Teams and E3 License clarification.
Office 365 E3 vs Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 EEA Confusion
What would be missing if we switch from Office 365 E3 to Apps for Enterprise + Business Basic?
Is Microsoft Teams included in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 licenses?
As of April 1, 2024, Microsoft Teams is no longer included for net new purchases and must be purchased separately as a standalone product. Customers who already have the bundled version are not impacted by this announcement.
What is the difference between Microsoft 365 Enterprise and Microsoft 365 Business plans?
Microsoft 365 Enterprise includes advanced and customizable management features for organizations with specific needs. Microsoft 365 Business plans are designed for small businesses, have simplified (i.e., not customizable) management settings, and a user cap of 300 licenses per tenant.
Can I combine Office 365 licenses with Microsoft 365 Apps for Business or Enterprise?
Yes, businesses can combine these licenses to create a customized solution based on their specific needs.
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I just want to make sure I’m understanding this correctly, as there seems to be a bit of confusion in my department about Teams licensing change MS revealed on April 1st (the worst possible day, lol)
Teams will no longer be bundled into E3 and E5 licences. It will be about $5/month extra.
Those with existing agreements/subscriptions are grandfathered in, so anyone with a current E3 sku will keep Teams.
Anyone with an existing agreement/subscription will continue to be able to purchase E3/E5 licenses with Teams
The announced licensing change will only affect new subscribers.
F3 licenses will continue to have Teams as part of the subscription.
Is this correct?
Bonus question: Does anyone know if the product ID will remain the same for current subscribers? I have a dynamic licensing group that depends on the E3 product ID.
Greetings all! I've been chatting with a person who works at a company with approx 40 users. At first they purchased M365 Business Standard licenses - then they switched all the users to Office 365 E3 as they thought it was required for an Accounting application - it wasn't.
So I feel that they will do better with M365 Business Premium as a good fit with SMB's - yes that will reduce that mailbox size from 100GB to 50GB but they're all well below 50GB and have archiving turned on.
Did a lot of research...comparing the features...also had a look here - mind you dated July 2023: https://m365maps.com/matrix.htm#010001000000000000000
Now the costs are comparable....as purchased those O365 E3 licenses before those recent license changes.
So I'm trying to point out the advantages of switching to M365 Business Premium.
My understanding is that M365 BP provides advanced security features and better device/app management and provides for a less complex environment to support. Thinking of their needs also on that side as their current IT folks are new to M365 (no comment!) ;-) ....so I am not always available to assist.
M365 Business Premium will also provide their Compliance and Governance needs when they're ready to go there.
Am I missing something here? Any there any other pro's associated with that M365 Business Premium subscription vs O365 E3?
Many thanks in advance!
Cheers!