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Admin roles for user accounts vs. separate admin accounts
Hello, I am looking for information about the benefits and drawbacks of having our O365 administrators use a separate admin account with roles like SharePoint, Exchange, Service, or Global administr...
You do not need a license to perform admin tasks. And you definitely dont need to use any kind of priviledged account to check your email or upload a file to ODFB - use those accounts only when needed. Azure AD PIM is a good way to combine both: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/active-directory-privileged-identity-management-configure