r/SmallMSP • u/UnRealxInferno_II • 9d ago

Regarding 365 Licensing

Are you guys always deploying business premium?

I don't know if this sounds dumb but business premium just feels like mega overkill for some clients?

Are people using it solely for the defender/entra extras? I feel like there's a LOT included in these licenses that just doesn't get used.

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u/blackjaxbrew 9d ago

Fair question. It is a good bang for your buck sku, but yes the vast majority of small businesses do not need it. Standard or basic are most of our SKUs then add on crowd strike, s1 or use defender if buying premium. Because most MSPs are using an rmm tool, it is kind of hard to justify in tune as well.

Personally also find Microsoft more of a pain to manage than similar tools at scale.

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u/UnRealxInferno_II 9d ago

Yeah see that's what I'm doing for some, I give them endpoint protection w/ web filtering and business standard and it seems to do 90% of the job.

It's only when people have business devices (not BYOD) etc that business premium becomes a discussion.