{"id":58926,"date":"2025-05-30T08:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=58926"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:40:47","slug":"microsoft-365-e5-compliance-business-premium-no-longer-eligible-prerequisite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-365-e5-compliance-business-premium-no-longer-eligible-prerequisite\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Purview Suite: 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 Purview Suite (prev. known as Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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License Prerequisites of Microsoft Purview Suite<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The following licenses give the right to purchase Microsoft Purview Suite licenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
License prerequisite for Microsoft Purview Suite<\/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 Purview Suite?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes. All of the Microsoft Purview Suite features are included with Microsoft 365 E5<\/strong>. Subsets of the features are available through the Microsoft Purview Info Protection & Governance, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, and Microsoft Purview eDiscovery and Audit offers.<\/p>\n

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How to save on Microsoft Purview Suite?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For a limited time, Microsoft is offering a 50% discount on Microsoft Purview Suite<\/strong>\u00a0for all customers with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses<\/strong>. Find out more here: https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/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 Purview Suite 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 Purview Suite\u00a0are included at no additional cost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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What is Microsoft Purview Suite?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Microsoft Purview Suite<\/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