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Licensing for 100GB mailbox
Hi All,
I work for a small IT company and most of our users require Exchange, Office apps and MS Teams. We have traditionally used Business Standard licensing to cover all these requirements. However, more of our users now require a larger mailbox and online archiving so we have been allocating them Business Standard + Exchange Online 2.
My question is whether there is a more cost effective way to achieve Exchange with 100GB, Office Apps + Teams? I realise I could go with an Office E3 license but this is marginally more expensive. Thank you
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WHen you go to the users licenses, you will see the 366 Business Standard checked, but if you scroll down to the bottom, you will see something like Apps (48) , click on that and it shows you all the individual licenses that come with that bundle.
So Exchange online (plan 1) comes with a 50Gig mailbox AND a 50gig (Archive)
If you go purchase a "Exchange online (plan 2)", you add that to the user, and then under the "Apps (48) ((or whatever number)< you can Uncheck the "Exchange online (Plan 1)" that comes with the bundle, and then you should see "Exchange online (Plan 2)" is there, and it should be checked, so now you click SAVE
so, the user has a 365 Business Standard license, and an Exchange online (plan 2) license
Exchange online (plan 1) = 50Gigs mailbox and 50Gig Archive (so 100Gigs)
Exchange online (plan 2) = 100Gig mailbox and a 1.5TB Archive
You can do like you are doing, and purchase the Exchange plan 2, and then uncheck the plan 1, and apply the plan 2, or you can upgrade them to E3. Thats your options.
So the user cannot have a 50gig mailbox and a 50gig archive? Why do they need more then 50GIgs in the main mailbox and cannot use the archive? They do know the bigger the mailbox, the more issues you will have with outlook? I know some users can justify the 100GIg mailbox,, but why
That could be a good option, keep them on EO1 as part of Business Standard and add Exchange Online archiving as an add-on. It would be cheaper than adding E02
To be honest, it has only been a few users who have exceeded 50GB so was never a problem, however more and more are getting close so we need a better solution.
Thank you, I think that will work
- Correct
WHen you go to the users licenses, you will see the 366 Business Standard checked, but if you scroll down to the bottom, you will see something like Apps (48) , click on that and it shows you all the individual licenses that come with that bundle.
So Exchange online (plan 1) comes with a 50Gig mailbox AND a 50gig (Archive)
If you go purchase a "Exchange online (plan 2)", you add that to the user, and then under the "Apps (48) ((or whatever number)< you can Uncheck the "Exchange online (Plan 1)" that comes with the bundle, and then you should see "Exchange online (Plan 2)" is there, and it should be checked, so now you click SAVE
so, the user has a 365 Business Standard license, and an Exchange online (plan 2) license
Exchange online (plan 1) = 50Gigs mailbox and 50Gig Archive (so 100Gigs)
Exchange online (plan 2) = 100Gig mailbox and a 1.5TB Archive
