Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft 365, formerly Microsoft Office 365,  is a SaaS (Software as a Service) solution. Microsoft 365 combines cloud-based productivity and online services like Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive for business, Stream, Yammer and Microsoft Office 365 Suite as the collaboration and communication applications. The brand includes plans that give access to all the software services throughout the subscription period.

Microsoft 365 subscriptions also offer the latest version of Microsoft 365 apps for desktops and offices online. The flexibility of using any device from anywhere makes Microsoft 365 products and services an attractive business productivity suite.

What does Microsoft Office 365 do?

Microsoft 365 transforms the way organisations work with the best productivity applications and intelligent cloud storage. Microsoft 365 is a one-stop solution for every need. Some of the functions of Microsoft 365 are:

• Work is more efficient, planned and well connected with calendar, email, tasks, and contact.
• Communication is more effective due to group chats, calling, online meetings and web conferencing.
• Automate business processes with workflows, Microsoft forms, and customised mobile applications.
• Secure access to information via policy and authentication-based ways.
• Defend an enterprise’s valuable documents and information against suspicious links, attachments, and malware.

Microsoft Office 365 Plan Comparison

Microsoft Office 365 Commercial Plan Comparison

1. Business plans include business hours support for all non-critical issues, 24/7 phone support from Microsoft, and a 300-seat cap limit for all Business plans.
2. Enterprise plans include 24/7 phone support from Microsoft for all issues and an unlimited seat cap.
3. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher (PC only), and Access (PC only)
4. Core Office mobile apps include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. A Microsoft Office 365 login is required.
5. Limited to devices with integrated screens 10.1” diagonally or less
6. They cannot be administrators. No site mailbox. No personal site. F1 users are unable to create forms. 
7. Microsoft will provide an initial 5 TB of OneDrive storage per user. Customers who want additional storage can request it by contacting Microsoft support. Subscriptions for fewer than five users receive 1 TB of OneDrive storage per user. Microsoft Office login is required.
8. They cannot be administrators.
9. Does not include Forms Pro capabilities. Licensed users can create/share/manage forms. Completing/responding does not require a Forms license.
10. Consumption only (no publishing or sharing)
11. Sway is unavailable for Government Community Cloud (GCC) customers and customers in specific geographies. Some legacy Office 365 plans no longer on the market as of August 2015 may also not have access to Sway.
12. Requires adding Business Apps (Free) subscription via the Admin Portal
13. Invoicing, Business Center & MileIQ are available only in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom
14. Limited to 2000 API requests/day
15. It included standalone plans for Exchange, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, and Skype for Business.
16. Not available in CSP
17. Refer to this spreadsheet for a detailed comparison of information protection and governance features by license.
18. Office for the web and Office Mobile only.
19. It does not include trainable classifiers (Machine Learning)
20. This does not have virtualisation rights, downgrade rights and other versions/edition rights
21. Limited to Self-service password reset for hybrid Azure, Azure Multi-factor Authentication, and Conditional Access
22. M365 F1 users have provisioned the Exchange Kiosk service plan to enable Teams calendar only, with no rights to deploy mailboxes.

Information Reference: Microsoft Website

How can Server Consultancy Help you?

Server Consultancy has gained knowledge and experience with Microsoft 365 setup and migration. We have helped customers migrate from on-premises servers to Microsoft 365 services like Exchange and SharePoint online. If you are still running end-of-life products like Exchange 2010, It’s time to migrate your Exchange server to Office 365 Exchange online.

We have been a Microsoft partner for over a decade, making us one of London’s leading Microsoft Office 365 support companies.

Contact us today, and we can help you choose the most suitable Microsoft 365 solution ideal for your business, provide calculations and assist in Office 365 download installation and configuration per your business needs.