Reply by Nick Mullen from Halkin IT on Monday, 14 November, 2016 - 12:10

HI ICPA, you can ring Microsoft and they will extend the the trial for you. Eligibility is controlled by Microsoft so its best to talk to them. regards, Nick Mullen www.halkinit.com.au

Reply by wires on Tuesday, 22 November, 2016 - 07:39

Please be aware that E3 is not free but $4.50* user/month (annual commitment). You should probably apply for the Office 365 Nonprofit E1

Reply by wires on Tuesday, 22 November, 2016 - 07:40

Please be aware that E3 is not free but $4.50* user/month (annual commitment). You should probably apply for the Office 365 Nonprofit E1 Anton - www.italysh.com

Reply by Colin Thompson from TechBrain on Tuesday, 22 November, 2016 - 10:47

I would personally recommend taking up the free Microsoft Office365 Enterprise E1 (The free one for organisations less than 300 people) and look at purchasing the traditional Microsoft Office ProfessionalPlus from (SKU: LS-48361) ConnectingUp. ProPlus includes upgrade/downgrade rights. I hope this helps --Benn, TechBrain 08-9201-2340

Reply by Matt Walton from Infoxchange on Tuesday, 22 November, 2016 - 15:25

I agree that the E1 licenses are probably the most suitable and if you are planning on proceeding with Office 365, the best way to resolve your issue would be to proceed with using your token, adding your DNS records and assigning the E1 licenses when available. Once your E1 licenses are available you don't actually have to migrate or start using it straight away, you can just do the bare minimum set up and not change your MX records so that you keep using your existing mail system until you're ready. As mentioned by someone else, you can log a ticket with Microsoft through your admin portal to extend your trial if you need more time and get help with some of the process. Otherwise I would ask your IT provider or whoever you are planning on helping you with the implementation to support you with this. However if you are planning on completing the migration process yourself there are DIY workshops available that can provide some education and support on the implementation process - http://mig1.cisa.asn.au/blog/office-365-diy-workshops-now-available Good luck Matt -mwalton@infoxchange.org

Reply by on Thursday, 24 November, 2016 - 11:35

Hi, we currently use a mixed licensing model for our organisation. We have 10 Office PC's on MS Windows and MS Office (licensing procured via Connecting Up). In addition we use Office 365 Business Essentials NFP. This allows us have 300 Email Users on "free" Office 365 and only need to purchase Windows and Office Licenses for 10 PC's. Users can still use Outlook Web Access and Online Versions of Word/Excel when working from home. The E1 license has the added benefit of unlimited user account and compliance features ("Compliance solutions to support Archiving, Auditing, eDiscovery, mailbox and internal site search, and legal hold capabilities depending upon subscription type.")