Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 2
Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 2 provides advanced email, calendaring, and collaboration tools for businesses seeking enhanced communication capabilities.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Coverage for sophisticated email-borne threats including phishing, malware, and zero-day exploits.
- Large Mailbox Capacity: Entitlement to 100 GB mailboxes per user, supporting extensive data storage and retrieval needs.
- Archiving and Compliance: Protection against data loss and regulatory non-compliance with in-place archiving and eDiscovery.
- Enhanced Collaboration: Access to features like shared mailboxes, calendars, and contacts to improve team productivity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 2 is a cloud-based email and collaboration service offering advanced features for businesses. It includes a 100 GB mailbox per user, advanced threat protection, in-place archiving, and eDiscovery capabilities, ensuring secure and compliant communication.
This plan is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who require robust email infrastructure without the overhead of on-premises management. It integrates with other Microsoft 365 services, providing a unified platform for productivity and communication.
- 100 GB Mailbox Storage: Generous storage per user to accommodate large volumes of email and attachments.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Safeguards against phishing, malware, and other sophisticated cyber threats.
- In-Place Archiving: Enables retention of email data for compliance and legal requirements.
- eDiscovery Capabilities: Facilitates the search and retrieval of specific email content for legal investigations.
- Enhanced Collaboration Tools: Supports shared mailboxes, calendars, and contacts for improved team efficiency.
Empower your business with enterprise-level email and collaboration features, ensuring secure, compliant, and efficient communication.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Business Email Communications
Enable teams to send and receive emails securely with advanced threat protection against phishing and malware. Streamline communication with large mailbox capacities and reliable access to messages.
cloud-based email, hybrid environments, remote workforce, mobile access
Meet Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Streamline compliance efforts with in-place archiving and eDiscovery tools that facilitate data retention and legal hold processes. Automate the management of email records to meet industry regulations.
data retention policies, legal discovery, audit trails, regulated industries
Enhance Team Collaboration
Enable teams to collaborate more effectively through shared mailboxes, calendars, and contacts. Automate the sharing of information to improve project coordination and internal communication.
shared resources, team projects, cross-departmental workflows, internal communication
Key Features
100 GB Mailbox
Provides ample storage for each user, reducing the need for frequent email cleanup or additional storage solutions.
Advanced Threat Protection
Protects your organization from sophisticated email-borne threats like phishing, malware, and zero-day exploits, safeguarding sensitive data.
In-Place Archiving
Allows for the retention of email data directly within the user's mailbox, simplifying compliance and legal discovery processes.
eDiscovery
Enables IT administrators to search and retrieve specific email content across mailboxes for legal or compliance investigations.
Shared Mailboxes and Calendars
Facilitates team collaboration by allowing multiple users to access and manage a common mailbox or schedule events on a shared calendar.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust data security, long-term data retention, and strict compliance with regulations like SEC Rule 17a-4 and FINRA rules, all supported by Exchange Online Plan 2's archiving and eDiscovery features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations for patient data privacy and security, making the advanced threat protection and secure archiving capabilities of Exchange Online Plan 2 essential for compliance.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have specific mandates for record-keeping, data security, and audit trails, making the compliance and security features of Exchange Online Plan 2 critical for their operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Exchange Online Plan 1 and Plan 2?
Exchange Online Plan 2 offers larger mailbox storage (100 GB vs 50 GB), in-place archiving, and advanced eDiscovery capabilities compared to Plan 1.
Does this license include Microsoft Teams?
Exchange Online Plan 2 is primarily an email and calendaring service. While it integrates with Microsoft 365, it does not include the full Microsoft Teams client or features on its own. A Microsoft 365 business plan typically bundles these services.
How is this service billed?
This service is billed on a subscription basis, typically monthly or annually, per user.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.