Month: September 2024

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Microsoft Office 365 E1 Plus


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Microsoft have introduced a new SKU: Office 365 E1 Plus. This contains the current E1 features and then adds:

  • Intune P1
  • Entra ID P1
  • O365 Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Pricing & Licensing

It will be $20 per user per month or $17.75 without Teams. There is a minimum of 100 licenses and a maximum of 2,400.

Currently there is a promotion offering a 30% discount when purchased as an annual subscription.

Availability

This CSP only SKU is restricted to certain global regions:

LATAM, ASEAN, India and select markets in Central Asia, the Middle
East, and Africa

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Microsoft Product Terms: September 2024


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We’ve got some new M365 licenses added to EA, EAS, and MCA (CSP) – first up, a bunch more Frontline Worker SKUS:

  • 10-Year Audit Log Retention
  • Defender Vulnerability Management
  • Entra Internet Access
  • Entra Private Access
  • Secure Access Essentials Frontline Worker

Also “Python in Excel” is now available as an add-on license for:

M365 Apps for Business/Enterprise
M365 Business Standard/Premium
O365 E3/E5

One would assume it can also be added to M365 E3/E5, as that includes Apps for Enterprise…but then why are Business Std/Prem listed separately?

It’s to be noted that “Python in Excel” has been in public preview since August 2023 with the features freely available for Excel within Microsoft 365 subscriptions. However, the intention has always been to move some of the features behind a paid license:

“While in Preview, Python in Excel will be included with your Microsoft 365 subscription. After the Preview, some functionality will be restricted without a paid license. More details will be available before General Availability.”

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/introducing-python-in-excel-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-data/ba-p/3905482

Microsoft have added a section clarifying that Extended Security Updates (ESUs) don’t include support. Sounds like there’s been some confusion!

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