A subscription license differs from a perpetual license in that the license only lasts as long as you keep your Microsoft 365 subscription.

Given that Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based service, the Microsoft Office license included with some plans is also a subscription license. Some, but not all, Microsoft 365 subscription plans include a subscription license for Microsoft Office. Please call us for a no obligation Microsoft 365 quote to see how much money your organization can save. In most cases, Lemington Consulting can offer customers a lower Microsoft 365 subscription price than if they were to purchase from purchasing from Microsoft directly. Microsoft 365 Plans can be purchased from Lemington Consulting through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. An Microsoft 365 subscription plan can either be purchased from Lemington Consulting or from Microsoft directly. Yearly subscriptions can sometimes be less expensive.

Subscription-based services may include the Teams client software (instant messaging and web conferencing) and an Microsoft Office subscription licenses (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, etc.).

By cloud-based, we mean services hosted on Microsoft's servers, freeing the customer from some of the information technology management issues related to these services (server management, server backup and redundancy in case of a failure, etc.).ĭepending on the specific Microsoft 365 subscription plan cloud-based services can include email hosting, SharePoint web site hosting, business web site hosting, instant messaging, web conferencing, etc. Microsoft 365 is a collection of cloud-based services and subscription-based software bundled together by Microsoft to allow organzations to cost effectively and easily manage various aspects of their information technology infrastructure.

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