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Microsoft 365 Business Basic

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Microsoft 365 Business Basic provides the essentials: business email (Exchange Online), Teams collaboration, web/mobile Office apps, OneDrive and SharePoint. The entry-level SMB tier — best for organizations with light desktop Office requirements.

Exchange Online

50 GB mailbox, business custom domain, anti-spam.

Teams

Chat, voice/video meetings, file collaboration.

OneDrive 1 TB

Cloud file storage per user.

Web Office

Word, Excel, PowerPoint in browser and mobile.

When to choose Business Basic

Best fit when desktop Office apps are not required (e.g. frontline workers, BYOD-only environments, very small teams). For desktop Word/Excel/PowerPoint install rights, choose Business Standard or Premium.

Licensing

License model

Per User · Monthly / Annual subscription (NCE)

Commitment options
  • Monthly (5-20% uplift)
  • 1 year (most common)

New Commerce Experience: annual term recommended. 3-year option NOT available for Business plans (only M365 E3/E5 / Teams Enterprise as of July 2025).

Who is this for?

Frontline workersSmall teams (under 10)BYOD-heavy operations

Frequently Asked Questions

Are desktop Office apps included?

No. Business Basic provides web and mobile Office only. For desktop install rights, choose Business Standard or Business Premium.

Is Defender included?

No. Defender for Endpoint is in Business Premium (P1) and E5 (P2). For Basic, Defender add-on must be purchased separately.

What is NCE?

New Commerce Experience — Microsoft's current commercial framework supporting monthly, annual and triennial terms with locked pricing per commitment.

Can we upgrade later?

Yes — upgrade to Business Standard or Premium is supported within the NCE framework; we coordinate the transition.

Xen Bilişim Deployment Process

  1. 1. Discovery & sizing: Current environment, user count, OS/cloud distribution and compliance requirements analysed; correct SKU and licence count proposed.
  2. 2. Pilot deployment: A 10-25 device subset goes live; integration with existing security stack tested; alerting + reporting configured.
  3. 3. Full rollout: Phased rollout across all endpoints; policy templates applied; user training and IT runbook delivered.
  4. 4. Optimisation & follow-up: 90-day post-launch tuning: false-positive triage, policy hardening, KPI review and quarterly health-checks.

Typical end-to-end timeline: 2-4 weeks (varies by user count and integration scope).

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