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Microsoft 365 Business Premium is an integrated solution bringing together the best-in-class productivity of Microsoft 365 with advanced security and device management to help safeguard your business from advanced threats. This service description describes the plan options and features. For more information about Office 365, see Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions.
Feature availability across Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Microsoft 365 Business Premium plans
Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes essentially all the features available in Microsoft 365 Business Standard along with additional Microsoft security features.
| Plan options | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office 365 platform | Yes | Yes | |
| Exchange Online | Yes1 | Yes1 | |
| SharePoint Online | Yes | Yes | |
| OneDrive for Business | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Teams | Yes | Yes | |
| Office for the web | Yes | Yes | |
| Office applications | Yes | Yes | |
| Yammer Enterprise | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Bookings | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Power Automate | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Forms | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Planner | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft PowerApps | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft StaffHub | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Stream | Yes6 | Yes6 | |
| Microsoft 365 administration | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Azure AD Connect sync tool | Yes | Yes | |
| Shared computer activation | No | Yes | |
| Message policy and compliance | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Long-term archiving of Exchange Online-based mailboxes | No | Yes3 | |
| Azure Information Protection Plan 1 | No | Yes2 | |
| Office 365 Message Encryption | No | Yes2 | |
| In-Place Hold and Litigation Hold | No | Yes3 | |
| In-Place eDiscovery | Yes | Yes | |
| Transport rules | Yes | Yes | |
| Data loss prevention | No | Yes | |
| Privacy, security, and transparency | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Built-in anti-spam protection | Yes | Yes | |
| Built-in anti-malware protection | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 | No | Yes7 | |
| Secure Score4 | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 | No | No | |
| Azure AD Premium P1 is available to Microsoft 365 Business Premium customers. | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 |
| Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Administrative units | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud app discovery | No | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic groups | No | Yes | Yes |
| Self-service password reset for cloud identities | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Self-service password reset with on-premises AD write-back | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Device objects two-way synchronization between on-premises directories and Azure AD (device write-back) | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Conditional access (based on group, location, or device state) | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Company branding (logon pages/access panel customization) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application proxy | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) user CAL | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| Connect Health | No | Yes9 | Yes |
| SLA 99.9% | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Device and application management Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes full Intune capabilities for iOS, Android, Mac OS, and other cross-platform device management.8 | Microsoft 365 Business Standard | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | |
| Intune Mobile Device Management (MDM) for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices5 | No | Yes | |
| Mobile Device Management (MDM) auto-enrollment | No | Yes | |
| Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM) for Office apps and LOB apps | No | Yes | |
| Windows update management, Defender, Firewall policies5 | No | Yes | |
| Data protection - selective wipe | Yes | Yes | |
| Security group (SG) targeting for policies | No | Yes | |
| Install Office apps on enrolled Windows 10 devices | No | Yes | |
| Windows Defender configuration | No | Yes | |
| Deploying device profiles and security configuration5 | No | Yes | |
| Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 with Azure AD join | No | Yes | |
| Self-service BitLocker recovery | No | Yes | |
| Windows Virtual Desktop | No | Yes | |
| Windows 10 Pro management If you have devices that are licensed for Windows 7 and 8.1 Professional, Microsoft 365 Business Premium provides an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.9 | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | ||
| Simplified deployment with Windows AutoPilot | Yes | ||
| Subscription activation | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of device screen on idle | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of user access to apps from Microsoft Store | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of user access to Cortana | Yes | ||
| Organizational control of Windows tips and advertising from Microsoft | Yes | ||
| Windows 10 devices kept up-to-date automatically | Yes | ||
| Windows 10 Security | Microsoft 365 Business Premium | ||
| Protect PCs from viruses and other threats using Windows Defender Antivirus | Yes | ||
| Protect PCs from web-based threats in Microsoft Edge | Yes | ||
| Use rules that reduce the attack surface of devices | Yes | ||
| Protect folders from threats such as ransomware | Yes | ||
| Help protect files and folders on PCs from unauthorized access with Bitlocker | Yes |
Notes
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1 Includes Exchange Online Plan 1.
2 Azure Information Protection (AIP) enables the supported Information Rights Management (IRM) features. AIP Plan 1 is included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
3 Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes Exchange Online Archiving subscription. Each Exchange Online Archiving subscriber initially receives 100 GB of storage in the archive mailbox. When auto-expanding archiving is turned on, additional storage is automatically added when the 100 GB storage capacity is reached. For more information, see Overview of unlimited archiving.
4 Available at https://securescore.office.com. Requires admin permissions. For more information, see Microsoft Secure Score.
5 Simplified Windows 10 device management built into the Microsoft 365 admin center. Intune management capabilities of iOS, Android, macOS, and other cross-platform device management built into the Device management admin center, also licensed for use with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Third-party apps and configuration of things like WiFi profiles and VPN certificates can also be managed in the Device management admin center.
6 This plan comes with Microsoft Stream Plan 2, which includes Video portal, Speech to text transcription, Deep Search, and Face Detection.
7 Microsoft 365 comes with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1. For more information, see Microsoft 365 Business Premium security and compliance features.
8 Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscribers are licensed to use full Intune capabilities for iOS, Android, MacOS, and other cross-platform device management. Features not available in the admin center in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, like third-party app management and configuration of WiFi profiles, VPN certificates, etc., can be managed in the full Intune console.
9 If you have devices that are licensed for Windows 7 and 8.1 Professional, Microsoft 365 Business Premium provides an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. However, this license does not cover Windows 7.1 or 8 Home Edition with Windows 10 Pro. With Microsoft 365 Business Premium you not only get Microsoft Defender security features that come enabled in Windows Pro, you also get access to premium features like network protection for web-based threats and host intrusion prevention rules to mitigate ransomware. When you set up your Microsoft 365 Business Premium account, you select app protection, and device configuration settings. These settings determine the policies that are applied automatically to devices when they join Azure Active Directory.
16 hours ago Microsoft 365 Business Premium is the comprehensive security suite that helps organizations with under 300 employees consolidate security with productivity tools like Microsoft Teams, Office Suite. We recently changed our contract from Office 365 Business to Office 365 Business Premium, in order to have Teams, Yammer, and many features which would help us for interactive sessions, and hosting webinars in our organization.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
With a Microsoft 365 Business subscription, you get the power of the familiar Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook apart from personalized email addresses and dedicated storage all hosted on Microsoft managed cloud. What’s more, your business gets enterprise-grade security for iOS, Android, and Windows 10 devices regardless of the size of your business.
As a premium Microsoft Partner and top-tier Office 365 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), Apps4Rent helps you implement and personalize Microsoft Business 365 right from adding your domain, users and setting up policies to protect your data and devices. Our dedicated team of experts will collaborate with you closely to help you with the transition, allowing you to meticulously plan your migration without disrupting your business.
Our Microsoft-certified experts will be in constantly in touch with you throughout the process. Even post migration, we continue to support 24/7/365 via phone, chat, and email. Be glad, you’re at Apps4Rent.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium Features
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Microsoft 365 Business Premium Plan | |
|---|---|
| $20.00 user/month Start Trial | |
| Office applications | |
| Office on tablets and phones | |
| Fully installed and web versions of Office apps | |
| File & document viewing & editing | |
| 1 TB file storage and sharing | |
| Collaboration services | |
| Business class email (50GB), calendar, and contacts | |
| Online meetings (instant messaging, audio, and HD video chat/conferencing) | |
| Microsoft Teams chat-based workspace | |
| Share files using SharePoint | |
| Business applications | |
| Outlook Customer Manager, Bookings, Invoicing*, MileIQ* *App is currently only available for customers in the US, UK, and Canada. | |
| Security | |
| Helps protect your business from unsafe attachments, suspicious links, and other unseen malware through attachment scanning and link checking | |
| Information Protection Policies to help control & manage how information is accessed | |
| Controls to protect your company data on personal mobile devices | |
| Preservation, Compliance & Archiving capabilities with continuous data backup that is accessible anytime/anywhere. | |
| Device management | |
| Securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices | |
| Self-service PC deployment with Windows AutoPilot | |
| Simplified controls to manage Windows 10 Pro PCs | |
| Get upgraded to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 7, 8 or and 8.1 Pro | |
| Maximum number of users | |
| Up to 300 | |
| $20.00 user/month Start Trial | |
Features of Microsoft 365 Business Plans by Apps4Rent
Who can use Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 is purpose-built for small and medium-sized businesses under 300 users and need a solution that provides their employees with the excellent productivity and collaboration capabilities of Office 365 and device management and security solutions to safeguard business data and assets across devices.
Who will provide the support?
Apps4Rent team will work like your internal IT team and we provide extensive Support beyond Microsoft for anything and everything. Contact us 24/7 via phone, chat, and email. Our Microsoft-certified engineers are always available to resolve your issues.
WHO USES MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS Premium?
It is a comprehensive solution with advanced cloud-based security implementations for small and medium businesses typically comprising fewer than 300 employees. It is particularly well suited for businesses operating in industries like healthcare, finance, accounting, biotech, and hospitality that not only are prone to malicious attacks but also face stringent compliance regulations.
ARE OTHER APPLICATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS COMPATIBLE WITH THIS MICROSOFT 365 PLAN?
Yes, this plan is extensible like other Microsoft products. It can be further enhanced by implementing other Azure applications like Dynamics 365, and additional security measures like Enterprise Mobility + Security by combining them as add-ons or by subscribing to them.
DO ALL MY EMPLOYEES NEED THE SUBSCRIPTION?
It is highly recommended that you purchase the relevant licenses for all employees for the standardizing policies and practices across the organization and consistently implementing safety and security measures. However, the subscription is available on a per-user basis for allowing greater flexibility.
What is the best way to deploy Microsoft 365 Business Premium?
Partner-assisted deployment is the recommended way to deploy it. Contact a Microsoft partner like Apps4Rent which is well-equipped to help you understand your options and make the best recommendations for deploying Microsoft 365 plans.
Do you have an annual contract?
We do not tie our customers with lengthy contracts. We adopt a ‘pay-as-you-go’ model which means you pay monthly. Increase or reduce the number of licenses as per your requirements. For more than 300 users, see Microsoft 365 Enterprise plans.
Office 365 Business Account
IS IT USEFUL IF MY EMPLOYEES BRING THEIR OWN DEVICES?
Yes. Your employees can bring their own devices. The plan has provisions to protect business data accessed on laptops, tablets, and smartphones. It comes with App Protection for Office mobile apps to enforce security measures like PIN/ fingerprint verification, auto-deleting and storage restrictions on mobile devices apart from device management features for Windows, iOS, Android and macOS devices.
HOW DOES APPS4RENT HELP?
Apps4Rent will assist you with whatever configurations that may be required to implement the plan effectively for your business. We will continue to support you 24/7 via phone, email, and chat after the suite has been installed and personalized for your organization free of cost.
Microsoft 365 For Business
What is the difference between Office 365 Business and Microsoft 365 Business?
Microsoft 365 Business Premium P1
While Office 365 is a combination of email and the Office suite on the cloud, Microsoft 365 Business is Office 365 Business with additional security features. It has a unified portal for managing users and devices. It also has the Windows 10 Pro Operating System with the Windows Defender Management Controls.
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