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Enabling remote work and new scenarios with Microsoft 365 E3

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Feb 18, 2021

IT decision makers are being asked to ensure their businesses are secure and their end users are productive – regardless of where they are working. To support this need, our customers are looking to accelerate their growth in the cloud with Microsoft 365. The Microsoft 365 E3 plan provides the flexibility to adapt and thrive through societal and economic disruptions because it combines best-in-class productivity apps with core security and compliance capabilities. One of the most powerful tools in the Microsoft 365 toolkit is Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

 

In the last eighteen months, customers and partners have taken advantage of several product innovations to not only simplify the consumption of the latest technologies in their organizations, but also adapt to changing demands of remote work without missing a beat.

 

Stay protected when working remotely

 Here are some highlights of recent announcements, with even more coming very soon:

  • Microsoft Tunnel virtual private network (VPN) capabilities, extending Conditional Access to workers to use Android and iOS devices to remotely access on-premises data - a key principle of Zero Trust security.
  • Broadened endpoint management, including adding support for virtual desktops and kiosks and shared devices, in addition to Windows PCs, Macs, and mobile devices.
  • Expanded MacOS management to deliver more apps securely, collect better telemetry to improve management decisions, and improve security with enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) and file encryption.
  • Endpoint analytics to help you understand how performance and health issues with your organization’s hardware and software may be impacting your end-user’s productivity. Further, Endpoint analytics connects insights from Productivity Score with Microsoft Endpoint Manager to ensure everyone can do their best work with Microsoft 365.
  • Unified endpoint security management that reduces the friction between end-user computing teams and security operations by providing deep integration between Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, as well as enabling specialized security roles for security managers to view and manage their day-to-day tasks within the Configuration Manager Console.
  • Modernize your IT by bringing intelligent security value to all endpoints, whether managed on-premises or in the cloud.

Microsoft 365 helps foster a culture of collaboration with connected experiences while protecting company data, increasing employee satisfaction, and optimizing the administration of security and management.

 

Given these significant investments in Microsoft Endpoint Manger and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) over the past 18 months – with even more to come in the coming weeks – we plan to increase the price of these standalone products: EMS E3 from $9 to $11 per user per month, and Intune standalone from $6 to $8 per user per month effective August 1, 2021.* The price for Microsoft 365 E3 will not change.

 

Continue the conversation by joining us in the Microsoft 365 Tech Community! Whether you have product questions or just want to stay informed with the latest updates on new releases, tools, and blogs, Microsoft 365 Tech Community is your go-to resource to stay connected!

 

*The pricing availability date updated from July 1, 2021 to August 1, 2021.

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  • Avi_Parnas's avatar
    Avi_Parnas
    Copper Contributor

    Gary_Middleton, rules in CSP is that price is being reserved until end of the subscriptions' year.

    So if customer A has a subscription that started on May 2021, he will have his price increase on the renewal date, which is May 2022, regardless of adding / removing licenses.

    Any *new* subscriptions added from August 1st will have their prices increase.

    Also, once a customer renews (After having a sub. for 1 year) after August 1st.

    Hope this helps,

    Avi

  • Gary_Middleton's avatar
    Gary_Middleton
    Copper Contributor

    Good day,

     

    I don't see any further comments posted in partner center following the above post. Could the MS team post know issues proactively vs the partner channel identifying this?

     

    Question on CSP price lists, when is the final months price list released so we can ensure we have the correct pricing ingested into our platform. 

     

    Many thanks

    Gary

     

  • Avi_Parnas,

     

    Thanks for your comment. We are aware of the issue and are working to fix quickly.

     

    Additionally, there will be a notification on Partner Center regarding this issue with more details coming soon.

     

    Thanks, 

     

    Microsoft 365 Team

  • Avi_Parnas's avatar
    Avi_Parnas
    Copper Contributor

    Hi team,

    Thanks for that reply, just as FYI - local sub and CSP teams are fully unaware of these changes, after this post I came back to them, asking them to investigate - they didn't know anything about this.

    In the August price list I do see changes, but only to EMS E5 and Intune, I look at the CSP price lists for Israel.

    In any of the currencies, EMS E3 looks the same for commercial, I assume it's a bug?

     

    Thank you,

    Avi

     

  • Avi_Parnas,

     

    Apologies that we didn't include that in our answer above. 

     

    The specific channels that will be affected include, Volume Licensing, Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and Web Direct. You can log into your Partner Center account and choose "Pricing and Offers" from the Partner Center menu. 

     

    Thank you, 

     

    Microsoft 365 Team

  • Avi_Parnas's avatar
    Avi_Parnas
    Copper Contributor

    Hi team,

    Which channels will this affect?

    EA?

    CSP?

    MSFT Direct?

     

    Need to know, this is crucial for our business, you can't just land such a huge stone on us without providing full details.

     

    Thank you,

    Avi

  • JohnGorton and Avi_Parnas,

     

    Thank you for your questions, and apologies for the delay in response.  

     

    Yes, this will also have an effect on the price of EMS E5. The price change will apply to Commercial, Education and Government (GCC, GCC-H, DOD).

     

    Thank you, 

     

    Microsoft 365 Team

  • Avi_Parnas's avatar
    Avi_Parnas
    Copper Contributor

    Hi!

    What about channels that the price will change in?

    EA?

    CSP?

    Direct?

     

    What about customer segments? (i.e. academic, government...)

     

    Cheers,

    AP