Office 365 Enterprise E3 Features

Office 365 for enterprise is an amazing and all-round business solution for enterprises. It helps improve productivity and ensures seamless collaboration in the workplace. Microsoft Office 365 for Enterprise offers three levels of plans: E1, E2, and E3. These plans support hybrid work enabling office employees and remote employees to collaborate effortlessly with real-time collaboration through chats, calls, and meetings by using Microsoft Teams.

Office 365 E3 belongs to Office 365 Enterprise family, designed for large enterprises comprising of more than 300 employees. 

Some common benefits that all the three Office Enterprise plans offer are:

• Access to productivity tools: all office enterprise plans provide productivity tools so that employees can improve workplace efficiency. These plans offer a single platform where team members can chat, call, meet, and collaborate seamlessly.
• Streamlined workflow: custom apps have automation integrated into the system ensuring optimized workflow and streamlined operations.
• Security: office 365 enterprise plans promise cybersecurity by integrating top-class security features.

Microsoft 365 E3:

Microsoft 365 E3 users get access to all the benefits of the E1 plan, for example:

• Access to web-based apps like PowerPoint and Excel.
• Cloud storage with OneDrive.
• Email with Outlook.

The additional benefits of Office 365 Enterprise E3 for larger enterprises include:

• Full suite of both online and offline Office apps.
• Device management and app management.
• Identity management features and access control features.

                   List of all the features of Office 365 Enterprise E3:

1. Access to productivity tools: The E3 plan offers users a comprehensive and complete suite of productivity tools that ensures employees can perform business operations conveniently. Some of the apps can also be accessed through mobile devices such as Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word. On the other hand, tools such as Microsoft Access and Publisher only support PC. 
2. Email and calendar: E3 consists of a wide range of collaborative tools from Outlook to Exchange to Bookings so that your employees never fail to attend important meetings. These apps can schedule meetings seamlessly as well as set reminders for important meetings on the calendar.

3. Meetings and voice: Meetings and voice make sure employees in the workplace can experience smooth and uninterrupted meetings.

4. Device and app management: Office 365 enterprise E3 offers device and app management features so that your company’s data remain secured and protected. Device and app management is enabled by powerful tools such as Windows Enterprise E3, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. Moreover, its advanced management and security features enable users to have mobile experience as the data can be accessed using any device without any location constraints.
5. Files and Content: OneDrive enables users to access or share files across any device from any location. There are some amazing tools like Microsoft Stream and Sway that can create extraordinary content for presentations, reports, and videos and ensure safe sharing with team members. Moreover, the E3 plan offers some advanced tools such as:

• Lists- for efficient task management.
• Forms- for creating surveys or polls to collect customer feedback.
• Visio- to organize complex ideas visually.

1. Identity and access management: The identity and access management make sure that all the connections and data remain secured across multiple users, devices, or apps. Furthermore, Azure Active Directory Premium (AAD P1 and P2) ensures that the company can manage and track all users accessing the company’s sensitive data.
2. Threat protection: Office 365 E3 incorporates advanced threat protection features that can detect and combat malicious cyberthreats across both on-premises and cloud environments. Enhanced security features that come with Office 365 E3 are- Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics, Defender Antivirus, and Device Guard. 

Conclusion:

Office 365 Enterprise E3 plan suits business enterprises that do not require audio-conferencing or enhanced compliance features. With the E3 plan, organizations can leverage all the benefits of the E1 plan, with advanced storage capacity for seamless email and file sharing. It also offers a comprehensive Microsoft Office 365 suite of apps. Another benefit of Office 365 E3 is that it’s a more cost-effective solution compared to E5. We recommend customers to use a third-party email security solution along with this plan for an all-round secure experience.