{"id":58926,"date":"2025-05-30T08:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=58926"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:56:40","slug":"microsoft-365-e5-compliance-business-premium-no-longer-eligible-prerequisite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-365-e5-compliance-business-premium-no-longer-eligible-prerequisite\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance: Business Premium no longer eligible prerequisite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effective May 2, 2025, Business Premium <\/strong>is no longer<\/strong> an eligible license prerequisite for Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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License Prerequisites of Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The following licenses give the right to purchase Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance licenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
License prerequisite for Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance<\/strong><\/td>\nEligibility<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Microsoft 365 E3 \/ A3 \/ G3<\/td>\n\u2705 Eligible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 E3 \/ A3 \/ G3 and<\/em><\/strong> Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) E3 \/ A3 \/ G3<\/td>\n\u2705 Eligible (must be combined)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microsoft 365 Business Premium<\/td>\n\u274c No longer eligible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Are there other options for licensing the features of Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes. All of the Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance features are included with Microsoft 365 E5<\/strong>. Subsets of the features are available through the Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection and Governance, Microsoft 365 E5 insider risk management, and Microsoft 365 E5 eDiscovery and Audit offers.<\/p>\n

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How to save on Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For a limited time, Microsoft is offering a 50% discount on Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance<\/strong> for all customers with Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a> licenses<\/strong>. Find out more here: https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/microsoft-365-e5-compliance-promotion\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What happens if I don\u2019t change my license?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You may lose access to Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance features<\/strong> if your base license (Microsoft 365 Business Premium) is no longer eligible after your next renewal or audit<\/strong>. Consider upgrading to Microsoft 365 E3 or combining Office 365 E3 with EMS E3 to maintain eligibility. You can also upgrade to Microsoft 365 E5 suites<\/strong>, in which all features of Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance are included at no additional cost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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What is Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance<\/strong> is an advanced compliance and risk management solution<\/strong> designed to help organizations meet complex regulatory, legal, and privacy requirements<\/strong>. It builds on Microsoft 365\u2019s core security and compliance capabilities by adding tools for information protection, insider risk management, eDiscovery, and more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It includes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n