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Business vs E3 vs E5
I have seen a table that compares all the SKUs but it's apparently only meant for MS Partners, so can't be shared here. You might want to reach out to one of these partners that can share these specifics with you.
From what I know anyway, Microsoft 365 Business is notable for:
Limited to 300 seats
https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2017/07/10/new-business-apps-in-office-365-business-premium-help-you-run-and-grow-your-small-business
Office 365 Business (Office 2016)
Subset of EMS features like MDM type features
Windows Autopilot
Windows 10 Business
Whereas Office 365 E3 has instead
Unlimited seats
Information protection - dlp, email encryption, rights management
Office 365 ProPlus
Compliance features like eDiscovery, mailbox hold, archiving
Then there are the similar common core Office 365 features in both like Teams, SharePoint, email, OneDrive, Skype etc.
Here is a nice set of https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ausoemteam/2017/11/04/microsoft-365-business-resources/ as well https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-business/#pivot=it-admin.
I have seen a table that compares all the SKUs but it's apparently only meant for MS Partners, so can't be shared here. You might want to reach out to one of these partners that can share these specifics with you.
From what I know anyway, Microsoft 365 Business is notable for:
Limited to 300 seats
https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2017/07/10/new-business-apps-in-office-365-business-premium-help-you-run-and-grow-your-small-business
Office 365 Business (Office 2016)
Subset of EMS features like MDM type features
Windows Autopilot
Windows 10 Business
Whereas Office 365 E3 has instead
Unlimited seats
Information protection - dlp, email encryption, rights management
Office 365 ProPlus
Compliance features like eDiscovery, mailbox hold, archiving
Then there are the similar common core Office 365 features in both like Teams, SharePoint, email, OneDrive, Skype etc.
Here is a nice set of https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ausoemteam/2017/11/04/microsoft-365-business-resources/ as well https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-business/#pivot=it-admin.
Is Windows 10 Business different from Enterprise? What does it have that Pro and Enterprise doesn't?
Jeffrey Allen wrote:
Is Windows 10 Business different from Enterprise? What does it have that Pro and Enterprise doesn't?
The way I understand it, Windows 10 Business isn't an edition like Enterprise. Windows 10 Business requires Windows 10 Pro. It provides a free upgrade for those licensed for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. Windows 10 Business includes the components that enable the PC to be managed by Microsoft 365, Azure AD and Intune.
From https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ausoemteam/2017/09/18/microsoft-365-business-part-1-windows-10-business/:
"This raises the question - what is Windows 10 Business, is it another Windows SKU? Rather than think of it as another SKU, the best way to think about it is that it's Windows 10 Pro when it's being managed by Microsoft 365 Business. If that's not clear, think of it as Windows 10 Pro, plus the cloud based management capabilities that Azure Active Directory and Intune provide, including the choice of MAM or MDM based management options. You get to take advantage of MDM auto-enrolment, Windows Autopilot and other capabilities on offer when you start combining these technologies."
Cian Allner, thanks for that answer that spells it out quite well and gives me a better understanding!! Thanks again!!
Just had this handy battle card come through from our CSP distributor this morning,
PeterWhitehouse, Thanks for this information. It is very helpful.
Hi,
We are a partner, can you advise where the table lives at all?
And thanks for the feedback.
Don't know what it was called, unfortunately, came up in a web search and I just remember the table.
Thanks,
Actually some of those resources you have posted are really useful, perfect!
