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Modern Work Plan Comparison documents

The March 2026 Modern Work Plan Comparison documents have been refreshed, with the exception of the Education flavour, which remains unchanged since December 2025. The first change is the renaming of Exchange Online Protection to “Built-in security Add-on for cloud mailboxes”. It’s a rather confusing name that inaccurately describes it and inconsistently appears under two other guises on the Microsoft websites and price lists.

There’s some updated housekeeping on retention policies, with the Purview Suites updated to correctly show their inclusion, mirroring recently updated Learn documentation. The latest PDFs for Enterprise, SMB, US Government, and Education sectors can be accessed in our searchable Licensing Guides Gallery: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery.

Click the “Microsoft 365” filter to view the documents and full details of What’s New and any Cautionary Notes – a feature exclusive to our subscribers. Non-subscribers can find them here: https://bit.ly/4hn2hS2. Partners looking for the Excel version can email info@licensingschool.co.uk from your work email address, and we’ll send it right over.

Microsoft Defender Experts Suite

Microsoft have launched the Microsoft Defender Experts Suite, a managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service that connects companies with Microsoft’s own security teams to address their cybersecurity needs. Only available through the EA, the suite bundles three offerings: Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR for continual security alert management, Microsoft Incident Response for cyberattack handling, and Microsoft Enhanced Designated Engineering for long-term security optimisation. Two plans are available for customers already licensed with Microsoft 365 E5, the Defender Suite, the Defender Suite FLW, or the Defender + Purview Suite FLW. In addition, there’s a promotion currently running until December 2026 for customers who already have Microsoft 365 E5 or Defender + Purview Suite FLW licenses and who purchase more than 1,500 licences of the new suites.

Find the promo details here: https://bit.ly/4qYe2Cd, compare the plans here: https://bit.ly/3Li4R0n, and check out the useful datasheet here: https://bit.ly/49DSZhj.