Are you buying Office 365, when you really should be buying Microsoft 365?

Yes, these really are two separate products!

Office 365 is the more well-known offering and is generally associated with your typical Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, OneDrive, etc.), but in the cloud. 

Microsoft 365 was launched in August of 2017 as a separate offering.  Simply put - it has the capabilities of Office 365 with some important additions: Windows 10 Enterprise OS, Device Management & Advanced Security Features.

Using Office 365 and Microsoft 365 ES licenses for example:

Microsoft 365’s additional capabilities can provide a lot of value for most of the Office 365’s current or potential users.  Integration of Enterprise Mobility & Security, and Windows 10 Enterprise can enable streamlined user/device/policy administration and support.

This is our first overview of Microsoft 365 vs Office 365, our next series we’ll begin to unpack the additional Device Management capabilities within Microsoft 365.