Updated: May 31, 2023 (February 14, 2022)

Teams Compliance and Management by Microsoft 365 Suite

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Teams inherits most of its management, compliance, and security capabilities from other integrated or connected services that depend on the Microsoft 365 suite selected.
Many compliance and some security capabilities relevant to Teams are included only in Microsoft 365 E5 and require add-ons for use with other suites.
Attempting to mix and match Microsoft 365 suites and subcomponents will gradually cause license shortfalls and noncompliance.

Microsoft Teams is a hosted service included in all Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) suites. Described by Microsoft as a platform, Teams serves as a hub for team-based communication and collaboration. It offers organizations group-based collaboration spaces with persistent chat, voice and video meetings, integrated access to several Office 365 services, and connections to many third-party services. Core Teams management capabilities and basic retention policies come with all Microsoft 365 Enterprise suites. However, management, compliance, and security capabilities vary by suite.

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