Can we replace our current Microsoft 365 Business Standard licences with the Office 365 E3 licences in our Action Pack?

Dan-6657 25 Reputation points
2023-07-10T09:48:36.98+00:00

Hi,

We are a small business using Microsoft 365 Business Standard and have recently purchased the Action Pack which includes 5 Office 365 E3 licenses (we currently have 3 staff).

Are we able to apply the Office 365 licenses to our users as an upgrade? (I see Office 365 E3 as an upgrade option in our Admin Centre, but I'm unclear if it's possible to do with the Action Pack licenses.)

Also, are there any issues in the future if we choose not to extend the Action Pack and want to downgrade back to Business Standard?

Thanks in advance,

Daniel

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  1. Michael Reischl 75 Reputation points
    2023-07-20T19:30:04.5966667+00:00

    Hi Daniel,

    The Action Pack Licenses includes 5 regular Office 365 E3 Seats which you can use as the
    Licenes you had buyed from a CSP or Microsoft directly.
    You can switch your user Licenses from Business Standard to the Office E3 at any time.
    You upgrade their Accounts to, as an Example:
    Exchange Plan 1 to Exchange Plan 2.

    Should you not extend your Action Pack then you have to switch back to your MS365 Business Standard Licenses.
    But take care that your users does still use resources that are in the range of your MS365 Business Plan.

    Example:

    Plan Includes
    MS365 Business Standard Exchange Online Plan 1: 50 GB per Mailbox
    Office 365 E3 Exchange Online Plan 2: 100 GB per Mailbox
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