Microsoft has some good news for its business customers. The
biggest tech giant is now selling Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 365 in one
package to simplify management and cut cost. This will be a major move of
Microsoft in streamlining the business work. So now the businesses have to pay
only for one package subscription instead of spending money on purchase of
Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10 separately. The announcement was made by
the corporate vice-president of the Office team Kirk Koenigsbauer.
This new service will have two editions- Microsoft Office 365
Business, tailored for small to medium businesses and Microsoft 365 Enterprise,
for giant organizations. The former integrates
Office 365 premium along with "tailored security and management
features from Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility + Security", while the
later one includes Office 365 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise
mobility + security.
The Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise will further have two
editions, i.e. Microsoft Office 365 E3 and 365 E5. The difference of the
features of the two has been explained with the help of a table. “Yes” in the
table means that the particular feature is included in the Microsoft Office
suite and vice-versa.
Features
|
Applications
|
Microsoft 365 E3
|
Microsoft 365 E5
|
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
|
Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Outlook & Exchange
|
Email & calendar
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Skype for Business
|
Voice, video and meetings
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
PSTN Conferencing, Cloud PBX
|
Voice, video and meetings
|
No
|
Yes
|
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Office 365
Advanced Threat Protection, Office 365 Threat Intelligence
|
Threat Protection
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Azure Active Directory P2
|
For identity and access management
|
No
|
Yes
|
Power BI Pro, My Analytics
|
Analytics
|
No
|
Yes
|
Delve
|
For analytics
|
No
|
Yes
|
Microsoft Intune
|
For device and application management
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Microsoft Office 365 Business is particularly designed for
up to 300 users. You can further select from Business, Business premium and
Business Essentials. These three subscriptions have different features to suit
the requirements of the businesses.
Pricing and
Availability
The price of the bundle subscription has been revealed. You
can buy Office 365 business premium for $12 user per month and Microsoft Office 365
business for $20 user per month. The bundle will be available for the public
preview on August 2, 2017.
For further information on download, installation and
configuration of both the aforementioned bundles, you can contact the Microsoft customer support. The
certified technicians by Microsoft will instantly help you out.
