Forum Discussion
External sharing in modern sites
- Well, my understanding is that in your case you will need a license for all the employees just because they are in the end employees no matter the role they play in your company
jcgonzalezmartin, thank you.
I have another question. What is exactly the definition of an external user?
Microsoft definition:
“An external user is someone outside your organization who can access your SharePoint Online sites and documents but does not have a license for your SharePoint Online or Microsoft Office 365 subscription. External users are not employees, contractors, or onsite agents for either you or your affiliates.”
In my case, I have one large company (1500 employees). 500 of these are Head Office-employees and will require an Office 365/SPO license to manage content and communication. The rest, 1000 employees, work in the company stores. We do not want to license these employees (too costly) as they only need to view company news and documents through a shared device or computer. Can these users be regarded to as external users? If not, what is the best way to realize the requirements?
- I was afraid of that :-). Thank you for the quick response!