Trying to make sense of Groups, StaffHub, Planner, Teams, Sites, etc.

Good article Loryan. I like your 'but' summary!

There is one word you've used and I've used it as well and it's an important one.

Integration.

In fact it is a critical one and it's what I believe Microsoft have been attempting to achieve for some time with Office 365 and its various components.

When I saw Teams for the first time, I went 'Yeessssss'. At last a unified, consistent and integrated user interface to access files, OneNote, SharePoint, other apps and even Yammer.

Now we are getting there. Finally. So I see Teams as the main user tool for all team based activity. O365 Groups is the permission layer behind everything. And yes people can use that function if they want to stick in Outlook (and many do).

But yes overall it is confusing. Choice may be good but that doesn't make it any easier!