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Teams shared channels vs standard channels

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Teams shared channels vs standard channels

Shared channel vs standard channel in Teams: membership model, where files live, what's missing in shared channels, B2B direct connect, and a rule of thumb.

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Everyone in the team

Channel type: Standard

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A quiet subset of the team, confidentially

Channel type: Private

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Team members plus a few named outsiders in your own tenant

Channel type: Shared (org-only)

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Team members plus another organisation with B2B direct connect

Channel type: Shared (cross-tenant)

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A vendor without cross-tenant trust in place

Channel type: Guest into the team, not shared — but sort out the trust and revisit

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A very short-lived joint programme (weeks)

Channel type: Standard channel in a dedicated team, retire it at end

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