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eDiscovery license

De Hoyos, Miguel 21 Reputation points
2020-11-04T10:23:53.437+00:00

Good morning,

is there anyway to use Advanced eDiscovery or Core eDiscovery without a license?
or is a must to have a Office 365 E3 or superior license?

Thanks in regards!

Exchange | Exchange Server | Management
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
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  1. Vasil Michev 119.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2020-11-04T11:34:02.323+00:00

    Depends on which features exactly you are looking for. For searches, can use Content search, which is included in all the SKUs, as detailed for example here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/exchange-online-service-description
    Same goes for in-Place eDiscovery holds, but those are now being deprecated.

    In general, for any licensing questions regarding compliance functionalities, you can refer to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance

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  1. VipulSparsh-MSFT 16,311 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2020-11-04T11:38:43.167+00:00

    @De Hoyos, Miguel Advanced eDiscovery requires an Office 365 E3 with the Advanced Compliance add-on or an E5 subscription for your organization.
    If you don't have that plan and want to try Advanced eDiscovery, you can sign up for a trial of Office 365 Enterprise E5. case. The reduced data set can then be exported out of Office 365 for further review.

    Also note, Advanced eDiscovery (classic) will be permanently retired on December 31, 2020.
    As we continue to invest in newer versions of Advanced eDiscovery, we're announcing the permanent retirement and removal of cases and case data from Advanced eDiscovery (classic)

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