Microsoft 365 / Azure

Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat? Clarifying the E3/E5 No-Additional-Cost Scope, Work Data, and Agents

Based on official information, we clarify the boundaries between Copilot Chat (included at no additional cost with M365 E3/E5), paid Microsoft Copilot, metered agents, and work data integration.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

How to Choose Between Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Standard: Making Decisions Based on Desktop Office Requirements

How to choose between Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Standard: reviewed for practical business use based on desktop Office requirements.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

When confused about SharePoint permissions, check three columns: Who, Scope, and Inheritance

A practical review of checking SharePoint permissions using three columns: Who, Scope, and Inheritance.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is the Microsoft Purview portal? The entry point to E3/E5 and Purview Suite

Using the Purview portal as an entry point, we will organize the differences between E3/E5/Purview Suite, solutions, permissions, and how to check pay-as-you-go.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

How to Choose Between Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Premium: A Comparison of Management and Security

Compare Business Standard and Premium across device management, identity protection, security, and overlap with existing products.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Search? Organizing the search infrastructure for finding internal files, people, and sites with M365 E3/E5

We outline current access points for Microsoft Search, SharePoint search, the discontinuation of the Bing version, differences from Copilot Search, and troubleshooting steps when search fails.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management? Designing Retention and Deletion

This article outlines the fundamentals of designing Microsoft 365 data retention and deletion using Purview Data Lifecycle Management, along with the differences from Records Management.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Purview Audit? Practical guide to choosing between Standard and Premium

A breakdown of the differences between Purview Audit Standard and Premium, 180-day retention, E5 advanced auditing, and how to perform your first secure log search.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Microsoft Entra ID P1 / P2? Comparing Authentication and Identity Management Differences Between M365 E3 and E5

This article clarifies the relationship between Entra ID P1/P2 and Microsoft 365 E3/E5/E7, covering Conditional Access, Identity Protection, and PIM with diagrams and Graph examples.
Microsoft 365 / Azure

What is Power Automate for Microsoft 365? Clarifying the boundaries between M365 E3/E5 and Premium

We clarify the seeded use rights for Power Automate in M365 E3/E5, what can be done with standard connectors, and the boundary where Premium is required.