Is Skype for Business down?

There is currently no sign of a Skype for Business outage.

We also haven't observed any incidents recently.

Skype for Business is a communication platform that combines instant messaging, video conferencing, and voice communication capabilities into one application. It is designed for professional use and allows individuals and teams to collaborate from anywhere through texts, voice calls, video calls, and online meetings

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User Reports and Outages in the Last 24 Hours

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Skype for Business Outage Map

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Skype for Business outage map · 2025-06-02

We haven't noticed any confirmed outages affecting Skype for Business in the past 24 hours.

Social Media Monitoring

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With #Skype scheduled to be retired*, how will Microsoft inform users? Will they just find the system down? @MicrosoftTeams @MicrosoftHelps @MSFTResearch @BillGates @Skype @SkypeBusiness ~~ * Skype is being phased out in favor of Microsoft Teams, and some say it will go offline

Shame to hear that @Skype @SkypeBusiness is closing down. It was a ground-breaking prog in its day, keeping people in touch across the world on their computers for FREE. Thanks Skype. I used you a lot in those days but there are so many variations now. Skype, the video calling