Supercharge Your Business: How You Can Get The Right Microsoft 365 Plan For Your Needs

Microsoft offers Microsoft 365 in a variety of plans or subscription packages for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In this month’s issue, we’ll help you choose and purchase the right plan for your business. No matter the size of your business, there’s a Microsoft 365 plan that fits your needs, with available add-ons like Microsoft Teams Phone. Whether you purchase through our website, a reseller, or your Microsoft representative, you can get started right away.

Microsoft 365 for productivity and collaboration

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Being able to communicate with your team and customers is one of the most important first steps in running a business. It’s essential for productivity and collaboration. But how do you know what the right plan is? Here’s how to decide.

First, you will want to Assess your needs Consider your business needs and priorities. Does your company need email, cloud storage, collaboration tools, or advanced security features? You’ll want to keep a list of priorities in mind.

Plan Evaluation: Microsoft offers a variety of plans for businesses. Visit Microsoft 365 Website — Call Us — Contact your preferred Microsoft Partner to learn more. Starting at just $6 per user per month, there’s sure to be a plan that fits your company’s needs.

Consider the number of users: Plans often include different features and benefits depending on the number of users, so you need to check the number of licenses you need and choose a plan. It fits your needs. Some plans have user limits.

What are the differences between each plan?

If you are just starting out in business and your company is small or you are a sole proprietor, Microsoft 365 Business Basic This is the plan for you. It’s perfect for email, online meetings, and basic collaboration. It offers web and mobile versions of all the popular apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, so you can quickly get to work, create documents, and hold online meetings at your company.

If that’s not enough, you can move on Microsoft 365 Business Standard Expand your productivity capabilities. This popular plan adds desktop versions of Word, Excel, Teams, and more. Run webinars with attendee registration and reporting to enhance internal training sessions or customer events to grow your pipeline.

Here are the best options for small businesses: Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Advanced security features and device management capabilities are added. You can better discover, classify, and protect sensitive information. All plans offer security features to keep your information safe. Business Premium offers more and includes:

• Advanced threat protection: Protects against malicious links and attachments.
• Device Management: Advanced threat protection for your devices.
• Information Protection: Data Loss Prevention and Sensitivity Labels
• Identity and Access Management: Provides more conditional access control.

All plans You get 100GB of storage per user, which is enough for 100,000 documents, each 1MB in size. That’s a reasonable size. You can work in real time while connected to the cloud, and Standard and Premium plans also include desktop versions of Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, perfect for when you’re not connected. All plans also include Microsoft Outlook, a comprehensive email management experience with calendar integration, advanced filtering, and sorting options.

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Finally, compare costs and choose the billing method that works best for you. Bill monthly or annually. There is also a 30-day free trial so you can test it out before you commit. There are many related Microsoft products that can easily be connected to your Microsoft 365 plan. You can decorate your conference room like this: Team Room Video conferencing equipment or Try Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion.

Team phone

Another product that many small businesses are adding to their Microsoft 365 plans is Teams Phone, a cloud-based phone system that integrates seamlessly with Teams, allowing you to make and receive calls and streamline how you manage communications within your company as well as with external partners and customers.

Teams Phone is the default smart calling solution for Teams. Users use VoIP technology to make and receive voice and video calls with other users from their computers, phones, or mobile devices. And with PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) connectivity and advanced calling features like auto attendant, call queues, music on hold, and call transfer, Teams can be turned into a complete communication solution.

Whether you’re a 100% cloud-based business, need an on-premises setup that can connect to existing hardware, or require mobility or rapid deployment, we can help.

Teams Phone offers four options to deploy and manage PSTN to meet the needs of your organization’s diverse users, and to optimize for specific calling scenarios and requirements. Plus, you don’t have to be limited to a single option; you can mix and match these options to meet your organization’s needs.

Microsoft Teams Calling Plans: Teams Calling Plans lets you quickly set up a cloud-based calling system with Microsoft as your phone service provider. It’s ideal for those who need to get started quickly, prefer an all-in-one solution for easier management, and don’t have an existing phone infrastructure. Available in 36 markets.

Operator Connect: If your business has an existing phone service/operator contract, or needs PSTN calling in an area where Teams calling plans are not available, Operator Connect allows you to use your current provider or choose from: Partner List This fully managed option lets you focus on your business while the carrier and Microsoft handle all the technical details.

Team Phone Mobile: Teams Phone Mobile is ideal for empowering your mobile presence, allowing you to assign a single business-provided mobile number for desktop, mobile, and Teams usage. Help your mobile and hybrid workers stay connected and reduce fixed phone service costs. Teams Phone Mobile lets you quickly and easily deploy, configure, and manage calling for Teams, and enforce security, compliance, and policy settings across mobile devices. Check by selecting “Mobile” from the “Offer” dropdown. List of participating partners.

Direct Routing: If you have existing telephony investments that you want to continue to use and maintain existing telephony service contracts, Direct Routing is a highly customizable approach that allows you to connect a Session Border Controller (SBC) to Teams Phone, subject to regulatory, compliance, or survivability requirements that dictate on-premises connectivity.

Download Team Phone PSTN Guidelines Find out which currency solution is right for you.

No matter which PSTN calling solution you choose for Teams Phone, we have planning and deployment resources to help ensure your success. Team Call Setup Guide (Administrator access required) We’ll guide you through every step of the deployment.

No matter which PSTN calling solution you choose for Teams Phone, we have the resources to help you succeed. Team Call Setup Guide (Administrator access required) We’ll guide you through the entire process step by step.

Learn more Team phone We can help your organization stay connected and productive. Get started today. Teams Phone Trial Or contact your Microsoft account team or certified partner to learn more about deploying Teams Phone.

Find your plan today

Choosing the right Microsoft 365 and Teams Phone plan can dramatically improve the productivity and collaboration of your business. Whether you’re a small startup or a growing business, there’s a plan tailored to your needs. Don’t wait, explore your options, take advantage of a free trial, and power up your business today. And don’t forget to check out last month’s Supercharge blog post to learn more. Microsoft 365’s AI capabilities can streamline communications between you and your employees..