Today's small businesses face the dual challenge of maintaining high productivity and ensuring robust security. As an IT leader, you're constantly looking for solutions that can help your team collaborate effectively, protect your data, and streamline your IT operations. Microsoft 365 E3 emerges as a comprehensive solution designed to address these challenges head-on, offering a suite of productivity and security features tailored to the needs of modern businesses.
Benefits of M365 E3
It's no secret that the "E" in the Microsoft 365 E3 name stands for "enterprise" which denotes how E3 is designed to meet the complex needs of larger organizations. However, this comprehensive suite of tools and features presents a compelling value proposition for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well. While it does cost a bit more than its Microsoft 365 Business counterpart, the E3 version delivers significant advantages in terms of:
- Productivity enhancements
- Advanced cybersecurity features
- Streamlined administration capabilities
For SMBs looking to scale, innovate, and secure their operations in an increasingly digital landscape, the benefits of the many M365 E3 features extend far beyond its cost to include:
Increased Productivity and Collaboration
Microsoft 365 E3 brings together the best-in-class productivity apps with powerful cloud services, device management, and advanced security in a single, connected experience. It enables your team to collaborate in real-time from anywhere, on any device, with tools like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and Office apps. This seamless collaboration boosts productivity, fostering a more efficient and agile workplace.
Enhanced Security and Compliance
In an era where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated, M365 E3 features around security can protect against threats, secure your data, and help you maintain compliance with regulatory standards. Unlike in the M365 Business plans, M365 E3 features:
These cyber-security features help you safeguard employees and customers against advanced cyber threats, manage mobile devices and apps securely, and protect sensitive information across devices and applications.
Simplified Management and Administration
Microsoft 365 E3 simplifies the complexity of managing and securing your IT infrastructure. With intuitive management tools for deploying, managing, and monitoring your environment, you can streamline IT operations and reduce the time and effort required to maintain your systems. This allows your IT team to focus on strategic initiatives that drive business growth.
Cost-effectiveness Compared to Individual Licenses
While it might seem counterintuitive when comparing the per-seat cost compared to a Microsoft 365 Business plan, the M365 E3 license features can actually reduce your IT costs. By bundling essential productivity and security features into a single subscription, it offers a more cost-effective solution than purchasing individual licenses for each application or service. This bundled approach not only simplifies billing and administration but also maximizes your IT budget.
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M365 E3 Features
The unique value proposition for choosing M365 E3 over one of the Microsoft 365 Business plans is that M365 E3 features a wider range of applications and services that work together seamlessly to enhance workplace efficiency, safeguard business data, and facilitate easy management and administration. At a high level, the top M365 E3 features include:
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Feature |
Business Value |
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Microsoft Office Apps |
Provides the latest productivity tools for document creation, data analysis, presentations, and more, enhancing efficiency and collaboration across teams. |
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OneDrive for Business |
Offers highly-available cloud storage per user, facilitating secure file sharing and collaboration from anywhere, boosting productivity and flexibility. |
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Exchange Online |
Delivers a secure, reliable business-class email for improving communication and productivity. |
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SharePoint Online |
Enables the creation of websites and portals for information sharing and management, enhancing collaboration and information flow within and across teams. |
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Microsoft Teams |
Acts as a central hub for teamwork, integrating chats, meetings, and collaboration tools in one place, significantly improving team collaboration and communication. |
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Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) |
Provides advanced security and management capabilities for devices and applications, protecting business data and supporting compliance. |
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Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) |
Offers protection against sophisticated cyber threats, ensuring business data and assets are safeguarded against emerging security challenges. |
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Information Protection and Governance |
Helps classify, protect, and govern sensitive data, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards and reducing risk. |
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Compliance Center |
Simplifies compliance management with comprehensive tools to assess and manage compliance posture, reducing the complexity and cost of compliance. |
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Power BI |
Transforms business data into actionable insights through rich visualizations, empowering decision-makers to drive business strategy and performance. |
Let's look at each of those components in more detail:
Microsoft Office Apps
Access the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more, allowing your team to create and collaborate on documents from anywhere.
OneDrive for Business
Provides 1 TB of cloud storage per user, enabling easy sharing and collaboration on files, with the security of data encryption.
Exchange Online
A hosted email service that offers the security and reliability businesses need, with the ease of management that IT desires.
SharePoint Online
A powerful tool for creating websites, portals, and content management systems that facilitate team collaboration.
Microsoft Teams
With over 300 million monthly active users (significantly more than the less than 20 million users of the closest competitor, Salesforce Slack), Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork that integrates chats, meetings, calls, and collaboration into a single place, enhancing productivity.
Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)
Offers identity and access management, advanced threat analytics, and more to help secure and manage your devices, apps, and data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Protects against sophisticated threats such as phishing and zero-day malware, ensuring your business's data is secure.
Information Protection and Governance
Helps you classify, protect, and govern your data wherever it lives or travels, ensuring compliance and reducing risk.
Compliance Center
A comprehensive solution for managing compliance risks, with tools to assess and manage your compliance posture across Microsoft services.
Power BI
Transforms your company's data into rich visuals for you to collect and organize, enabling you to focus on what matters most.
Conclusion
Microsoft 365 E3 stands out as an all-encompassing solution that empowers small businesses to achieve more with innovative productivity tools, advanced security features, and simplified IT management. By choosing M365 E3, you're not just investing in a product; you're investing in your business's future.
To fully leverage the potential of all M365 E3 features for your business, partnering with a certified Microsoft Cloud Services Provider like Amaxra is crucial. Amaxra specializes in helping SMBs optimize their Microsoft Cloud solutions for productivity, security, and cost. Our team of experts is ready to guide you through the deployment and licensing process, ensuring you get the most out of your investment.
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