Alex - I knew you were going to introduce a security-focused and compliance-focused portal, but I wasn't expecting you to make it for Microsoft 365 subscribers only ;-(
So:
- The Admin Center has Microsoft branding, being accessed from admin.microsoft.com. This works for Office 365 standalone, and Microsoft 365.
- The Office 365 S&C Center retains Office branding, being accessed from protection.office.com. This works for Office 365 standalone, and Microsoft 365.
- The two new services have Microsoft branding, being (security or compliance).microsoft.com. These only work for Microsoft 365 subscribers.
Mmm, I don't know if I have a question at this point. I wonder whether - and only time will tell - the new services are just Microsoft 365 plays right now in order to give you lower demand to stress test them before rolling them out more widely to just Office 365 subscribers, or if you'll hold the line that they are only Microsoft 365 plays in order to drive upgrade / upsell opportunities from "just" Office 365 to the full Microsoft 365 offering. It's a cleaner and clearer separation, and that can be viewed as a value-added offer for larger organizations who have more data protection, compliance and security complexities to deal with, but by the same token and on the other hand, since most of the fundamental services are Office 365 ones, the new portals could just as easily be for just Office 365 customers too.