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License for Multi Tenant Setup
What are the scenario is which User R would explicitly require license from Tenant B?
Can we allocate Onedrive for business in Tenant B for User R apart from his OneDrive for business from Tenant A? So that Tenant B data never leaves its premises. Is it a common scenario?
rr_mstechnology User R, while already licensed in Tenant A, would need a separate license for Microsoft 365 in Tenant B if he were to perform activities or use services unique to Tenant B that exceed the normal collaboration capabilities provided for guests. Cases include:
-Administrative access
-Use of Power BI Pro
-Access to Microsoft Project.
-Advanced collaboration on Microsoft Teams.
-OneDrive for Business Separate in Tenant B: If the user requires separate OneDrive storage space in Tenant B, separate from Tenant A, a license in Tenant B is required to manage and access this additional space.
Separate OneDrive for Business in Tenant B for User R
It is possible to create a separate OneDrive for Business in Tenant B for User R, distinct from his OneDrive in Tenant A. However, this configuration requires the assignment of a Microsoft 365 license in Tenant B to activate and manage the storage. Although technically feasible, assigning a separate OneDrive in Tenant B for a user with a primary license in Tenant A is not very common.
Typically, organizations using inter-tenant sharing rely on default guest permissions, allowing licensed users in one tenant to access resources in another tenant without duplicating storage space.
- Thanks that was super helpful, Last enquiry related to it.
For the User M (Consultant), who is an external guest in Tenant B and got an unlicensed external guests to perform basic collaboration. Whether by default he will get OneDrive for business to store files in Tenant B? If not is there a way for Admin to allocate the same?rr_mstechnology No, he does not automatically receive a OneDrive for Business as Microsoft 365 reserves it for licensed internal users.
If it is necessary for User M to have a space to store files in Tenant B, assign a license to User M in Tenant B so he can have a dedicated OneDrive.