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Questions about Defender for office 365 in E5
Hello ! I have some questions about Defender for office 365 :
Plan 2 is included in E5. Activating plan 2 also activates plan 1. But is there any possibility to activate only plan 1? In my E5 products I see a "Microsoft defender" and a "Defender for office 365 plan 2". Is the "Microsoft defender" product actually plan 1? Or is it perhaps Defender for Endpoint?
Let's say I have 100 users in E5 and I activate Defender plan 2 for them. I also have 100 users in E1, I want them to have Defender for office 365, do I have to take plan 2 from them (Microsoft says yes, but I doubt it)? Or can I take them the plan 1 only?
You can mix and match licenses, buy plan 1 for some users plan 2 for others, or you can activate only certain features when https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/license-users-groups
If you decide to mix and match licenses you should scope your technology to the users that have the license. This article has a great walkthrough of those design decisions and how to scope properly.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance#microsoft-defender-for-office-365
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You can mix and match licenses, buy plan 1 for some users plan 2 for others, or you can activate only certain features when https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/license-users-groups
If you decide to mix and match licenses you should scope your technology to the users that have the license. This article has a great walkthrough of those design decisions and how to scope properly.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance#microsoft-defender-for-office-365
- Thanks for your reply, have a good day !
