14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has announced another massive performance upgrade for Microsoft Teams, this time following a framework upgrade that was introduced this month.
The company says the performance boost should be noticeable on both Windows and Mac, obviously on the desktop, as the new framework allows for faster HTML tree rendering and JavaScript loading.
“We went through a comprehensive analysis of our key user scenarios from workloads to our internal audiences as well as A/B experimentation. The upgraded framework showed improvements across the board, especially for P95 metric, which means that 95 percent of the time, the experience is better than metric. Tracking performance metrics at the 95th percentile signals if improvements apply to most users, including those with low-end devices and poor network conditions,” Microsoft says.
The company explains that most people spend their time in Microsoft Teams switching between chats, channels, and activity feeds, so this has become a priority for the software giant.
In other words, switching between these common parts of Microsoft Teams should now be faster, not only following the recent framework upgrade but also thanks to all the improvements that the service has received in the last couple of years.
“The most common action for a user in Teams is to switch between different chats, channels, and activity feeds. Over the past two years, switching between chat threads is now 32% faster, switching between channels is 39% faster. This leads to a more fluid experience that will keep you in the flow,” Microsoft says.
And there’s more. The Redmond-based software company explains that it also improved the performance of other Microsoft Teams features, including the latency of raising the hand during a meeting.
“Another common scenario of our day-to-day life with Teams is joining a meeting. We are excited to share that the framework upgrade improved the join time by 21%, and responsiveness during meetings has improved. For example, the latency of raising your hand has improved by 16%,” Microsoft stated.