[OPLINTECH] G Suite legacy free edition

[Colleen Sandusky]

Hi Nick,
Jessica is correct. I filed for Education licenses from Microsoft without any issues. You can get M365 A1 licenses for free. I use some free licenses and I also pay for E3 licenses for those who need the increased product suite.
Colleen Sandusky
Technology Administrator
Loudonville Public Library

From: OPLINTECH <oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org> On Behalf Of Jessica Dooley via OPLINTECH
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:46 AM
To: Nick Kelley <nkelley at avonlake.lib.oh.us>; oplintech at lists.oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] G Suite legacy free edition

Hi Nick,

Microsoft changed their licensing just a few years ago to reclassify public libraries as eligible for their Education licensing tier. All public libraries are now eligible for free M365 A1 tier licenses for every staff member.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans?activetab=tab%3aprimaryr1

(Some anecdata: I helped a library that uses a .com domain name, and was automatically denied A1 M365 Education licenses due to that domain name, to complete the appeals process and get onboarded. M365's customer support process did a great job of reclassifying the library's tenant as an education institution and approving their .com domain in a timely manner.)

It's certainly worth exploring if A1 suits your library's needs, and of course your mileage may vary about which product suite suits your needs best.

Jessica D. Dooley
Infrastructure Specialist
Ohio Public Library Information Network
jessica at oplin.ohio.gov<mailto:jessica at oplin.ohio.gov>
614-728-5254


On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 11:32 AM Nick Kelley via OPLINTECH <oplintech at lists.oplin.org<mailto:oplintech at lists.oplin.org>> wrote:
Hi Everyone,

We've been using the Google G Suite legacy free edition for several years but Google plans to discontinue this offer on July 1, 2022.

To continue with Google we would have to transfer to Google Workspace at $6 per user per month. I've looked at Microsoft 365, which offers a discount to nonprofits, but I'm not sure if we'd qualify. Has anybody had success obtaining these discounts as a public library?

Ultimately I'd like to know what you recommend as a replacement? How much does it cost?

Thanks,
Nick



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