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Skype Replacement for Small Business? (programming.dev)
submitted 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) by RocketSocket@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/26910708

My small company (less than 30 employees) has been using Skype for internal group meetings and messaging. Since it's closing, we're looking for alternatives.

I think few people in the company are privacy minded (one of the higher ups had to get scolded to stop using some random AI to listen to all his meetings and write summaries), so we need something with a low barrier to entry.

We have basically no IT department, so self hosting would be a challenge. We do self host a redmine server via docker, and we have to connect to it via VPN when we're off-site (we have several full time remote employees).

Our feature requirements are: Group and individual messaging Screen sharing Meetings up to 2 hours Inexpensive Meetings with up to 10 participants Windows (some people use Skype from their phones also, but not a requirement) Minimal friction to setup and use Minimal bugs (mature)

Some of the ideas floated: Teams Discord Google Meet Signal Telegram Jami

I really don't think we could pull off Matrix, but am I wrong? Which of these ideas bothers you the least? Is there something else I'm overlooking?

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[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

What does your company use for IT services? Do you call Bob In A Truck? Or do you have a relationship with a Small Business IT consulting firm that understands proper long-term management?

Hopefully it's the latter (or even an MSP) - they'll (hopefully) have some experience here (it really depends, better consultants have the focus, some just implement what you tell them to implement).

[โ€“] RocketSocket@programming.dev 1 points 10 hours ago

We mostly DIY. We're a collection of engineers, but not network or anything relevant. Hence the hubris.

We hire out the website design. I think for initial setup of the server and backup system they hired a consultant, but I don't think they're in the picture anymore.

I'm just a minion; I can't actually spend money, but I can make recommendations. The owners were happy with Skype, so they don't care about data security or FOSS. They care about convenience and cheap.