensitive discussions, E2EE ensures the conversation remains private.

Sensitivity Labels: Integrate with Microsoft Purview to automatically restrict who can join, record, or share content based on the meeting’s sensitivity.

Teams Premium also has a range of extended branded options for your organisation, ensuring you look sharp for all calls. It also includes other enhanced features for meeting guests.

Custom Meeting Backgrounds & Scenes: Implement bespoke company branding with your logo, specific brand colours, and branded lobby screens.

Virtual Appointments: Includes advanced features for B2C interactions (like SMS reminders and custom waiting rooms) perfect for virtual consultations or service appointments.

For UK businesses that use webinars for lead generation, Teams Premium offers a significant upgrade:

Enhanced Registration: Customise registration waitlists and use automated approval to manage event capacity.

Seamless Attendee Management: Dedicated controls allow for a more professional presentation setup.

At Cranberry, we understand that technology investments must deliver clear value.

Microsoft Teams Premium offers precisely that: efficiency, security, and professionalism bundled into one affordable subscription. It's the intelligent way forward for any UK business ready to transform their hybrid workforce into a highly productive, secure, and collaborative team. 

Ready to see how Teams Premium can benefit your specific business needs? Talk to the Cranberry team today. We can seamlessly implement Teams Premium and ensure your setup adheres to best practices and UK compliance requirements.