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A company is purchasing a Microsoft 365 subscription to replace the current on-premises IT infrastructure. You need to identify the impacts of subscribing to Microsoft 365. Which three outcomes can th

The correct answer is A. Predictable Microsoft licensing costs D. Increased service scalability E. Decreased on-premises infrastructure maintenance. Moving to Microsoft 365 shifts IT infrastructure to a cloud subscription model, replacing on-premises servers with managed cloud services. This affects costs, scalability, and maintenance responsibilities.

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A company is purchasing a Microsoft 365 subscription to replace the current on-premises IT infrastructure. You need to identify the impacts of subscribing to Microsoft 365. Which three outcomes can the company expect? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. (Choose three.) NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options

  • APredictable Microsoft licensing costs
  • BIncreased Exchange Server Client Access License (CAL) costs
  • CIncreased Windows Server Client Access License (CAL) costs
  • DIncreased service scalability
  • EDecreased on-premises infrastructure maintenance

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    90% (36)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    8% (3)

Why each option

Moving to Microsoft 365 shifts IT infrastructure to a cloud subscription model, replacing on-premises servers with managed cloud services. This affects costs, scalability, and maintenance responsibilities.

APredictable Microsoft licensing costsCorrect

Microsoft 365 uses a per-user, per-month subscription pricing model, which replaces unpredictable capital expenditures with consistent, predictable operational costs that are easier to budget for.

BIncreased Exchange Server Client Access License (CAL) costs

Migrating to Microsoft 365 eliminates the need for on-premises Exchange Server entirely, so Exchange Server CAL costs would decrease or be eliminated rather than increase.

CIncreased Windows Server Client Access License (CAL) costs

Microsoft 365 reduces reliance on on-premises Windows Server infrastructure, so Windows Server CAL costs would decrease or be eliminated, not increase.

DIncreased service scalabilityCorrect

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based platform hosted on Microsoft's global infrastructure, allowing organizations to easily scale up or down the number of licensed users without investing in additional hardware or server capacity.

EDecreased on-premises infrastructure maintenanceCorrect

By migrating to Microsoft 365, the company offloads the management, patching, updating, and maintenance of on-premises servers (such as Exchange and SharePoint) to Microsoft, significantly reducing the burden on internal IT staff.

Concept tested: Benefits of migrating to Microsoft 365 cloud subscription

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-overview

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#cloud benefits#Microsoft 365 advantages#cost predictability#scalability#reduced infrastructure

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