samcory
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Office 365 and Terminal server
Please can you kindly help with this question:
We currently use Office 365 Business Premium.
We wish to add Office 365 to our Terminal Server for all users
We are getting conflicting answers to this:
Ingram Micros say all we need do is replace our current licence with Office 365 Proplus (an extra £5 month/user)
Microsoft's popup help says we need to change to Office 365 Enterprise e3 (nearly double Business premium per month/user)
The question is will we get all the same software and facilities with Proplus as we do now using 365 on our laptops directly and also when connected to the TS
We currently use Office 365 Business Premium.
We wish to add Office 365 to our Terminal Server for all users
We are getting conflicting answers to this:
Ingram Micros say all we need do is replace our current licence with Office 365 Proplus (an extra £5 month/user)
Microsoft's popup help says we need to change to Office 365 Enterprise e3 (nearly double Business premium per month/user)
The question is will we get all the same software and facilities with Proplus as we do now using 365 on our laptops directly and also when connected to the TS
ASKER
I am sorry but I do not understand your answer. I do not want instruction on how to add it to the terminal server.
The question is simple Will Office 365 ProPlus give me the same software and a facilities on my computer directly and also when i am connected to the TS.
or
Will I have to buy the more expensive 365 enterprise e3
The question is simple Will Office 365 ProPlus give me the same software and a facilities on my computer directly and also when i am connected to the TS.
or
Will I have to buy the more expensive 365 enterprise e3
My answer is that you cannot use the Office Pro Plus version that comes with the Business plan on a terminal server. You need the "shared computer activation" one instead, which is only available for Enterprise plans.
Feature-wise, the versions are pretty much the same nowadays.
Feature-wise, the versions are pretty much the same nowadays.
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thank you both for your help with this.
Ingram micros responded to this:
The QUESTION:
Thanks But your reply does not confirm to me that ProPlus will give me all the Office365 Business Premium software and facilities when using:
1. A laptop directly and not connected to the Terminal server
2. When using the terminal server
INGRAM's ANSWER:
Yes this is correct you can use it on both as long as the user has a licenses.
Also it is the full application suite same as premium
NO Mention that Exchange is not included!!!!!!
Ingram micros responded to this:
The QUESTION:
Thanks But your reply does not confirm to me that ProPlus will give me all the Office365 Business Premium software and facilities when using:
1. A laptop directly and not connected to the Terminal server
2. When using the terminal server
INGRAM's ANSWER:
Yes this is correct you can use it on both as long as the user has a licenses.
Also it is the full application suite same as premium
NO Mention that Exchange is not included!!!!!!
This in turn requires the Enterprise licensing SKUs and is not available for Business ones.
So yeah, you might be better of using the per-user licensing from Business plans instead.