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KOLLECTIVE ECDN
FOR MICROSOFT

Scale virtual meetings and events with Kollective
for Microsoft Teams, Stream and Yammer

Meet Employee Expectations
for High-Quality M365 Video

Your employees have increased expectations for live and on-demand video quality. Do you know if your corporate network has the bandwidth to deliver? Kollective’s enterprise content delivery network (ECDN) for Microsoft Teams, Stream and Yammer optimizes video streaming, ensuring every employee has access to the best quality video regardless of location, device or network capacity. Offering both WebRTC and agented solutions, we use smart peering technology to scale video distribution to the edge.

Sign up for a free trial of Browser-Based Peering to see how quick and easy it is to get started.

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Why Kollective?

Kollective ECDN for Microsoft 365 Video helps you leverage your M365 investment by accelerating Teams, Stream and Yammer video adoption. A Microsoft Gold Partner and preferred ECDN vendor, we are trusted by hundreds of Global 2,000 organizations to scale video distribution within the enterprise, driving greater inclusivity and engagement for all employees whether they work in HQ or remote offices.

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Kollective for Microsoft Teams

Kollective enables you to reach every employee with high-quality Teams virtual meetings and events. Our technology supports Teams Live Events, Teams Meetings with Overflow and Teams Webinar giving you the freedom to choose the best tool for the task.

Teams Live Events

The gold-standard in one-to-many virtual events, Teams Live Events enable you to connect with your workforce at large, and Kollective makes it happen. Our ECDN technology scales edge video distribution and provides the smartest insights into network and event performance.

Teams Meeting with Overflow

Teams has expanded its Meeting capacity and can support up to 10,000 viewers. The first 1,000 get to experience all the interactivity of a normal Teams meetings, while overflow attendees will join in view-only mode. Kollective scales content delivery to all Overflow viewers and collects insights otherwise unavailable in Teams.

Teams Webinar

The newest addition to the Teams virtual events family, Webinar is designed to compete with top webcasting platforms. Kollective peers content for Webinar viewers behind the firewall and gives unparalleled insight into when, where and how content was consumed for all attendees.

Kollective for Microsoft Stream on Demand Video

Not every employee can join a live virtual meeting or event. Kollective for Stream ensures they have access to the same high-quality video as their peers. Kollective scales video on demand the same way we do live, so you don’t have to worry about it impacting your network or other business applications downstream.

Enterprise Video Strategy for M365 Live Events

Whether you’re new to M365 video or simply need a refresher on live streaming best practices, Kollective’s Enterprise Video Strategy team can help. Comprised of former customers from the world’s largest companies, our strategists have the know-how to help you deliver the best quality events that will delight employees and leadership alike. Get started today with a free one-hour consult with one of our enterprise video strategists.

Advanced Analytics & Insights in Near Time

Optimizing and analyzing the performance of Teams, Stream and Yammer video just got easier with Kollective IQ analytics. Our intelligent insights platform tells you everything you need to know about who, what, when and where content is consumed – in near time. Kollective is the only Microsoft-preferred ECDN with a Quick Stats analytics dashboard that populates fresh insights every 15 seconds during a Teams meeting or event.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please review this FAQ for answers to some of the more common questions around Kollective's ECDN for Microsoft 365 Live Events

Signing up for a free ECDN trial is easy – just click here. Here’s what to expect when you click through:
  1. Create an account using your M365 login
  2. Select Teams and/or Stream for your integration
  3. Drop in your M365 token
  4. Configure your setup
  5. Start scaling live events
Kollective offers unlimited FREE analytics for Microsoft Teams. Similar to the ECDN trial, all you need to sign up is your M365 token. Visit this page to claim your free analytics.
Yes! Kollective supplies several options to test your network without impact to end users.
  1. Am I Ready to Peer?: Run several brief checks within your browser to validate potential for Browser-Based Peering
  2. Rapid Network Testing: Easily configure and quickly test peering in your network
  3. Network Readiness Test: Gather and report accurate network data that will provide compelling insights into pre-event testing
Yes. Kollective is the most configurable Microsoft-preferred ECDN. Not only can you black out peering for users connecting to a video via VPN, you can also group viewers by internal and external IP for even greater granularity into event and network performance.
Yes. Kollective is Secure by Design and does not collect any personally identifiable information. Customers with a strong presence in the region will appreciate our data center hosted in Western Europe. For more information, please see our full privacy policy.
Yes. Kollective offers two options for delivering Teams video in China:
  • Browser-Based: Bypass the Great Firewall by routing through wide area network (WAN)
  • Agented: Go through the Great Firewall
You can read more about delivering live video in challenging network environments in this blog post.
Kollective integrates with Microsoft Teams, Stream and Yammer to scale Live Events and Video on Demand (VoD).
Yes. Please visit our video integrations page to see all of the video collaboration tools we integrate with. Learn More
The Kollective ECDN free trial can deployed on your network in six clicks. All you need is your Microsoft token. Request 30-Day Free Trial

Speak with an Expert

Still have questions on how Kollective can help you scale enterprise video using Teams, Stream or Yammer? Connect with an expert. We’re happy to share our knowledge to help you find the best solution for your needs.

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